An official overview of The Stay Network’s nonprofit purpose, programs, public benefit, and tax status.

The Stay Network, Inc.

The Stay Network, Inc. is a Wisconsin nonprofit organization formed to develop and support charitable, educational, faith-based, and community-centered programs that encourage play, creativity, confidence, connection, belonging, and meaningful personal growth.

Our work is organized through mission-driven projects that serve children, families, teens, adults, churches, schools, libraries, nonprofit organizations, and other community partners. Each project has its own focus, but all are connected by the same broader purpose: helping people stay connected to positive, life-giving parts of life that support learning, relationships, faith, joy, identity, and community.

Public benefit

Making meaningful resources and support more accessible.

The Stay Network’s programs are designed to provide public benefit by making positive resources, activities, encouragement, creative materials, faith-based resources, digital tools, donated products, and fundraising support more accessible to children, families, schools, libraries, churches, ministries, shelters, youth groups, nonprofit organizations, and community partners.

Through its projects, The Stay Network seeks to support learning, creativity, healthy play, family connection, positive interests, faith-based encouragement, community involvement, and service to others. This includes helping children and families make room for age-appropriate play, helping older kids and teens stay connected to positive interests they enjoy, and helping churches, schools, libraries, shelters, youth groups, nonprofits, and community organizations access practical tools that support their own missions.

The Stay Network also works with mission-aligned partners so trusted local organizations can better serve the people and communities they reach. These partnerships may help expand access to product giveaways, program materials, faith-based activity resources, creative tools, youth activities, family resources, mission-focused fundraisers, and community-centered support.

The public benefit of The Stay Network’s work is not limited to the products or materials provided. The broader purpose is to encourage meaningful activity, connection, confidence, faith, creativity, belonging, service, and practical support in ways that are accessible and useful to the public.

Nonprofit Status & Use of Funds

The Stay Network, Inc.

The Stay Network, Inc. is a Wisconsin non-stock nonprofit corporation with no private owners or shareholders. We are preparing to apply for federal 501(c)(3) recognition. If recognition is granted, we expect tax-exempt status to be recognized retroactive to the organization’s date of formation, meaning donations made before approval may be tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. Until recognition is granted, donors should consult a tax professional.

Donations, fundraiser proceeds, sponsorships, grants, and other support may be used for nonprofit programs, product giveaways, program materials, digital tools, outreach, events, mission-aligned partner support, and reasonable operating needs. Funds and assets are used to support The Stay Network’s charitable, educational, faith-based, and community-centered purposes, and no part of the organization’s net earnings is intended or permitted to benefit any private individual.