# Foundation

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), a city-building game (2025)
* 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
* Foundations (EP), by Serj Tankian

#### 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