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

Fundacions. Per tipus d'activitat. Comarques i àmbits
1999 1998 1997 1996
Alt Camp 5 4 4 3
Alt Empordà 19 13 12 12
Alt Penedès 19 16 16 16
Alt Urgell 2 2 2 2
Alta Ribagorça 0 0 0 0
Anoia 15 14 13 12
Bages 40 40 39 34
Baix Camp 20 19 18 12
Baix Ebre 11 9 9 8
Baix Empordà 17 15 11 10
Baix Llobregat 63 55 50 43
Baix Penedès 5 3 3 3
Barcelonès 713 660 610 575
Berguedà 10 9 9 7
Cerdanya 2 2 2 2
Conca de Barberà 2 2 1 1
Garraf 13 14 13 10
Garrigues 4 3 3 3
Garrotxa 6 6 3 3
Gironès 34 28 27 24
Maresme 58 50 45 39
Montsià 3 3 3 1
Noguera 4 3 3 3
Osona 36 36 33 30
Pallars Jussà 2 2 2 2
Pallars Sobirà 2 2 2 2
Pla d'Urgell 1 1 0 0
Pla de l'Estany 3 2 0 0
Priorat 2 2 2 2
Ribera d'Ebre 1 0 0 0
Ripollès 5 5 5 4
Segarra 5 5 4 3
Segrià 25 25 22 17
Selva 15 13 13 12
Solsonès 6 6 6 5
Tarragonès 24 22 20 19
Terra Alta 0 0 0 0
Urgell 3 3 3 2
Val d'Aran 1 1 1 1
Vallès Occidental 82 72 63 54
Vallès Oriental 28 27 26 26
Catalunya 1,306 1,194 1,098 1,002
Metropolità 976 894 823 763
Comarques Gironines 99 82 71 65
Camp de Tarragona 58 52 48 40
Terres de l'Ebre 15 12 12 9
Ponent 49 47 42 35
Comarques Centrals 109 107 102 90
Source: Ministry of Justice.

Last update: November 9, 2009.

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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