Thank you for your interest in donating items to Nicklaus Children's! We are overwhelmed by the generosity of our community this year and will be pausing toy donation acceptance as of Friday, December 20th. We will begin accepting physical item donations again in January. In the meantime, we encourage you to donate to our
Virtual Toy Drive. If you have any questions, please email us at
ToyDrive@Nicklaushealth.org with any questions.
Learn more about
donating items to Nicklaus Childrens, including
toys or
artwork. Tell us more about the item(s) you'd like to donate using the form below and someone from our team will get in touch with you shortly.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I donate gently used items or stuffed animals?
No, due to infection control we are only able to provide our patients with new items in their original packaging.
Can I donate books?
Yes. Since we are not able to disinfect books, patients keep the books they take from our libraries. We are always in need of new, age appropriate books. Due to their preservation, hard covered books are preferred.
How can a student group give back to the hospital?
Student groups can team up with our Children and Family Experience Team to create Spread Joy activity bags to distribute to our patients, for more information please email
toydrive@nicklaushealth.org, or set up a
peer-to-peer fundraising page to directly impact our patients and families.
Can I donate knitted items?
At the moment we are only able to accept knitted octopuses for our NICU babies. You can find an example
here.
Can someone pick up my donation?
Due to transportation limitations we are unable to pick up donations.
Can I deliver my donation to the children?
Due to patient confidentiality and infection control, donors are not able to deliver gifts to our patients and we are not able to provide pictures once a donation is received.
In-Kind Donation Form
If you prefer to support our patients through a financial contribution, make an online donation today!