Become a Sustaining Member of Austin Bat Cave!

It’s quick! It’s easy! It helps support writing and critical thinking skills and brings creative writing into the classroom and into students’ lives!

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Just $10 a month makes it possible for a student to enjoy free creative writing workshops and after-school, one-on-one homework assistance for a year.

When you make a contribution to Austin Bat Cave, you impact the education of hundreds of students in the greater Austin community. Your tax-deductible contribution will help ABC continue fulfilling its mission: bringing local artists and teachers together to offer free after-school tutoring, in-school support, and creative-writing workshops for students from every community in Austin.

All our programming is free for all students, parents, and teachers. Contributions—including financial donations, gifts in-kind or creative capital—are all welcome as a way to help ABC’s vision.

You can follow the link below to become a sustaining member, or you can write a check payable to Austin Bat Cave and mail it to Austin Bat Cave, PO Box 4762, Austin, TX, 78765.

And if you give, we will give back!

For just:

$10 a month, we will send you our newest anthology, Hand & Wing, hot off the presses every year!

$25 a month, you can receive an anthology and a The Story Department pint glass!

$50 a month, you can get the anthology, The Story Department pint glass, and VIP admission to our monthly Story Department series!

$100 a month, you will get all of the above plust a personalized poem written by us!

$200 a month, you will receive not just the above and a personalized poem, but VIP admission to special annual events every year!

$500 a month and we will send you the anthology, the pint glass, free passes to The Story Department, write you a personalized poem, and will place your name on a plaque on our Explorers Wall of Fame!

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Please note that Austin Bat Cave is a 501(c)3 non profit and your donation is tax-deductible and we will mail you a tax receipt after receiving your donation.

Thank you for your generous support of Austin Bat Cave.

I’m ready to become a Sustaining Member in support of Austin Bat Cave!

  • Office Supplies:

    • Stamps, envelopes, blank CDs and DVDs, printer paper, binder clips, pencils, journals, moleskin journals, pens, pencils

  • Kid Supplies:

    • Kids' magazines (educational/creative), composition books (hardcover preferred), trinkets for grab bags (writing prompts), arts & crafts supplies

  • Food items:

    • Healthy prepackaged snacks, juice boxes, water bottles, wine/beer and snacks for readings and benefits

  • Digital Supplies:

    • Projector, cameras, laptop, printer, scanner, copier, video camera

  • Book-binding Supplies:

    • Fastback binding machine, DIY book-binding supplies, letterpress services/access, etc.

  • Miscellaneous

    • artwork, auction items, picture frames
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    • Email us at donate@austinbatcave.org with questions.