Foundation may refer to: *

Foundation (nonprofit) A foundation (also a charitable foundation) is a category of nonprofit organization or charitable trust that typically provides funding and support for other charitable organizations through grants, but may also engage directly in charitable acti ...

, a type of charitable organization ** Foundation (United States law), a type of charitable organization in the U.S. **

Private foundation A private foundation is a tax-exempt organization not relying on broad public support and generally claiming to serve humanitarian purposes. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is the largest private foundation in the U.S. with over $38 billion ...

, a charitable organization that, while serving a good cause, might not qualify as a public charity by government standards * Foundation (cosmetics), a multi-coloured makeup applied to the face *

Foundation (evidence) In common law (legal system), common law, a foundation is sufficient preliminary evidence (law), evidence of the Authentication (law), authenticity and relevance (law), relevance for the admissible evidence, admission of material evidence in the f ...

, a legal term *

Foundation (engineering) In engineering, a foundation is the element of a structure which connects it to the ground, transferring loads from the structure to the ground. Foundations are generally considered either shallow or deep. Foundation engineering is the applic ...

, the element of a structure which connects it to the ground, and transfers loads from the structure to the ground

Arts, entertainment, and media

Film and TV

* ''The Foundation'', a film about 1960s-1970s Aboriginal history in Sydney, featuring Gary Foley * ''Foundation'' (TV series), an Apple TV+ series adapted from Isaac Asimov's novels * "The Foundation" (''Seinfeld''), an episode * ''The Foundation'' (1984 TV series), a Hong Kong series * ''The Foundation'' (Canadian TV series), a 2009–2010 Canadian sitcom

Games

* ''Foundation'', an Amiga video game * ''Foundation'', a 2019 simulation video game by Polymorph Games * The Foundation, a character in 2017 game Fortnite Battle Royale

Literature

Foundation series The ''Foundation'' series is a science fiction book series written by American author Isaac Asimov. First published as a series of short stories in 1942–50, and subsequently in three collections in 1951–53, for thirty years the series was a ...

, a series of science fiction books by Isaac Asimov ** ''Foundation'' (Asimov novel), the first book in Asimov's series, published in 1951 * ''Foundation'' (b-boy book), by Joseph G. Schloss * ''Foundation'' (Lackey novel), a 2008 fantasy novel by Mercedes Lackey

Music

* The Foundations, a British soul group

Albums

* ''Foundation'' (Brand Nubian album) * ''Foundation'' (Breakage album) * ''Foundation'' (Doc Watson album) * ''Foundation'' (Magnum album) * ''Foundation'' (M.O.P. album) * ''Foundation'', a 1997 compilation album by

Die Krupps Die Krupps () ("The Krupps") is a German industrial metal/ EBM band, formed in 1980 by Jürgen Engler and Bernward Malaka in Düsseldorf. The band has had a diverse range of musical influences over time, including the percussive industrial '' ...

* ''The Foundation'' (Geto Boys album) * ''The Foundation'' (Pep Love album), 2005 * ''The Foundation'' (Zac Brown Band album) *''The Foundations'' (album), by 4 Corners

Songs

* "Foundation", a 1998 song by Brand Nubian from the eponymous album ''Foundation'' * "Foundation", a 2009 song by M.O.P. from the eponymous album ''Foundation'' * "Foundation", a 2010 song by Breakage from the eponymous album ''Foundation'' * "Foundation", a 2015 song by Years & Years from '' Communion'' * "Foundations" (song), by Kate Nash * "The Foundation" (song), by Xzibit

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

* '' Foundation – The International Review of Science Fiction'', a literary journal * ''The Foundation Trilogy'' (BBC Radio), a radio adaption of Asimov's series * The

SCP Foundation The SCP Foundation is a fictional secret organization documented by the collaborative-writing wiki project of the same name. Within the website's shared universe, the Foundation is responsible for capturing, containing, and studying various p ...

, a fictional organization that is often referred to in-universe as "The Foundation"

Education

Foundation degree A foundation degree is a combined academic and vocational qualification in higher education in the United Kingdom, equivalent to two-thirds of an honours bachelor's degree, introduced by the Department for Education and Employment in 2000. Founda ...

, a British academic qualification *

Foundation school In England and Wales, a foundation school is a state-funded school in which the governing body has greater freedom in the running of the school than in community schools. Foundation schools were set up under the School Standards and Framework A ...

, a type of school in England and Wales * Foundation Stage, a stage of education for children aged 3 to 5 in England * University Foundation Programme, a British university entrance course

Science and technology

* Foundation (framework), a free collection of tools for creating websites and web applications by ZURB *

Foundation Fieldbus Foundation Fieldbus (styled 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 FieldComm ...

, a communications system * Foundation Kit, an Apple API

Companies

* Foundation Medicine, a genomic profiling company