Mission
Plant a Seed. Grow Freedom.
Mustard Farms reviews substantial asset gifts that may create resources for approved Commissary Grant programs.
The idea
A mustard seed is the smallest thing in the story and the largest thing in the field. The same is true of the assets people hold: a quarter section nobody farms, a camp nobody can staff, a truck in a barn. On its own it is a cost. Reviewed carefully and stewarded well, it can become something that shelters other people.
What we do
We review proposed gifts of farms, ranches, camps, vehicles, aircraft, houses, commercial buildings, businesses, church property, hotels and other substantial assets. Accepted gifts may be retained for approved charitable use or responsibly disposed of. Approved resources may support CommissaryGrant.com programs involving commissary assistance, books, education, family connection and reentry.
Who we serve
Two groups at once. Donors and their advisers, who deserve a straight answer about whether a gift is workable. And people who are incarcerated or returning home, along with the families holding things together in the meantime — for whom small, practical support at the right moment changes the shape of a year.
The discipline behind it
Charitable intent does not make every gift a good gift. Property carrying debt, liability or costs beyond what an organization can responsibly hold helps no one. So the mission includes the willingness to decline — clearly, respectfully and without wasting a donor's months.
Language we avoid
We do not use guilt, fear or distress to motivate a gift, and we do not describe the people our programs serve through the imagery of confinement. Dignity is not a style choice here; it is part of the work.