We at the Stark Agency are deeply committed to the Madison community and surrounding areas. We regularly participate in annual charitable fund raising events for a variety of worthy causes including the March of Dimes, Madison Area Down Syndrome Society, Middleton Outreach Ministry, Rainbow Project, The Exchange Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse, The American Cancer Society, The Alzheimer’s Association, Literacy Network, Relay for Life, and UW Athletics (Crazylegs Classic).

Members of our management team serve on the boards of the following organizations: Financial Crimes Investigators Group, Wisconsin Collectors Association, Association for Women in Communications, and Middleton Outreach Ministry, as well as national-level committee assignments for American Collectors Association and Association for Women in Communication. In addition, members of our staff donate their time to several other area groups including Habitat for Humanity, Dane County Humane Society, Toys for Teens, the VFW, 100 Black Men of Madison, various political campaigns and local neighborhood groups, helping children with special needs, and several programs for the arts.

Middleton Outreach Ministry (MOM) is one charitable group that is especially important to The Stark Agency. Our association with MOM began in 2005 when our staff “adopted” a family through MOM for the Christmas season, providing gifts to a family in financial need. This tradition has continued in our office as we have adopted larger families in more recent years. Our staff also regularly holds non-perishable food drives to help stock MOM’s food pantry, including a food drive to benefit MOM held in conjunction with our company’s 60th anniversary celebration in 2008. We also annually raise money for Thanksgiving baskets for MOM families.

In addition, we participate in annual events designed to help the ACA Education Foundation initiative of increasing and improving financial literacy. The money we raise comes back to the State of Wisconsin in the form of free educational brochures and services that help residents in our area develop the skills needed to successfully manage their personal finances.