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

Foundations. By type of activity. Counties and areas 2014
Welfare Cultural Education Scientific Total
Alt Camp 2 7 2 0 11
Alt Empordà 20 26 3 1 50
Alt Penedès 12 16 5 1 34
Alt Urgell 5 4 0 0 9
Alta Ribagorça 0 1 1 0 2
Anoia 13 14 4 0 31
Bages 29 40 5 1 75
Baix Camp 17 33 3 4 57
Baix Ebre 3 7 3 0 13
Baix Empordà 14 24 2 0 40
Baix Llobregat 42 63 19 6 130
Baix Penedès 1 6 1 0 8
Barcelonès 549 715 131 83 1,478
Berguedà 6 5 4 0 15
Cerdanya 6 4 0 0 10
Conca de Barberà 1 5 1 0 7
Garraf 15 15 3 1 34
Garrigues 5 2 1 0 8
Garrotxa 7 12 2 1 22
Gironès 40 40 7 1 88
Maresme 46 46 10 2 104
Montsià 5 6 1 0 12
Noguera 3 4 1 0 8
Osona 39 42 12 1 94
Pallars Jussà 1 1 0 0 2
Pallars Sobirà 1 1 1 0 3
Pla d'Urgell 5 6 0 0 11
Pla de l'Estany 4 0 1 1 6
Priorat 1 2 1 0 4
Ribera d'Ebre 1 3 0 0 4
Ripollès 5 1 3 0 9
Segarra 5 4 0 0 9
Segrià 32 25 5 2 64
Selva 14 16 4 0 34
Solsonès 3 8 1 0 12
Tarragonès 29 31 3 4 67
Terra Alta 1 1 0 0 2
Urgell 3 5 2 1 11
Val d'Aran 1 1 1 0 3
Vallès Occidental 66 111 30 12 219
Vallès Oriental 39 28 10 0 77
Catalonia 1,091 1,381 283 122 2,877
Metropolità 742 963 200 103 2,008
Comarques Gironines 104 119 22 4 249
Camp de Tarragona 50 78 10 8 146
Terres de l'Ebre 10 17 4 0 31
Ponent 53 46 9 3 111
Comarques Centrals 77 95 22 2 196
Alt Pirineu i Aran 14 12 3 0 29
Penedès 41 51 13 2 107
Source: Ministry of Justice.

Last update: March 13, 2015.

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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