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

Foundations. By type of activity. Counties and Aran, and areas 2018
Welfare Cultural Education Scientific Total
Alt Camp 2 7 0 0 9
Alt Empordà 19 27 2 1 49
Alt Penedès 13 19 2 1 35
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 22 29 1 0 52
Baix Camp 14 32 3 0 49
Baix Ebre 5 8 3 0 16
Baix Empordà 15 25 1 0 41
Baix Llobregat 40 59 12 6 117
Baix Penedès 1 5 1 0 7
Barcelonès 500 606 106 64 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 13 1 1 21
Gironès 35 39 5 1 80
Maresme 49 41 7 2 99
Moianès 3 7 0 0 10
Montsià 4 6 1 0 11
Noguera 2 4 0 0 6
Osona 38 41 9 1 89
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 6 3 2 0 11
Segarra 5 5 0 0 10
Segrià 32 28 4 2 66
Selva 11 14 2 0 27
Solsonès 3 3 1 0 7
Tarragonès 28 31 2 4 65
Terra Alta 1 1 0 0 2
Urgell 4 5 0 1 10
Vallès Occidental 64 99 26 9 198
Vallès Oriental 38 35 7 0 80
Catalonia 1,025 1,258 211 95 2,589
Metropolità 691 840 158 81 1,770
Comarques Gironines 98 126 13 3 240
Camp de Tarragona 45 77 6 4 132
Terres de l'Ebre 11 18 4 0 33
Ponent 51 44 5 4 104
Comarques Centrals 74 86 14 1 175
Alt Pirineu i Aran 13 12 2 0 27
Penedès 42 55 9 2 108
Source: Ministry of Justice.

Last update: March 4, 2019.

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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