Summerland

Summerland

Summerland Monastery, Inc.

Malacatos, Loja, Ecuador

Environment & ClimateEducationCommunity developmentReligion & FaithTax-deductible donations
Faith-based organisationFounded 1992International reach
Profile last updated: August 12, 2026

About

Founded in 1992, Summerland is a faith-based organisation based in Malacatos, Loja, Ecuador working on environment & climate, education, community development +1 more.

Summerland Monastery, Inc. is a U.S. 501(c)(3) non-profit religious order established in 1992. It works to publicly advocate for environmental protection and to teach people how to protect natural resources, using mentoring, permaculture, eco-living education and art. Its volunteers have run community projects in Cajones, Guanajuato, Mexico, including a school and a community center, and it operates from a rental farm near Malacatos, Loja, Ecuador. Fiber art and paintings made by its volunteer artists are sold through its website to fund the work. Donations are U.S. tax-deductible.

Location

Malacatos, Loja, Ecuador

Founded

1992

Organisation type

Faith-based organisation

Legal form

501(c)(3)

Legal name

Summerland Monastery, Inc.

Focus areas

environmental educationpermaculturedeep ecologyeco-livingfiber artreligious orderrural education

Languages

ENES

Causes & programmes

Causes

Environment & ClimateEducationCommunity developmentReligion & Faith

Works for

ChildrenYouthCommunitiesPeople in poverty

How they work

Awareness & educationAdvocacy & campaigningCommunity programmesVolunteer programmes

Programmes

Cajones rural school

Education · Mexico

A school in the rural community of Cajones, Guanajuato, set up by Summerland volunteers in a former building to help rural children continue into high school, with parents also learning career skills on site.

Cajones Community Center

Community development · Mexico

A community center in Cajones, Guanajuato, Mexico, built by Summerland volunteers.

Countries of operation

MexicoEcuadorUnited States

Funding & support

Funded by

Individual donationsEarned income

Ways to support

DonateShopVolunteer

Trust

Tax-deductible donations

Credentials & affiliations

Partnerships

Resplandor International

Other non-profits in Ecuador

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