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Request a Barrel
If you or your organization/company would like to host a toy drive and promote the donation opportunity, fill out the form below to contact us. The barrel(s) will be dropped off and picked up by our staff.
Brown Santa's needs
We are always in need of canned goods and non-perishable items for food boxes, as well as toys.
New and unwrapped toys and puzzles are requested for kids ages 0-14. Toys are especially needed for the 8-14 age range.
Infants - 0 to 2
- Baby items/toys
- Blankets
- Rattles
- Handheld sensory toys
- Building blocks
- Musical toys
Children - 3 to 9
- Balls (football, soccer, basketball, etc.)
- Dolls
- Toy trucks and cars
- Lego sets, model kits
- Arts and crafts
Children - 10 to 14
- Hand-held games for teens
- Wallets, purses, backpacks, etc.
- Jewelry (watches, earrings, etc.)
- Hair dryers, curling irons, flat irons, etc.
- Arts nad crafts
Financial Donations
Brown Santa is a nonprofit, charitable organization as defined by IRS 501(c)(3). Your contributions are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. Donation receipts are available upon request. They will mailed out in January 2024.
Travis County Brown Santa depends on the generosity of individuals, groups, and businesses in the community like YOU to provide items for our fellow citizens who are less fortunate. Since 1981, Brown Santa has helped thousands of children and families that live inside Travis County, with more than half of those being children.
Brown Santa aims to raise $50,000 in donations, which is the minimum to cover the cost of the food and toys.
If you currently have an account or would like to open an account with Travis County Credit Union, please see one of their reprentatives on how you can donate to us through the "Community" debit card program.
Checks can be mailed to TC Brown Santa:
P.O. Box 207 Austin, TX 78767
Public Donation Sites
NORTH
- Spinner's Bar and Grill – 14106 N IH 35 Ste. A, Austin, TX 78725
- Raggedy Ann's Bar and Grill – 2113 W. Wells Branch Pkwy., Austin, TX 78728
- ABC Supply – 901 E. St. Johns, Austin, TX 78752
- Century Communities – 483 Josey Wales Dr., Jarrell, TX 76537
- Century Communities - Austin Division – 2427 Ekvall Dr., Round Rock, TX 78665
- Airrosti Rehab – 2901 North Shields Dr., #200, Austin, TX 78727
- NYOS Charter School (Secondary Campus) – NYOS Charter School, 12333 N. Lamar Blvd., Austin, TX 78753
- Capitol Credit Union – 11920 Alterra Pkwy., Ste. 136, Austin, TX 78758
- Aventine at the Rose Assisted Living and Memory Care – 7230 Wyoming Springs Dr., Round Rock, TX 78681
- Pflugerville ISD – 1401 W. Pecan St., Pflugerville, TX 78660
- Balcones Family Dental – 9000 Anderson Mill Rd., Austin, TX 78729
- ARCO/Murray Design Build – 3520 Executive Center Dr., Suite 100, Austin, TX 78731
- Starbucks – 3637 Far West Blvd., Austin, TX 78731
- Starbucks – 2505 Parmer Lane, Austin, TX 78727
- Starbucks – 1700 Parmer Lane, Austin, TX 78727
- Starbucks – 3317 Northland Dr., Austin, TX 78731
- Starbucks – 9722 Great Hills Trail, Austin, TX 78759
- Starbucks – 10900 Research Blvd., Austin TX, 78759
- Starbucks – 10900 Research Blvd., Austin, TX 78759
- KB Home – 10800 Pecan Park, Ste. 200, Austin, TX 78750
- Rotary Club of Austin NorthxNorthwest – 9041 Research Blvd., Ste. #100, Austin, TX 78759
- Wells Branch MUD – 3000 Shoreline Dr., Austin, TX, 78728
- Longhorn Village – 12501 Longhorn Pkwy., Austin, TX 78732
- Rick's Cleaners - 3411 N. Lamar Blvd., Austin, TX 78705
SOUTH
- PS Property Management Company – 8701 Menchaca, Ste. 203, Austin, TX 78748
- SoLa CrossFit – 2119 Goodrich Ave., Austin, TX 78704
- Howdy Honda – 5519 E. Ben White Blvd., Austin, TX 78741
- Ready Refresh – 3915 Caven Rd., Ste. B, Austin, TX 78744
- Century Communities – 6715 Smarty Jones Lane, Buda, TX 78610
- Century Communities – 8302 Haflinger Dr., Austin, TX 78747
- Austin FCU – 1900 Woodward St., Austin, TX 78741
- Lexington Hills Apartments – 2430 Cromwell Circle, Austin, TX 78741
- Golden Soul Salon – 300 S. Lamar Blvd., Ste. M, Austin, TX 78704
- Village Homes – 17325 Camino Real, Mustang Ridge, TX 78616
- City of Sunset Valley – 3205 Jones Rd., Sunset Valley, TX 78745
- Crestview RV – 15700 S IH 35, Buda, TX 78610
- Rick's Cleaners - 600 W. William Cannon, Ste. 204, Austin TX 78745
- Rick's Cleaners - 8400 Brodie Ln., Austin, TX 78745
- Rick's Cleaners - 2612 S. Lamar Blvd., Austin, TX 78704
EAST
- Travis County ESD #12 – 11200 Gregg Lane, Manor, TX 78653
- Ojeda Middle School – 4900 McKinney Falls Pkwy., Austin, TX 78617
- The Paper + Craft Pantry – 1023 Springdale Rd., 6A, Austin, TX 78721
- Century Communities – 210 Tolo Dr., Elgin, TX 78621
- Our Lady's Maronite Catholic Church – 1320 E. 51st St., Austin, TX 78723
- Manor Police Department – 402 W. Parsons St., Manor, TX 78653
- Covert Hutto – 1200B Hwy. 79 E., Hutto, TX 78634
WEST
- Central Health - Southeast Health & Wellness Center – 2901 Montopolis Dr., Austin, TX 78741
- Crestview RV – 15700 S. IH 35, Buda, TX 78610
- Canyon Grille at Rough Hollow – 103 Yacht Club Cove, Lakeway, TX 78734
- Elite Wellness Chiropractic – 12101 Bee Cave Rd., Ste. 5B, Bee Cave, TX 78738
- Angel's Icehouse – 21815 State Hwy. 71, Spicewood, TX 78669
- Security State Bank & Trust – 3610 Pace Bend Rd. S., Spicewood, TX 78669
- McCoy's Building Supply – 23400 State Hwy. 71, Spicewood, TX 78669
- The Lighthouse Restaurant & Lounge – 513 Sleat Dr., Briarcliff, TX 78669
- Pedernales Fire Department Station #803 – 311 Paleface Ranch Rd., Spicewood, TX 78669
- Pedernales Fire Department Station #802 – 21311 State Hwy. 71, Spicewood, TX 78669
- Pedernales Fire Dept. Sation #801 – 801 Bee Creek Rd, Spicewood, TX 78669
- Lakeway Marina – 103 Lakeway Dr., Austin, TX 78734
- Sail and Ski Yacht Club – 16406 Stewart Rd., Lakeway, TX 78734
- Hurst Harbor Marina – 16405 Clara Van St., Austin, TX 78734
- Crosswater Yacht Club & Marina – 1505 Hurst Creek Rd., Austin, TX 78734
- Captain Pete's Marina – 18200 Lakepoint Cove, Point Venture, TX 78745
- Rough Hollow Yacht Club & Marina – 105 Yacht Club Cv., Lakeway, TX 78734
- Covert Bee Cave – 16501 Sweetwater Village Dr., Bee Cave, TX 78738
- Frontyard Brewing – 4514 Bob Wire Rd., Spicewood, TX 78669
- The Verandah – 8600 N. FM 620, Austin, TX 78726
- The Oasis – 6550 Comanche Trail, Austin, TX 78732
- Four Points Family Chiropractic – 10815 RR 2222 Bldg. 3C-100, Austin, TX 78730
CENTRAL
- Community Recreation PARD – 2874 Shoal Crest, Austin, TX 78705
- Capital Area Private Defender Service – 910 Lavaca St., Austin, TX 78701
- Lamar Senior Activity Center – 2874 Shoal Crest Ave., Austin, TX 78705
- Geosyntec Consultants Inc. – 8217 Shoal Creek Blvd., Bldg. II Ste. 200, Austin, TX 78757
- Travis County TNR – 700 Lavaca Ste. 540, Austin, TX 78701
- Edge Realty Partners – 623 W. 38th St., Austin, TX 78705
- Starbucks – 2900 West Anderson Lane, Austin, TX 78757
- Starbucks – 2727 Exposition Blvd., Austin, TX 78703
- McGray & McGray Land Surveyors Inc. – 3301 Hancock Dr., Ste. 6, Austin, TX 78731
- Out of the Past Collectables - 5341 Burnet Rd, Austin, TX 78756