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Foundations. By type of activity. Counties and Aran, and areas

Foundations. By type of activity. Counties and areas 2011
Welfare Cultural Education Scientific Total
Alt Camp 2 7 2 0 11
Alt Empordà 19 22 3 1 45
Alt Penedès 9 14 5 1 29
Alt Urgell 4 4 0 0 8
Alta Ribagorça 0 1 1 0 2
Anoia 12 11 4 0 27
Bages 28 40 5 1 74
Baix Camp 17 32 3 4 56
Baix Ebre 3 7 3 0 13
Baix Empordà 14 23 2 0 39
Baix Llobregat 42 60 19 5 126
Baix Penedès 1 5 1 0 7
Barcelonès 522 659 131 81 1,393
Berguedà 6 6 4 0 16
Cerdanya 6 4 0 0 10
Conca de Barberà 1 5 1 0 7
Garraf 13 12 3 1 29
Garrigues 5 2 1 0 8
Garrotxa 6 9 2 1 18
Gironès 35 35 7 1 78
Maresme 41 42 10 2 95
Montsià 5 6 1 0 12
Noguera 3 4 1 0 8
Osona 35 43 12 1 91
Pallars Jussà 1 1 0 0 2
Pallars Sobirà 1 1 1 0 3
Pla d'Urgell 4 0 1 0 5
Pla de l'Estany 4 6 0 0 10
Priorat 1 3 1 0 5
Ribera d'Ebre 1 3 0 0 4
Ripollès 4 1 3 0 8
Segarra 4 4 0 0 8
Segrià 29 24 4 3 60
Selva 14 16 4 0 34
Solsonès 3 8 1 0 12
Tarragonès 29 28 3 4 64
Terra Alta 1 1 0 0 2
Urgell 3 5 2 1 11
Val d'Aran 1 1 1 0 3
Vallès Occidental 63 99 30 10 202
Vallès Oriental 40 28 10 0 78
Catalonia 1,032 1,282 282 117 2,713
Metropolità 708 888 200 98 1,894
Comarques Gironines 96 112 21 3 232
Camp de Tarragona 50 75 10 8 143
Terres de l'Ebre 10 17 4 0 31
Ponent 48 39 9 4 100
Comarques Centrals 72 97 22 2 193
Alt Pirineu i Aran 13 12 3 0 28
Penedès 35 42 13 2 92
Source: Ministry of Justice.
Note: Law 23/2010, of July 22, on the creation of the area of Penedès, divides Catalonia into eight territorial planning areas. This change implies that the data for the Metropolitan Area, Central Counties and Camp de Tarragona are not directly comparable with previous years.

Last update: April 24, 2012.

Methodological note

Definition of concepts

Foundation
Non-profit organization formed by one or several founders by affecting some goods or economic rights and the destination of their income or resources obtained by other means to pursue tasks of general interest. The foundation acquires definitive legal personality with the registration of the founding charter in the Register of Foundations from the Ministery of Justice.

Methodological aspects

The Directorate General for Law and Legal Entities is responsible for registering ordinary associations. Political, religious, competitive sports and professional associations which regulate working rights are excluded because they have specific registers.

The Directorate General for Law and Legal Entities is also responsible for registering and supervising foundations.

Associations and foundations are founded by three or more persons with a common objective. The most significant differences between an association and a foundation are these:

  • The creation of a foundation requires assets.
  • An association may pursue a general or specific objective (whatever the members want, as long as it is legal). In contrast, a foundation may only pursue objectives of general interest.
  • The governing bodies of an association are the general assembly and the board of directors, while the foundation has a board of trustees.

On December, 31.

The new county of El Moianès was created on 1 May 2015 (Law 4/2015, of 23 April, on the creation of the county of El Moianès) from the aggregation of five municipalities of the county of El Bages, one from the county of Osona and four from the county of El Vallès Oriental.

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