Coronavirus Relief Loans In Bellevue: Where PPP Money Went

BELLEVUE, WA — Nearly 16,000 Washington businesses and non-profits have received loans from the Paycheck Protection Program, or PPP, to help pay their employees during the coronavirus pandemic.

PPP loans were established as part of the federal government's CARES act, and are similar to grants: they will be forgiven as long as businesses keep its employees on their payroll, without cutting their pay. However, the money does not necessarily have to go directly to employees as long as the business keeps paying them, it can also be used to pay interest on mortgages, rent, and utilities.

On Monday, the U.S. Small Business Administration released data showing that nearly 5 million businesses have received PPP loans totaling over $521,000,000,000. The U.S. Treasury says that money has supported 51.1 million jobs, as much as 84 percent of America's small business employees.

Here's an interactive map that shows many of the businesses that received PPP loans valued above $150,000 in Bellevue:

Here are a few local businesses who received PPP funds:

PPP between $150K - $350K

1. Dough Zone Dumpling House
2. Bellevue Art Museum
3. All That Dance

PPP between $350K - $1 million

1. Marine Fishing International
2. El Gaucho Bellevue
3. Boys & Girls Clubs of Bellvue

PPP between $1 million - $2 million

1. Overlake Internal Medicine Associates
2. Chevrolet Cadillac of Bellevue
3. BSquare Corporation

PPP between $2 million - $5 million

1. Schwartz Brothers Restaurants
2. Lifecenter Northwest
3. Bellevue Christian School

PPP between $5 million - $10 million

1. MOD Super Fast Pizza
2. Pineapple Hospitality Company
3. Star Protection Agency

Here is a complete list of all Washington businesses who have received PPP loans over $150,000. Tens of thousands more businesses received loans under $150,000.

Learn more about PPP loans at the SBA's website here.