Rivista del Diritto Commerciale e del diritto generale delle Obbligazioni

Abstract: Participatory foundations and organizational structure – Compared to the well-established concept of foundations as an organisational tool used by public decision-makers to carry out public functions in an alternative or external way, participatory foundations are a relatively new phenomenon. This organisational structure is highly flexible, affording significant autonomy to private individuals in terms of the methods employed to achieve the binding founding objectives and the organic composition of the chosen administrative structure. Consequently, the foundation lends itself to the incorporation of disciplines beyond those set out in the Civil Code, including forms of public intervention in the economy that create a fragmented and heterogeneous landscape. Against this backdrop, this study addresses the question of whether the public conception of the model established by the legislator is a variant or exception to the codified model. The organisational composition of such entities has been examined, particularly to determine whether the entity is public or private.  

Sommario: 1. Ragioni per uno studio aggregante delle fondazioni legali attraverso l’analisi della composizione organica. – 2. L’organicità delle persone giuridiche fondazionali. – 3. Oltre i confini del non-profit negli enti fondazionali. – 4. (Segue) «Ordinamento e amministrazione» delle fondazioni, fra atipicità e commistione. – 5. La normatività delle fondazioni pubbliche. – 5.1. Gli interventi strutturali sulle fondazioni «cointeressate»: un nuovo modello legale? – 5.2. La dimensione “inclusiva” degli hub per l’innovazione tecnologica in forma fondazionale. – 6. Osservazioni conclusive sull’utilità di un “criterio organico” per la ricognizione del carattere di pubblicità nelle fondazioni partecipate.  

Keywords: Participatory foundations – Legal nature – Organic criterion – Organisational composition – Administration of foundations – Public foundations – Innovation hub – Non-profit.