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

Foundations. By type of activity. Counties and areas 2004
Welfare Cultural Education Scientific Total
Alt Camp 1 4 1 0 6
Alt Empordà 16 16 3 1 36
Alt Penedès 8 10 5 1 24
Alt Urgell 2 3 0 0 5
Alta Ribagorça 0 2 0 0 2
Anoia 11 10 4 0 25
Bages 22 27 5 0 54
Baix Camp 10 25 3 3 41
Baix Ebre 3 7 3 0 13
Baix Empordà 13 13 2 0 28
Baix Llobregat 35 45 18 1 99
Baix Penedès 1 4 1 0 6
Barcelonès 388 533 120 56 1,097
Berguedà 4 5 4 0 13
Cerdanya 5 2 0 0 7
Conca de Barberà 0 2 1 0 3
Garraf 9 4 3 0 16
Garrigues 1 2 1 0 4
Garrotxa 4 4 2 1 11
Gironès 25 23 6 0 54
Maresme 37 34 7 1 79
Montsià 2 6 0 0 8
Noguera 3 3 1 0 7
Osona 22 25 11 1 59
Pallars Jussà 1 1 0 0 2
Pallars Sobirà 1 1 1 0 3
Pla d'Urgell 2 0 0 0 2
Pla de l'Estany 2 4 0 0 6
Priorat 1 1 1 0 3
Ribera d'Ebre 1 1 0 0 2
Ripollès 3 1 3 0 7
Segarra 4 2 0 0 6
Segrià 24 13 4 2 43
Selva 11 13 3 0 27
Solsonès 3 6 1 0 10
Tarragonès 19 22 3 3 47
Terra Alta 1 1 0 0 2
Urgell 3 3 0 1 7
Val d'Aran 0 1 1 0 2
Vallès Occidental 37 76 27 6 146
Vallès Oriental 25 17 7 0 49
Catalonia 760 972 252 77 2,061
Metropolità 539 719 187 65 1,510
Comarques Gironines 74 74 19 2 169
Camp de Tarragona 32 58 10 6 106
Terres de l'Ebre 7 15 3 0 25
Ponent 37 23 6 3 69
Comarques Centrals 62 73 25 1 161
Alt Pirineu i Aran 9 10 2 0 21
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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