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

Foundations. By type of activity. Counties and Aran, and areas 2020
Welfare Cultural Education Scientific Total
Alt Camp 3 7 0 0 10
Alt Empordà 18 28 2 1 49
Alt Penedès 13 20 2 1 36
Alt Urgell 5 3 0 0 8
Alta Ribagorça 0 1 0 0 1
Anoia 13 16 4 0 33
Aran 1 1 1 0 3
Bages 20 29 1 0 50
Baix Camp 13 34 4 0 51
Baix Ebre 4 8 3 0 15
Baix Empordà 15 25 1 0 41
Baix Llobregat 45 59 12 6 122
Baix Penedès 1 5 1 0 7
Barcelonès 496 625 108 63 1,292
Berguedà 8 6 3 0 17
Cerdanya 5 6 0 0 11
Conca de Barberà 1 5 0 0 6
Garraf 15 18 2 1 36
Garrigues 4 2 1 0 7
Garrotxa 6 15 1 1 23
Gironès 35 45 5 0 85
Maresme 50 39 7 2 98
Moianès 3 8 0 0 11
Montsià 4 6 1 0 11
Noguera 2 4 0 0 6
Osona 37 41 8 1 87
Pallars Jussà 1 1 0 0 2
Pallars Sobirà 1 2 1 0 4
Pla d'Urgell 4 0 0 1 5
Pla de l'Estany 6 5 0 0 11
Priorat 0 2 1 0 3
Ribera d'Ebre 1 2 0 0 3
Ripollès 6 2 2 0 10
Segarra 6 4 0 0 10
Segrià 31 29 4 1 65
Selva 11 14 2 0 27
Solsonès 3 4 1 0 8
Tarragonès 26 29 2 3 60
Terra Alta 1 1 0 0 2
Urgell 4 5 0 1 10
Vallès Occidental 66 100 25 9 200
Vallès Oriental 41 37 7 0 85
Catalonia 1,025 1,293 212 91 2,621
Metropolità 698 860 159 80 1,797
Comarques Gironines 97 134 13 2 246
Camp de Tarragona 43 77 7 3 130
Terres de l'Ebre 10 17 4 0 31
Ponent 51 44 5 3 103
Comarques Centrals 71 88 13 1 173
Alt Pirineu i Aran 13 14 2 0 29
Penedès 42 59 9 2 112
Source: Ministry of Justice.

Last update: March 5, 2021.

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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