# Foundation

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

## Common uses

- [Foundation (cosmetics)](/source/Foundation_(cosmetics)), a skin-coloured makeup cream applied to the face
- [Foundation (engineering)](/source/Foundation_(engineering)), the element of a structure which connects it to the ground, and transfers loads from the structure to the ground
- [Foundation (evidence)](/source/Foundation_(evidence)), a legal term
- [Foundation (nonprofit)](/source/Foundation_(nonprofit)), a type of charitable organization - [Foundation (United States law)](/source/Foundation_(United_States_law)), a type of charitable organization in the U.S. - [Private foundation](/source/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](/source/Gary_Foley#Stage,_film_and_TV)
- [*The Foundation* (1984 TV series)](/source/The_Foundation_(1984_TV_series)), a Hong Kong series
- [*The Foundation* (Canadian TV series)](/source/The_Foundation_(Canadian_TV_series)), a 2009–2010 Canadian sitcom
- ["The Foundation" (*Seinfeld*)](/source/The_Foundation_(Seinfeld)), an episode
- [*Foundation* (TV series)](/source/Foundation_(TV_series)), an Apple TV+ series adapted from Isaac Asimov's novels

### Games

- [*Foundation* (video game)](/source/Foundation_(video_game)), a city-building game (2025)
- [Galactic Frontier](https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Galactic_Frontier)
- *Foundation*, an [Amiga video game](/source/List_of_Amiga_games_(A%E2%80%93H)#F)
- The Foundation, a character in 2017 game *[Fortnite Battle Royale](/source/Fortnite_Battle_Royale)*
- [Magic: The Gathering: Foundations](/source/List_of_Magic:_The_Gathering_sets), a Magic: The Gathering core set.

### Literature

- [Foundation (book series)](/source/Foundation_(book_series)), a series of science fiction books by Isaac Asimov - [*Foundation* (Asimov novel)](/source/Foundation_(Asimov_novel)), the first book in Asimov's series, published in 1951
- [*Foundation* (b-boy book)](/source/Foundation_(b-boy_book)), by Joseph G. Schloss
- [*Foundation* (Lackey novel)](/source/Foundation_(Lackey_novel)), a 2008 fantasy novel by Mercedes Lackey
- The [SCP Foundation](/source/SCP_Foundation), a fictional organization that is often referred to in-universe as "The Foundation"

### Music

- [The Foundations](/source/The_Foundations), a British soul group
- [Foundations (EP)](/source/Foundations_(EP)), by Serj Tankian

#### Albums

- [*Foundation* (Brand Nubian album)](/source/Foundation_(Brand_Nubian_album))
- [*Foundation* (Breakage album)](/source/Foundation_(Breakage_album))
- [*Foundation* (Doc Watson album)](/source/Foundation_(Doc_Watson_album))
- [*Foundation* (Magnum album)](/source/Foundation_(Magnum_album))
- [*Foundation* (M.O.P. album)](/source/Foundation_(M.O.P._album))
- *Foundation*, a 1997 compilation album by [Die Krupps](/source/Die_Krupps)
- [*The Foundation* (Geto Boys album)](/source/The_Foundation_(Geto_Boys_album))
- [*The Foundation* (Pep Love album)](/source/The_Foundation_(Pep_Love_album)), 2005
- [*The Foundation* (Zac Brown Band album)](/source/The_Foundation_(Zac_Brown_Band_album))
- *The Foundations* (album), by [4 Corners](/source/4_Corners_(group))

#### Songs

- "Foundation", a 1983 song by [Spandau Ballet](/source/Spandau_Ballet) from the album [*True*](/source/True_(Spandau_Ballet_album))
- "Foundation", a 1998 song by Brand Nubian from the eponymous album [*Foundation*](/source/Foundation_(Brand_Nubian_album))
- "Foundation", a 2009 song by M.O.P. from the eponymous album [*Foundation*](/source/Foundation_(M.O.P._album))
- "Foundation", a 2010 song by Breakage from the eponymous album [*Foundation*](/source/Foundation_(Breakage_album))
- "Foundation", a 2015 song by Years & Years from *[Communion](/source/Communion_(Years_%26_Years_album))*
- ["Foundations" (song)](/source/Foundations_(song)), by Kate Nash
- ["The Foundation" (song)](/source/The_Foundation_(song)), by Xzibit

### Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

- *[Foundation – The International Review of Science Fiction](/source/Foundation_%E2%80%93_The_International_Review_of_Science_Fiction)*, a literary journal
- [*The Foundation Trilogy* (BBC Radio)](/source/The_Foundation_Trilogy_(BBC_Radio)), a radio adaption of Asimov's series

## Education

- [Foundation degree](/source/Foundation_degree), a British academic qualification
- [Foundation school](/source/Foundation_school), a type of school in England and Wales
- [Foundation Stage](/source/Foundation_Stage), a stage of education for children aged 3 to 5 in England
- [University Foundation Programme](/source/University_Foundation_Programme), a British university entrance course

## Science and technology

- [Foundation (framework)](/source/Foundation_(framework)), a free collection of tools for creating websites and web applications by ZURB
- [Foundation Fieldbus](/source/Foundation_Fieldbus), a communications system
- [Foundation Kit](/source/Foundation_Kit), an Apple API

## Companies

- [Foundation Medicine](/source/Foundation_Medicine), a genomic profiling company

## See also

- [Foundations of mathematics](/source/Foundations_of_mathematics), theory of mathematics

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