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

Foundations. By type of activity. Counties and Aran, and areas 2017
Welfare Cultural Education Scientific Total
Alt Camp 2 7 1 0 10
Alt Empordà 19 26 2 1 48
Alt Penedès 13 18 2 1 34
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 1 0 55
Baix Camp 14 31 3 0 48
Baix Ebre 4 8 3 0 15
Baix Empordà 15 23 2 0 40
Baix Llobregat 39 58 12 6 115
Baix Penedès 1 5 1 0 7
Barcelonès 504 597 109 66 1,276
Berguedà 8 6 3 0 17
Cerdanya 5 5 0 0 10
Conca de Barberà 1 5 0 0 6
Garraf 15 16 2 1 34
Garrigues 4 2 1 0 7
Garrotxa 6 12 2 2 22
Gironès 34 39 6 0 79
Maresme 48 41 8 2 99
Moianès 3 5 0 0 8
Montsià 5 6 1 0 12
Noguera 2 4 0 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 6 5 0 0 11
Pla de l'Estany 4 0 0 1 5
Priorat 0 2 1 0 3
Ribera d'Ebre 1 3 0 0 4
Ripollès 7 3 2 0 12
Segarra 5 4 0 0 9
Segrià 32 28 4 2 66
Selva 11 15 3 0 29
Solsonès 3 4 1 0 8
Tarragonès 29 31 2 4 66
Terra Alta 1 1 0 0 2
Urgell 4 5 0 1 10
Vallès Occidental 62 95 27 9 193
Vallès Oriental 38 32 8 0 78
Catalonia 1,025 1,239 223 97 2,584
Metropolità 691 823 164 83 1,761
Comarques Gironines 98 123 17 3 241
Camp de Tarragona 46 76 7 4 133
Terres de l'Ebre 11 18 4 0 33
Ponent 51 43 5 4 103
Comarques Centrals 73 90 15 1 179
Alt Pirineu i Aran 13 12 2 0 27
Penedès 42 54 9 2 107
Source: Ministry of Justice.

Last update: March 15, 2018.

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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