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

Foundations. By type of activity. Counties and Aran, and areas 2021
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 17 4 0 34
Aran 1 1 1 0 3
Bages 20 30 1 0 51
Baix Camp 13 36 2 0 51
Baix Ebre 4 8 3 0 15
Baix Empordà 15 24 1 0 40
Baix Llobregat 50 58 12 6 126
Baix Penedès 1 5 1 0 7
Barcelonès 499 644 106 60 1,309
Berguedà 8 6 3 0 17
Cerdanya 5 6 0 0 11
Conca de Barberà 1 5 0 0 6
Garraf 17 18 2 1 38
Garrigues 4 2 1 0 7
Garrotxa 6 13 1 1 21
Gironès 35 45 5 0 85
Maresme 50 39 7 2 98
Moianès 3 7 0 0 10
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 6 5 0 0 11
Pla de l'Estany 4 0 0 1 5
Priorat 0 2 1 0 3
Ribera d'Ebre 1 2 0 0 3
Ripollès 6 2 2 0 10
Segarra 6 5 0 0 11
Segrià 33 29 4 1 67
Selva 11 14 2 0 27
Solsonès 3 5 1 0 9
Tarragonès 27 30 2 2 61
Terra Alta 1 1 0 0 2
Urgell 4 5 0 1 10
Vallès Occidental 68 101 25 9 203
Vallès Oriental 37 39 7 0 83
Catalonia 1,036 1,317 208 87 2,648
Metropolità 704 881 157 77 1,819
Comarques Gironines 97 131 13 2 243
Camp de Tarragona 44 80 5 2 131
Terres de l'Ebre 10 17 4 0 31
Ponent 53 45 5 3 106
Comarques Centrals 71 89 13 1 174
Alt Pirineu i Aran 13 14 2 0 29
Penedès 44 60 9 2 115
Source: Ministry of Justice.

Last update: March 11, 2022.

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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