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Thurston Charitable Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$282k
Granted FY2025still arriving
89
Grants FY2025still arriving
16
States reached
$16k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0195% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.

Health$273kArts & Culture$229kEducation$192kReligion$178kHuman Services$102kAnimals$97kYouth Development$84kEnvironment$82kOther$0
02FY2025 · 89 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k83 grants · $204k
  • $10k–50k6 grants · $78k
$2,000
Median grant
16
States reached
$4.3M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
CULVER EDUCATION FOUNDATION$16,000
BROWNS VALLEY FAMILY CLUB$15,000
FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER RESEARCH CEN$15,000
SAWTOOTH BOTANICAL GARDEN INC$12,000
TRAILING OF THE SHEEP FESTIVAL$10,000
KIRKLAND ARTS CENTER$10,000
CHILDF EVANGELISM FELLOWSHIP SPANIS$9,500
SEATTLE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL FOUNDAT$7,500
LOVE INC SOUTH BAY$7,000
HOUSE OF YAHWEH$7,000
GIRLS ON THE RUN NAPA SOLANO INC$5,250
PLANNED PARENTHOOD$5,000
WHITE'S CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHU$5,000
ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITA$5,000
PLANNED PARENTHOOD$5,000
02The need
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Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY20–25, $168k) land where the poverty rate runs at 9%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 22% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%Border Angels: $3k → 11%Romanian Missionary Society: $1k → 7%Border Angels: $2k → 11%BORDER ANGELS: $2k → 11%THE SENIOR CONNECTION: $3k → 7%Keystone Hospice: $23k → 7%Border Angels: $1k → 11%Keystone Hospice: $12k → 7%The Senior Connection: $2k → 7%Community Action of Napa Valley: $8k → 9%Philadelphia Corporation for Aging: $1k → 22%Community Action of Napa Valley: $8k → 9%The Senior Connection: $1k → 7%Uplift Northwest: $10k → 9%TOBERMAN NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER: $1k → 14%Community Action of Napa Valley: $5k → 9%Uplift Northwest: $10k → 9%The Senior Connection: $1k → 7%COMMUNITY ACTION OF NAPA VALLEY: $5k → 9%Community Action of Napa Valley: $3k → 9%Community Action of Napa Valley: $2k → 9%Uplift Northwest: $10k → 9%Millionair Club Charity: $2k → 9%Uplift Northwest: $2k → 9%House of Yahweh: $8k → 14%HOUSE OF YAHWEH: $7k → 14%House of Yahweh: $5k → 14%House of Yahweh: $3k → 14%UPLIFT NORTHWEST: $2k → 9%House of Yahweh: $3k → 14%House of Yahweh: $1k → 14%Bellevue Lifespring: $2k → 9%The Sophia Way: $2k → 9%Bellevue Lifespring: $2k → 9%The Sophia Way: $1k → 9%The Sophia Way: $1k → 9%Bellevue Lifespring: $1k → 9%Bellevue Lifespring: $1k → 9%The Sophia Way: $1k → 9%THE SOPHIA WAY: $1k → 9%Hopelink: $2k → 9%HOPELINK: $2k → 9%Hopelink: $2k → 9%Hopelink: $1k → 9%University District Food Bank: $1k → 9%UNIVERSITY DISTRICT FOOD BANK: $1k → 9%Issaquah Food and Clothing Bank: $1k → 9%University District Food Bank: $1k → 9%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

AK
NH
WA
ID
IL
NY
OR
IN
PA
NJ
CA
UT
CO
VA
MD
AZ
KS
TN
NC
DC
GA
TX
FL
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

90%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.4M · 117 repeat orgs$155k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +23% since the first grant, against 0% for those funded once.

117 repeat relationships: 67 still active in FY2025, 50 since wound down; 19 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

117
45

Total granted

$1.4M
$97k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+23%
0%

Still filing today

62%
49%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 79% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $59k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’20’21’22’23’24’25
Arts & CultureAnimalsHuman ServicesEducationHealthEnvironmentOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • SB
    SAWTOOTH BOTANICAL GARDEN
    6× · 2020–2025 · $68k · revenue +13%
  • KA
    Kirkland Arts Center
    6× · 2020–2025 · $62k · revenue +15%
  • CE
    Child Evangelism Fellowship Of Southern California Inc
    5× · 2020–2024 · $51k · revenue +46%

Funded once

  • UO
    U of W FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2022 · $20k
  • SI
    SOWERS INTERNATIONAL
    one grant, 2024 · $5k · revenue -19%
  • SJ
    St Jude Children's Reshearch Hospit
    one grant, 2024 · $5k
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Great Peninsula Conservancy

Preserve in perpetuity the natural habitats, rural landscapes, and open spaces of the great peninsula of washington's puget sound.

Environment
2
The Humane Society for Seattleking County

Seattle humane promotes the human-animal bond by saving and serving pets in need, regardless of age, ability, circumstance or geography.

Animals
3
Aquarium of the Pacific Corporation

The aquarium of the pacific's mission is to instill a sense of wonder, respect, and stewardship for the pacific ocean, its inhabitants, and ecosystems.

Animals
4
Marin Humane Society

Marin humane transforms lives through exceptional animal care, humane education, and advocacy. every day, marin humane inspires compassion and positive relationships between people and animals.

Animals
5
United Way of Snohomish County

United way of snohomish county improves lives for families in snohomish county by bringing people, resources, and strategy together.

Philanthropy
6
Siff

Siff is a seattle-based 501(c)(3) arts nonprofit dedicated to the creation of vibrant experiences and spaces that champion film discovery and arts education.

Youth Development
7
Life Science Washington

Life science washington is a non-profit trade and professional association dedicated to promoting innovation and responsible growth in the life sciences and biomedical industries in the state of washington. promotion and education are…

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8
Amazon Conservation Association

Amazon conservation unites science, people, and innovation to protect the amazon - the greatest wild forest on earth. as guardians of the most iconic forest on the planet, we bring together the power of the latest science and technology…

Environment
9
Fsc I&P

Fsc i&p promotes environmentally appropriate, socially beneficial, and economically viable management of the world's forests. this mission aligns with the forest stewardship council (fsc), its network of offices, and other organizations.…

Philanthropy
10
Washington Wildlife & Recreation Coalition

Creating a greener, healthier, more equitable, and better Washington for all through community outreach, network building, and advocacy for conservation and outdoor recreation funding.

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11
King County Sexual Assault Resource Center

KCSARC is the largest and most comprehensive non-profit provider of sexual assault services in King County and Washington State. Our vision is a community free of sexual violence. Our mission is to: give voice to victims, their families,…

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12
Kqed Inc

See schedule okqed serves the people of northern california with a community-supported alternative to commercial media, providing the knowledge needed to make informed decisions; convening community dialogue; bringing the arts to everyone;…

Arts & Culture
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Meals On Wheels America; the most unlike its peers is Seattle Opera Guild. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

110 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 110 of the 183 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
18
Early backer (in before they grew)
105/110
Grantees still filing
63/110
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Planned Parenthood: $42,500 · OtherCHURCH OF ST MARTIN IN THE FIELDS: $41,000 · OtherFRED HUTCHINSON CANCER RESEARCH CENTER: $40,000 · OtherU of W Medicine Advancement: $33,500 · OtherGirls on the Run Napa Solano Inc: $32,250 · OtherChild Evangelism Fellowship Of Southern California Inc: $51,000 · OtherChild Evangelism Fellowship Of Southern California IncBLAINE COUNTY HUNGER COALITION INC: $39,000 · OtherLOVE INC OF SOUTH BAY IN THE NAME OF CHRIST: $30,100 · OtherSammamish Bible Camp Association Inc: $30,000 · Other+103 more: $519,550 · Other+103 moreKirkland Arts Center: $62,000 · Arts & CultureKirkland Art…SEATTLE OPERA: $50,500 · Arts & CultureSEATTLE OPER…EASTSIDE HERITAGE CENTER: $11,500 · Arts & CultureEASTSIDE HER…BELLEVUE ART MUSEUM: $9,000 · Arts & CulturePRATT FINE ARTS CENTER: $6,000 · Arts & Culture+12 more: $37,500 · Arts & Culture+12 moreUPLIFT NORTHWEST: $36,000 · Human ServicesUPLIFT NORTH…KEYSTONE HOSPICE: $34,500 · Human ServicesKEYSTONE HOS…COMMUNITY ACTION OF NAPA VALLEY: $31,000 · Human ServicesCOMMUNITY AC…HOUSE OF YAHWEH: $27,000 · Human ServicesHOUSE OF YAH…HOPELINK: $8,000 · Human ServicesOVERLAKE SERVICE LEAGUE: $7,500 · Human ServicesBORDER ANGELS: $7,500 · Human ServicesBLAINE COUNTY SENIORS COUNCIL INC THE SENIOR CONNECTION: $6,500 · Human Services+6 more: $14,500 · Human Services+6 moreBROWNS VALLEY FAMILY CLUB: $51,000 · EducationBROWNS VA…Culver Educational Foundation: $39,600 · EducationCulver Ed…Sun Valley Community School Inc: $15,000 · EducationSun Valle…BELLEVUE COLLEGE FOUNDATION: $10,000 · EducationBELLEVUE …TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA: $4,500 · Education+6 more: $14,500 · Education+6 moreOVERLAKE HOSPITAL FOUNDATION: $46,000 · HealthAmerican Diabetes Association: $11,500 · HealthMEDIC ONE FOUNDATION: $11,000 · HealthALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $7,500 · HealthNorthwest Parkinsons Foundation: $6,000 · HealthST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $5,000 · Health+2 more: $4,000 · HealthSAWTOOTH BOTANICAL GARDEN: $68,000 · EnvironmentARBORETUM FOUNDATION: $4,000 · Environment+3 more: $4,000 · EnvironmentAnimal Shelter League of Rohnert Park: $15,000 · AnimalsTHE ARIZONA ANIMAL WELFARE LEAGUE: $7,300 · AnimalsWILD FISH CONSERVANCY: $6,000 · AnimalsWOODLAND PARK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY: $4,500 · AnimalsWEIMARANER RESCUE OF NORTH TEXAS INC: $4,000 · AnimalsPennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals: $4,000 · AnimalsTune In To Nature org: $3,500 · AnimalsEquine Voices Rescue & Sanctuary: $3,500 · AnimalsWild Orca: $3,000 · AnimalsFRIENDS OF THE SEA LIONS INC DBA PACIFIC MARINE MAMMAL CENTER: $2,400 · AnimalsSEWARD ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF MARINE SCIENCE: $2,400 · AnimalsGEORGIA AQUARIUM INC & SUBSIDIARY: $2,400 · Animals+4 more: $6,500 · Animals
Other$858,900Arts & Culture$176,500Human Services$172,500Education$134,600Health$91,000Environment$76,000Animals$64,500

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetSAWTOOTH BOTANICAL GARDEN: $68,000 over 6y, 4.2% of budgetKirkland Arts Center: $62,000 over 6y, 1.3% of budgetChild Evangelism Fellowship Of Southern California Inc: $51,000 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetBROWNS VALLEY FAMILY CLUB: $51,000 over 5y, 5.6% of budgetSEATTLE OPERA: $50,500 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetOVERLAKE HOSPITAL FOUNDATION: $46,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetFRED HUTCHINSON CANCER RESEARCH CENTER: $40,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCulver Educational Foundation: $39,600 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetBLAINE COUNTY HUNGER COALITION INC: $39,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetUPLIFT NORTHWEST: $36,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetKEYSTONE HOSPICE: $34,500 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetCOMMUNITY ACTION OF NAPA VALLEY: $31,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetLOVE INC OF SOUTH BAY IN THE NAME OF CHRIST: $30,100 over 5y, 10% of budgetSammamish Bible Camp Association Inc: $30,000 over 6y, 0.5% of budgetHOUSE OF YAHWEH: $27,000 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetBEACON LIGHT MISSION: $17,000 over 4y, 1.4% of budgetAnimal Shelter League of Rohnert Park: $15,000 over 3y, 4.4% of budgetSun Valley Community School Inc: $15,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMercy Ships International: $15,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $15,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSpirit of America Worldwide: $15,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetJESUSONLINE MINISTRIES: $15,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetEASTSIDE HERITAGE CENTER: $11,500 over 6y, 3.9% of budgetCONGREGATIONS FOR THE HOMELESS: $11,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Diabetes Association: $11,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetMEDIC ONE FOUNDATION: $11,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetKELLER ISD EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC: $10,200 over 5y, 1.5% of budgetBELLEVUE COLLEGE FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetBELLEVUE ART MUSEUM: $9,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetHOPELINK: $8,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $7,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetOVERLAKE SERVICE LEAGUE: $7,500 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetBORDER ANGELS: $7,500 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetTHE ARIZONA ANIMAL WELFARE LEAGUE: $7,300 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetBLAINE COUNTY SENIORS COUNCIL INC THE SENIOR CONNECTION: $6,500 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetWASHINGTON POLICY CENTER: $6,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetPRATT FINE ARTS CENTER: $6,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetNorthwest Parkinsons Foundation: $6,000 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetWILD FISH CONSERVANCY: $6,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetCASCADE PUBLIC MEDIA: $5,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetBAINBRIDGE ISLAND MUSEUM OF ART: $5,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetTHE SOPHIA WAY: $5,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetSOWERS INTERNATIONAL: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetPACIFIC NORTHWEST BALLET ASSOCIATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPURNELL SCHOOL: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPALOS VERDES PERFORMING ARTS: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetTHE BELLEVUE POLICE FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

  • Who funds SAWTOOTH BOTANICAL GARDEN ↗
  • Who funds Kirkland Arts Center ↗
  • Who funds Child Evangelism Fellowship Of Southern California Inc ↗
  • Who funds BROWNS VALLEY FAMILY CLUB ↗
  • Who funds SEATTLE OPERA ↗
  • Who funds OVERLAKE HOSPITAL FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER RESEARCH CENTER ↗
  • Who funds Culver Educational Foundation ↗
  • Who funds BLAINE COUNTY HUNGER COALITION INC ↗
  • Who funds UPLIFT NORTHWEST ↗
  • Who funds KEYSTONE HOSPICE ↗
  • Who funds COMMUNITY ACTION OF NAPA VALLEY ↗
  • Who funds LOVE INC OF SOUTH BAY IN THE NAME OF CHRIST ↗
  • Who funds Sammamish Bible Camp Association Inc ↗
  • Who funds HOUSE OF YAHWEH ↗
  • Who funds BEACON LIGHT MISSION ↗
  • Who funds Animal Shelter League of Rohnert Park ↗
  • Who funds Sun Valley Community School Inc ↗
  • Who funds Mercy Ships International ↗
  • Who funds WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC ↗
  • Who funds Spirit of America Worldwide ↗
  • Who funds JESUSONLINE MINISTRIES ↗
  • Who funds EASTSIDE HERITAGE CENTER ↗
  • Who funds CONGREGATIONS FOR THE HOMELESS ↗
  • Who funds American Diabetes Association ↗
  • Who funds MEDIC ONE FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds KELLER ISD EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC ↗

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Seattle FoundationPuget Sound Energy Fo…The Norcliffe Foundat…Apex FoundationM J Murdock Charitabl…Wyman Youth TrustUnited Way of King Co…Bellevue Rotary Found…Lucky Seven FoundationArtsfundMoccasin Lake Foundat…Overlake Medical Cent…
Seattle FoundationWA48.1× affinity34 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Seattle Foundation · Puget Sound Energy Foundation · The Norcliffe Foundation · Apex Foundation · M J Murdock Charitable Trust · Wyman Youth Trust · United Way of King County · Bellevue Rotary Foundation · Lucky Seven Foundation · Artsfund · Moccasin Lake Foundation · Overlake Medical Center & Clinics

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Thurston Charitable Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Thurston Charitable Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%4%8%15%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 5%
  • Solve: 5% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
33report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 183 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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The endowment market
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The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
By state
where grant money is based, and what stays home