Portuguese Foundation - request for public utility status

Portuguese foundations can request the attribution of public utility status.

This service is only available through the reserved area of the gov.pt portal.

Note: The Portuguese associations and cooperatives and the permanent representations of foundations or other non-profit foreign legal persons must make the requests in the corresponding services.

Time of issue/decision

É gratuito.

Territorial Scope
Portuguese foundations with activities at national, regional or local level. Note: Excludes foundations that carry out their activity exclusively in one of the Autonomous Regions.

Centro Jurídico do Estado