Foundation Explained

Foundation(s) or The Foundation(s) may refer to:

Common uses

• Foundation (cosmetics), a skin-coloured makeup cream applied to the face
• Foundation (engineering), the element of a structure which connects it to the ground, and transfers loads from the structure to the ground
• Foundation (evidence), a legal term
• Foundation (nonprofit), a type of charitable organization
  • Foundation (United States law), a type of charitable organization in the U.S.
  • Private foundation, a charitable organization that might not qualify as a public charity by government standards

Arts, entertainment, and media

Film and TV

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

Games

• Foundation (video game), an upcoming city-building game
• Foundation, an Amiga video game
• The Foundation, a character in 2017 game Fortnite Battle Royale

Literature

• Foundation (book series), 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
• 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 1983 song by Spandau Ballet from the album True
• "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, a fictional organization that is often referred to in-universe as "The Foundation"

Education

• Foundation degree, a British academic qualification
• Foundation school, 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, a communications system
• Foundation Kit, an Apple API

Companies

• Foundation Medicine, a genomic profiling company

See also

• • • Foundations of mathematics, theory of mathematics