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Foundation may refer to:
- Foundation (engineering) A foundation is a structure that transfers loads to the earth. Foundations are generally broken into two categories: shallow foundations and deep foundations.[citation needed], the portion of a building's structure that transfers the weight of the building into the ground strata
- Foundation (cosmetics) Foundation is a flesh-toned cosmetic applied to the face to create an even, uniform colour to the complexion, and, sometimes, to change the natural skintone. Foundation applied to the body is generally referred to as body paint, a cosmetic applied to the face
- Foundation (nonprofit organization) A foundation is a legal categorization of nonprofit organizations. Foundations may also and often have charitable purposes. This type of nonprofit organization may either donate funds and support to other organizations, or provide the sole source of funding for their own charitable activities, a legal categorization of nonprofit organizations
- Foundation (United States law) A foundation in the United States is a type of charitable organization. However, the Internal Revenue Code distinguishes between private foundations and public charities (community foundations and other nonprofit groups that raise money from the general public). Private foundations have more restrictions and fewer tax benefits than public, in the U.S., a type of charitable organization
- Private foundation Private foundations are legal entities set up by an individual, a family or a group of individuals, for a purpose such as philanthropy. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is the largest private foundation in the U.S. with over $38 billion in assets. However, most private foundations are much smaller and approximately two-thirds of more than 84, legal entity founded by a private individual
- Charitable organization A charitable organization is a type of non-profit organization . The term is relatively general and can technically refer to a public charity (also called "charitable foundation," "public foundation" or simply "foundation") or a private foundation. It differs from other types of NPOs in that its focus is centered, which has the word Foundation in its name
- Waqf A waqf is an inalienable religious endowment in Islamic law, typically denoting a building or plot of land for Muslim religious or charitable purposes, an inalienable religious endowment in Islam, often translated in English with Foundation
- List of charitable foundations Contents: Top · 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z, a list of foundations that support or provide philanthropic activities.
- List of wealthiest charitable foundations This is a list of wealthiest charitable foundations and consists of the 25 largest charitable foundations, private foundations and other charitable organizations, an annotated list of the largest foundations and other charitable organizations, organised by country and size of financial endowment.
- Foundation (evidence) In law, a foundation is sufficient preliminary evidence of the authenticity and relevance for the admission of material evidence in the form of exhibits or testimony of witnesses. Material evidence is important evidence that may serve to determine the outcome of a case. Exhibits include real evidence, illustrative evidence, demonstrative evidence,, sufficient preliminary evidence for the admissibility of further evidence
- Foundation degree The Foundation Degree is a vocational qualification introduced by the government of the United Kingdom in September 2001, which is available in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. It is similar in level to the associate's degree awarded in the United States, and in the United Kingdom sits on the same level as the Higher National Diploma and, a vocational qualification available in England
- FOUNDATION fieldbus Foundation Fieldbus is an all-digital, serial, two-way communications system that serves as the base-level network in a plant or factory automation environment. It is an open architecture, developed and administered by the Fieldbus Foundation, an industrial standard for a fieldbus control system
- University Foundation Programme The University Foundation Programme is a one-year intensive course that leads to entry to a wide range of universities in the United Kingdom. It is designed as an alternative to the conventional A-Level route, which takes two years to complete, a year of preparation for international students before beginning a degree
- Foundation House Officer A Foundation House Officer is a grade of medical practitioner in the United Kingdom undertaking the Foundation Programme - a two-year, general postgraduate medical training programme which forms the bridge between medical school and specialist/general practice training. Being a Foundation House Officer is compulsory for all newly qualified medical, a work and training position for postgraduate medical practitioners in the United Kingdom
Literature
- Foundation series The Foundation Series is a science fiction series by Isaac Asimov which covers a span of about 500 years. It consists of seven volumes that are closely linked to each other, although they can be read separately. The term "Foundation Series" is often used more generally to include the Robot Series and Empire Series, which are set in the, a series of science fiction books written by Isaac Asimov
- La fundación (The Foundation), a 1974 play written by Antonio Buero Vallejo Antonio Buero Vallejo was a Spanish playwright considered the most important Spanish dramatist of the Spanish Civil War. During his career he won three National Theatre Prizes (in 1957, 1958 & 1959), a National Theatre Prize for all his career in 1980, the National Literature Prize in 1996, and the Miguel de Cervantes Prize, Spain's highest
- Foundation - The International Review of Science Fiction Foundation: The International Review of Science Fiction is a critical journal founded in 1972. Since then, it has published over 9000 pages of articles and reviews about science fiction. Publishing the journal is just one of the activities of the Science Fiction Foundation; other activities include the promotion of the study of science fiction,, an academic journal
- Foundation, a 2008 novel by Mercedes Lackey Mercedes "Misty" Lackey is an American author of fantasy novels. Many of her novels and trilogies are interlinked and set in the world of Velgarth, mostly in and around the country of Valdemar. Her Valdemar novels form a complex tapestry of interaction between human and non-human protagonists with many different cultures and social mores in her Collegium Chronicles
- Foundation (b-boy book) - The book Foundation: B-boys, B-girls, And Hip-Hop Culture In New York
Music
- The Foundations The Foundations were a British soul band, active from 1967 to 1970. The group, made up of West Indians, White British, and a Sri Lankan, are best known for their two biggest hits, "Baby Now That I've Found You" and written by Tony Macaulay and John MacLeod; and "Build Me Up Buttercup" (a number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100) and #1, a British soul group
- The Roots The Roots are an American hip hop band formed in 1987 by Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter and Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are famed for beginning with a jazzy, eclectic approach to hip hop which still includes live instrumentals. Malik B., Leonard "Hub" Hubbard, and Josh Abrams were (aka The Foundation), an American hip-hop group
- The Foundation (Geto Boys album), a 2005 album by The Geto Boys
- The Foundation (Zac Brown Band album) The Foundation is the first major-label studio album by the Zac Brown Band, an American country music band. It was released on November 18, 2008 . Originally slated for release on the Home Grown/Big Picture label, the album is distributed by Atlantic Records in association with those two labels. On December 2, 2009, the album was nominated for the, a 2008 album by Zac Brown Band
- Foundations (song), a 2007 song by indie singer Kate Nash
- The Foundation (song) "The Foundation" is the second single from Xzibit's debut album At the Speed of Life. Xzibit dedicated this song to his two year old son, a 1996 song by rapper Xzibit
- Foundation (Brand Nubian album) Foundation is the fourth release from Hip Hop group Brand Nubian. The album marked the reunion of the four original members, Grand Puba, Sadat X, Lord Jamar and DJ Alamo, who hadn't released an album together since their 1990 debut One for All. Foundation saw the group regain their past success, critically and commercially. The single "Don't
- Foundation (Magnum album) Foundation is a box set by British Melodic Rock band Magnum. It was released in 1990 by FM Records
- Foundation (M.O.P. album)
- Foundation (Doc Watson album)
- Foundation (Breakage album)
Television
- The Foundation (TV series), a Canadian TV comedy
- The Foundation (Seinfeld) "The Foundation" is the 135th episode of the American television sitcom Seinfeld. This was the 1st episode of the 8th season. It was originally broadcast on the NBC network on September 19, 1996, an episode of the TV series Seinfeld
Other uses
- The Foundation (producer), a children's television production company in the UK
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