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Mighty-O Donuts

Logo: Unknown, but assumed to have been produced for Mighty-O Donuts, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

American café chain

Mighty-O Donuts is a chain of donut cafe restaurants and a donut wholesaler in Seattle, Washington, founded in 2000. Their donuts and toppings are made in Seattle from scratch using organic, 100% Plant-Based NON-GMO ingredients. The product contains no artificial colors, no dyes, no additives, and no preservatives.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2000Founded1

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Mighty-O Donuts is a chain of donut cafe restaurants and a donut wholesaler in Seattle, Washington, founded in 2000. Their donuts and toppings are made in Seattle from scratch using organic, 100% Plant-Based NON-GMO ingredients. The product contains no artificial colors, no dyes, no additives, and no preservatives. The chain bakes and sells donuts at four locations in the area. Mighty-O sells various to-go coffee items, coffee bean blends, and merchandise (such as mugs, hoodies, etc).2

The story

The company was founded in May 2000 at a street fair in the University District of Seattle, Washington, by Ryan Kellner. Before opening up their first store front, Mighty-O Donuts began as a vendor at local Seattle street fairs and farmers markets, and sold their first donut at the University District Street Fair in 2000. In 2001, the company set up their first kitchen and began making wholesale donut deliveries in the Seattle area. Mighty-O was founded based on the core values of providing the community with organic, non-GMO, vegan, affordable, and sustainable donuts.

From Wikipedia’s article on Mighty-O Donuts, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Products and brands

As of January 2025, Mighty-O Donuts has four locations in the greater Seattle area. The first cafe is located in the Keystone Building in Tangletown, part of Seattle's Wallingford neighborhood, and was opened in 2003. Locations in Ballard and Capitol Hill were added in 2015. There is also a location in Green Lake. The most recent location was opened in 2018 and is located on 2nd & Madison in Seattle. Mighty-O gives tours of their facilities to the public, which range from tours booked by schools to family tours. The company is in the works of replacing a parking spot with a park-let in front of their Ballard location.

From Wikipedia’s article on Mighty-O Donuts, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Timeline

  1. 2000Founded Founded in Seattle1

Funding

Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.

Money received by year$458.6K 2021–2021
Money received by yearMoney received by year, 2021–2021: $458.6K in all. PPP loans $458.6K.$0$200K$400K$600K2021 · PPP loans: $458.6K2021
Figures by year
YearPPP loansTotal
2021$458.6K$458.6K

PPP loans

Paycheck Protection Program loans of $150,000 and up, approved April 2020 to July 2021, from the SBA5. Matched to this company by name and state.

  1. Feb 22, 2021$458.6K PPP loan (second draw) from Umpqua Bank5To MIGHTY-O DONUTS, Seattle WA; $460.5K forgiven Aug 2, 2021

Sources

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