Foundation may refer to:

• A type of makeup.
• The supporting part of the honeycomb in a beehive.
• Foundation (architecture) — the portion of a building's structure that serves to transfer the weight of the building into the ground.
• Foundation (charity) — a kind of philanthropic organization, set up as a legal entity either by individuals or institutions, with the purpose of distributing grants to support causes in line with the goals of the foundation.
• Foundation (novel) and The Foundation Series — a series of books written by Isaac Asimov.
• The Foundations, a soul band from England.
• The Foundation is a book of the New Testament apocrypha.
• The Foundation television series is a Television Broadcasts Limited historical drama.
• The FOUNDATION fieldbus — an industrial standard for a fieldbus control system.
• the international review of science fiction — an academic journal.
• Foundation (album), a 1998 album by rap group Brand Nubian.
• Foundation (company), a skateboard manufacturer

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