In keeping with our tradition, there is no charge for anything at Sarasota Forest Monastery. The monks and lay supporters provide everything at the monastery in the spirit of generosity. If you are interested in helping the monastery, please see below for some options on how you can contribute.

Meal Offering

Every day from 7 AM – 8 AM, the monks take part in the ancient Buddhist tradition of going for alms round in the Englewood area. Their meals each day consist of the food they receive on their alms round and those that lay supporters offer at the monastery at 10:30 AM. If you haven’t been to Sarasota Forest Monastery yet and wish to know more details about offering food to the monks, either during his alms round or at the monastery, you can call us at (941) 914-7504 (Chailai Brune) or email us at sarasotaforestmonastery@gmail.com

Volunteer

Lending a hand at the monastery is always welcome and greatly appreciated, such as helping out with the various maintenance work, weeding the gardens, watering and fertilizing the many fruit trees, clearing the paths in the forested land, etc. If you have additional skills or relevant experiences you wish to offer (e.g., construction / carpentry / website development), please reach out and let us know.

Donations

If you are interested in helping to support the monastery financially, here are ways you can contribute.

Online donations

If you wish to donate directly from your bank using Zelle, you may direct the funds to Sarasota Forest Monastery by using the email address treasurer@sarasotaforestmonastery.org

If you wish to donate directly from your bank using PayPal, you may direct the funds to Sarasota Forest Monastery by using the email address sarasotaforestmonastery@gmail.com

We will send you a donation receipt if you include your email or mailing address in the memo field on your online donation.

Donations by Check or Money Order

You can make your donations by Check or Money Order that is made payable to Sarasota Forest Monastery (520 Lewis Street, Englewood, FL 34223).

Sarasota Forest Monastery is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and all donations are tax-deductible.