Share the Dough is a nonprofit organization that serves others and honors Christ by seeking to show His unconditional love by providing protection and care to vulnerable children and their families in our communities, in Panera employee families, and around the world.
Share the Dough’s giving is built around direct support for children, families, and community organizations, with recurring grants to food banks, rescue missions, children’s hospitals, and emergency-assistance programs. The largest grants in the recent record go to San Diego Rescue Mission, including $186,666 in 2024 and $183,666 in 2025 for program support, showing a clear relationship with place-based direct service work. Other sizable awards include $51,000 to Baking Memories 4 Kids in Valley Cottage, New York, and $45,000 to Hope the Mission in Mission Hills, California, both for program support. The foundation also funds health-related and child-focused services through groups such as Scripps Health Foundation in San Diego and La Jolla, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, and Rady Children’s Hospital. Its program list points to support for vulnerable children, families, and employee communities, along with food recovery and holiday assistance. The recent grants profile suggests a funder that favors practical, restricted support for organizations delivering essentials, services, and relief in local communities.
Children and family services are central to Share the Dough’s grantmaking. In 2024, it gave $186,666 to San Diego Rescue Mission for program support, and in 2025 it made another $183,666 grant to the same organization. Food insecurity is another visible theme. The foundation awarded $23,000 to Food Bank of The Rockies in Denver and $20,000 to Care and Share Food Bank in Colorado Springs, both for program support. Health and medical support also appears in the record. Share the Dough gave $39,000 to Scripps Health Foundation in San Diego and $20,000 to Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, each for program support. It also supported Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego with a $20,000 grant. The foundation’s mix of grants aligns with direct service, emergency assistance, and community-based care rather than a single narrow issue area.
Share the Dough’s typical grant size is fixed at $20,000 at the 25th percentile, median, and 75th percentile, even though the recent record also includes much larger awards. The pattern points to a small number of repeated program-support grants alongside a wider set of one-off grants. Some recipients appear across multiple years, including San Diego Rescue Mission, Baking Memories 4 Kids, Scripps Health Foundation, and the Panera Bread Foundation. The foundation is a nonprofit grantmaker, not a fund that gives to individuals, and it does not make program-related investments. Its active programs show a mix of restricted funding, direct service support, and in-kind food donations, with a separate educational scholarship program that accepts unsolicited applications.
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Most grants fall between $20K and $20K, with a median of $20K.
25th Percentile
$20K
Median
$20K
75th Percentile
$20K
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Share the Dough gives entirely within the United States, and 41% of its grants go to recipients in California, though its top state by grant count is Michigan. Recent awards also reach Colorado, New York, North Carolina, Minnesota, and Oregon. Named recipient cities include San Diego, Los Angeles, La Jolla, Mission Hills, Tustin, Grand Rapids, Muskegon, Denver, Colorado Springs, Aurora, Louisville, Saint Paul, Charlotte, Portland, and Valley Cottage. The geography reflects a regional, community-level pattern rather than a national or international one.
It funds community organizations serving children and families, food-security groups, hospitals, rescue missions, and emergency-assistance programs. Recent grants include support for San Diego Rescue Mission, Food Bank of The Rockies, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, and Scripps Health Foundation.
The foundation’s grant-size distribution is very concentrated: the 25th percentile, median, and 75th percentile are all $20,000. The recent record also includes larger awards, such as $186,666 and $183,666 to San Diego Rescue Mission.
Yes. Several organizations appear in multiple years, including San Diego Rescue Mission, Baking Memories 4 Kids, Scripps Health Foundation, and the Panera Bread Foundation. That pattern suggests repeat support rather than purely one-time grants.
Its top state by grant count is Michigan, while 41% of grants go to recipients in California. Recent named recipient cities include San Diego, Grand Rapids, Muskegon, Denver, and Colorado Springs.
The educational scholarship program accepts unsolicited applications. The other active programs listed for community support, day-end food donations, employee emergency assistance, holiday assistance, and new baby support do not indicate unsolicited applications.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
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Who can apply: Organizations must be a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization or a tax-exempt church or school; distribute donations only to the ill, needy, or underprivileged infants/children; and pick up and distribute unsold items on a weekly and continuous basis throughout the year.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAN DIEGO RESCUE MISSION | SAN DIEGO, CA | $183,666 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| BAKING MEMORIES 4 KIDS | VALLEY COTTAGE, NY | $51,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| SAMARITAN'S PURSE | BOONE, NC | $32,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| SCRIPPS HEALTH FOUNDATION | LA JOLLA, CA | $26,750 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| CHALLENGED ATHLETES FOUNDATION | SAN DIEGO, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| SAFETY COMPASS | SILVERTON, OR | $20,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| PORTLAND RESCUE MISSION | PORTLAND, OR | $20,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| HELEN DEVOS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL | GRAND RAPIDS, MI | $20,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| FOOD BANK OF THE ROCKIES | DENVER, CO | $20,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| PROJECT 127 | AURORA, CO | $20,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL COLORADO FOUNDATION | DENVER, CO | $20,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| KIDS FOOD BASKET | GRAND RAPIDS, MI | $20,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| COMMUNITY FOOD SHARE | LOUISVILLE, CO | $20,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| DENVER RESCUE MISSION | DENVER, CO | $20,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| CHILDREN'S CANCER ASSOCIATION | PORTLAND, OR | $20,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| KALAMAZOO LOAVES AND FISHES | KALAMAZOO, MI | $20,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| CARE AND SHARE FOOD BANK | COLORADO SPRINGS, CO | $20,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| OHSU FOUNDATION | PORTLAND, OR | $20,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| THE HAVEN OF REST MINISTRIES | BATTLE CREEK, MI | $20,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| ORANGE COUNTY RESCUE MISSION | TUSTIN, CA | $17,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| KIDS IN NEED FOUNDATION | ROSEVILLE, MN | $17,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| FOOD SHARE | OXNARD, CA | $17,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| GO CAMPAIGN | SANTA MONICA, CA | $17,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| HOPE THE MISSION | VAN NUYS CA, CA | $17,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL ORANGE COUNTY | ORANGE, CA | $17,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL | SAN DIEGO, CA | $17,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES | LOS ANGELES, CA | $17,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| YOUNG LIFE SOUTH BAY | SPRING VALLEY, CA | $17,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| BGEA | CHARLOTTE, NC | $17,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| LIFE NETWORK | COLORADO SPRINGS, CO | $15,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| FIRST IMAGE | PORTLAND, OR | $15,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| POSITIVE OPTIONS - LAKESHORE PREGNANCY CENTER | HOLLAND, MI | $15,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| OZARKS FOOD HARVEST | SPRINGFIELD, MO | $15,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| HOAG HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | NEWPORT BEACH, CA | $13,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| REGIONAL FOOD BANK OF OKLAHOMA | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $12,750 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| CONVOY OF HOPE | SPRINGFIELD, MO | $12,750 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| WOMEN AND CHILDRENS CENTER OF THE SIERRA | RENO, NV | $12,750 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| COLLEGE AREA PREGNANCY SERVICES | SAN DIEGO, CA | $12,750 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| LILYFIELD | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $12,750 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| GENERATE HOPE | SAN DIEGO, CA | $12,750 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| NORTHERN NEVADA CHILDREN'S CANCER FOUNDATION | RENO, NV | $12,750 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| HORIZON PREGNANCY CLINIC | HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA | $12,750 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| BIRTH CHOICE SAN MARCOS | SAN MARCOS, CA | $12,750 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| NORTHRIDGE HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | RESEDA, CA | $11,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| OPEN ROAD GLOBAL | CARLSBAD, CA | $10,591 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| AVENUES PREGNANCY CLINIC | GLENDALE, CA | $8,500 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| TEAM HOYT SAN DIEGO | SAN DIEGO, CA | $8,500 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| SD Rescue Mission | San Diego, CA | $186,666 | 2024 | Program Support |
| Panera Bread Foundation | St Louis, MO | $50,000 | 2024 | Program Support |
| Baking Memories 4 Kids | Valley Cottage, NY | $45,000 | 2024 | Program Support |
BAKING MEMORIES 4 KIDS
$51,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
SAFETY COMPASS
PROGRAM SUPPORT
PORTLAND RESCUE MISSION
$20,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
PROJECT 127
$20,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
KIDS FOOD BASKET
$20,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
OHSU FOUNDATION
$20,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
THE HAVEN OF REST MINISTRIES
$20,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
BGEA
$17,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
POSITIVE OPTIONS - LAKESHORE PREGNANCY CENTER
$15,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
CONVOY OF HOPE
$12,750PROGRAM SUPPORT
HORIZON PREGNANCY CLINIC
$12,750PROGRAM SUPPORT
BIRTH CHOICE SAN MARCOS
$12,750PROGRAM SUPPORT
OPEN ROAD GLOBAL
$10,591PROGRAM SUPPORT
AVENUES PREGNANCY CLINIC
$8,500PROGRAM SUPPORT
TEAM HOYT SAN DIEGO
$8,500PROGRAM SUPPORT
Panera Bread Foundation
$50,000Program Support
Baking Memories 4 Kids
$45,000Program Support
