Foundation may refer to: Foundation (engineering), the portion of a building's structure that transfers the weight of the building into the ground strata Foundation (cosmetics), a cosmetic applied to the face Foundation (nonprofit organization), a legal categorization of nonprofit organizations Private foundation, legal entity founded by a private individual Public charity, which has the word Foundation in its name Waqf, an inalienable religious endowment in Islam, often translated in En… (More on Foundations)