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From 1971 to 1982, the Bush Foundation helped agencies expand their workshop capacity to help developmentally disabled adults become more self-sufficient. The majority of the grants were for capital projects (vs. programming projects), which enabled the organizations to buy equipment or increase building size.
Summary of Giving
From 1971 to 1982, the Foundation awarded 29 grants amounting to more than $2.2 million in support of sheltered workshops for developmentally disabled adults.
See Complete List of Grants for Sheltered Workshops for Developmentally Disabled Adults (1971 - 1982) (PDF)
After 1982, selective grants were still made to what could be defined as sheltered workshops, albeit ones with a large reach. These included five additional grants to Minnesota Diversified Industries from 1986 to 2001 totaling $900,000 for a variety of capital projects for their facilities state-wide.
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Creation of a Revolving Loan Fund -
In 1982, a $300,000 grant to the Courage Center funded the creation of the Bush Rehabilitation Loan Fund for sheltered workshops in Minnesota. This revolving fund provided loans to organizations seeking to support the needs of developmentally disabled adults. The fund ran for approximately 20 years before the Courage Center closed it. |
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