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

Foundations. By type of activity. Counties and areas 2012
Welfare Cultural Education Scientific Total
Alt Camp 2 7 2 0 11
Alt Empordà 19 23 3 1 46
Alt Penedès 11 14 5 1 31
Alt Urgell 4 4 0 0 8
Alta Ribagorça 0 1 1 0 2
Anoia 12 13 4 0 29
Bages 27 40 5 1 73
Baix Camp 17 33 3 4 57
Baix Ebre 3 7 3 0 13
Baix Empordà 14 24 2 0 40
Baix Llobregat 43 60 19 5 127
Baix Penedès 1 6 1 0 8
Barcelonès 529 670 131 82 1,412
Berguedà 6 6 4 0 16
Cerdanya 6 4 0 0 10
Conca de Barberà 1 5 1 0 7
Garraf 13 11 3 1 28
Garrigues 5 2 1 0 8
Garrotxa 6 8 2 1 17
Gironès 39 36 7 1 83
Maresme 44 42 10 2 98
Montsià 5 6 1 0 12
Noguera 3 4 1 0 8
Osona 37 43 12 1 93
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 5 1 3 0 9
Segarra 4 4 0 0 8
Segrià 30 24 4 3 61
Selva 14 16 4 0 34
Solsonès 3 8 1 0 12
Tarragonès 30 28 3 4 65
Terra Alta 1 1 0 0 2
Urgell 3 5 2 1 11
Val d'Aran 1 1 1 0 3
Vallès Occidental 64 99 30 10 203
Vallès Oriental 40 28 10 0 78
Catalonia 1,054 1,298 282 118 2,752
Metropolità 720 899 200 99 1,918
Comarques Gironines 101 114 21 3 239
Camp de Tarragona 51 76 10 8 145
Terres de l'Ebre 10 17 4 0 31
Ponent 49 39 9 4 101
Comarques Centrals 73 97 22 2 194
Alt Pirineu i Aran 13 12 3 0 28
Penedès 37 44 13 2 96
Source: Ministry of Justice.

Last update: March 27, 2013.

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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