The New Hampshire Community Loan Fund turns investments into loans and education to create opportunity and transform lives across New Hampshire. With its many partners, it provides the financing and support people need to have affordable housing, quality jobs and child care, and to become financially independent.
The Community Loan Fund lends when and where others will not. It was founded on two beliefs: that many people with low incomes can become more self-sufficient if they have access to fair sources of credit, and that people and organizations will invest in providing opportunity for their neighbors – when they trust that their money is used wisely, responsibly and for maximum impact.
Since 1983, the Community Loan Fund has loaned more than $140 million to thousands of New Hampshire individuals, organizations and employers. More than $10 million in loans have come to Manchester, to help Noah’s Ark Child Care Center provide quality early education, help Families in Transition create dozens of apartments for homeless (or at risk of becoming homeless) people and families, to help Neighborworks Greater Manchester create affordable housing, and to help numerous entrepreneurs launch their small businesses.
Part of what makes the Community Loan Fund a unique nonprofit is that you can support its work not only by making a tax-deductible contribution, but also by actually investing your money there. Investments in the Community Loan Fund earn a fixed-rate return of up to 5 percent (depending on the length of the investment), and you have the satisfaction of knowing that every dollar helps people and families not just in Manchester, but across New Hampshire.
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