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

Foundations. By type of activity. Counties and areas 2005
Welfare Cultural Education Scientific Total
Alt Camp 1 5 1 0 7
Alt Empordà 16 18 3 1 38
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 23 28 5 0 56
Baix Camp 11 25 3 3 42
Baix Ebre 3 7 3 0 13
Baix Empordà 13 16 2 0 31
Baix Llobregat 39 51 18 1 109
Baix Penedès 1 4 1 0 6
Barcelonès 409 544 122 58 1,133
Berguedà 4 5 4 0 13
Cerdanya 5 2 0 0 7
Conca de Barberà 0 2 1 0 3
Garraf 10 6 3 0 19
Garrigues 1 2 1 0 4
Garrotxa 4 4 2 1 11
Gironès 26 23 6 0 55
Maresme 39 36 7 1 83
Montsià 2 6 0 0 8
Noguera 3 3 1 0 7
Osona 25 27 11 1 64
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 4 0 0 8
Segrià 24 16 4 2 46
Selva 12 13 3 0 28
Solsonès 3 6 1 0 10
Tarragonès 20 25 3 3 51
Terra Alta 1 1 0 0 2
Urgell 3 3 1 1 8
Val d'Aran 0 1 1 0 2
Vallès Occidental 40 80 26 6 152
Vallès Oriental 26 17 9 0 52
Catalonia 800 1,014 256 79 2,149
Metropolità 571 744 190 67 1,572
Comarques Gironines 76 79 19 2 176
Camp de Tarragona 34 62 10 6 112
Terres de l'Ebre 7 15 3 0 25
Ponent 37 28 7 3 75
Comarques Centrals 66 76 25 1 168
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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