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

Foundations. By type of activity. Counties and Aran, and areas 2016
Welfare Cultural Education Scientific Total
Alt Camp 2 7 2 0 11
Alt Empordà 20 27 2 1 50
Alt Penedès 13 18 4 1 36
Alt Urgell 5 3 0 0 8
Alta Ribagorça 0 1 0 0 1
Anoia 13 15 4 0 32
Aran 1 1 1 0 3
Bages 21 33 3 1 58
Baix Camp 13 31 3 0 47
Baix Ebre 4 8 3 0 15
Baix Empordà 15 22 2 0 39
Baix Llobregat 37 56 13 6 112
Baix Penedès 1 5 1 0 7
Barcelonès 505 605 109 69 1,288
Berguedà 7 5 3 0 15
Cerdanya 5 4 0 0 9
Conca de Barberà 1 6 1 0 8
Garraf 15 16 2 1 34
Garrigues 4 2 1 0 7
Garrotxa 6 12 2 1 21
Gironès 33 40 6 1 80
Maresme 48 40 8 2 98
Moianès 3 5 0 0 8
Montsià 5 5 1 0 11
Noguera 2 3 1 0 6
Osona 38 42 10 1 91
Pallars Jussà 1 1 0 0 2
Pallars Sobirà 1 1 1 0 3
Pla d'Urgell 4 5 0 0 9
Pla de l'Estany 4 0 1 1 6
Priorat 0 2 1 0 3
Ribera d'Ebre 1 3 0 0 4
Ripollès 7 2 2 0 11
Segarra 5 4 0 0 9
Segrià 33 27 4 2 66
Selva 12 15 3 0 30
Solsonès 3 5 1 0 9
Tarragonès 29 32 3 4 68
Terra Alta 1 1 0 0 2
Urgell 4 5 2 1 12
Vallès Occidental 63 95 28 9 195
Vallès Oriental 38 32 8 0 78
Catalonia 1,023 1,242 236 101 2,602
Metropolità 691 828 166 86 1,771
Comarques Gironines 97 123 17 3 240
Camp de Tarragona 45 78 10 4 137
Terres de l'Ebre 11 17 4 0 32
Ponent 52 41 9 4 106
Comarques Centrals 72 90 17 2 181
Alt Pirineu i Aran 13 11 2 0 26
Penedès 42 54 11 2 109
Source: Ministry of Justice.

Last update: March 9, 2017.

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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