Governance
How decisions are made
Gift acceptance is a governed decision, not a judgment call made by whoever answered the phone.
Separation of roles
The person who intakes a gift is not the person who approves it. Each review passes through defined roles, and every status change, note and document is recorded with the user and time attached.
Intake
Receives the review request, confirms ownership and contact details, and gathers the basic facts of the asset.
Reviewer
Works the substantive questions: condition, encumbrances, carrying cost, marketability and any operational obligations.
Legal and compliance
Examines title, authority to convey, regulatory matters, environmental findings and documentation adequacy.
Board administrator
Prepares the matter for the governing body, records its decision and issues written acceptance or declination.
System administrator
Maintains access controls, audit history and records retention across the review system.
Written acceptance
No gift is accepted verbally, by email confirmation of receipt, or by implication from a site visit. Acceptance exists only in a signed writing issued after governing-body review.
Conflicts of interest
Anyone with a personal or financial interest in a proposed gift discloses it and is removed from the decision. That includes relationships with brokers, buyers, lenders or service providers connected to the asset.
Independent professionals
Title, environmental, valuation and legal work is performed by qualified independent professionals. Mustard Farms does not perform appraisals and does not value a donor's deduction.
Records and audit history
Each review retains its documents, status history, correspondence log and decision record. Donors and their advisers may ask what stage a matter is in and who holds it.
Pending organizational disclosures
The incorporated legal name, EIN, tax-status statement, state charitable registrations, governing-body roster and donation-deductibility language are held as launch-blocking items and are not published until authorized documentation is supplied and entered by an administrator. Nothing on this site should be read as a representation about tax status or deductibility.
Mustard Farms does not provide legal, tax, appraisal or financial advice. Proposed gifts are subject to legal, financial, title, environmental, operational and governing-body review and written acceptance. Donors should consult independent advisers.