Also, the weight of the bag increased as well, due to the process of osmosis and the movement of water molecules from an area high concentration (outside the bag) to an area of low concentration (inside the bag).
A foundation is a legal category of nonprofit organization that will typically either donate funds and support to other organizations, or provide the source of funding for its own charitable purposes. Foundations incorporate private foundations and public foundations. This type of non-profit organization differs from a private foundation which is typically endowed by an individual or family.
foundation late 14c., action of founding, from L. fundationem (nom. fundatio) a founding, from fundatus, pp. of fundare (see found (1)). The L. word is glossed in O.E. by staÃ¾ol. Meaning that which is founded (a college, hospital, etc.) is from 1510s; meaning funds endowed is early 15c. Sense of solid base of a structure is from late 15c. Tie to the foundation thread of the first oval of the first circle.