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The Vermont Community Loan Fund is located in the heart of historic downtown Montpelier. For more information on our loan programs, or to learn how you can make an investment, please contact us.

We were using a small-scale system, so you had to remove each bag and heat-seal it.  We found a bagger, but it was a ton of money for us.  We weren't large and banks weren't interested in helping us. VCLF approved our loan and we were able to buy it.  It solidified our place in the market. 

Francie Caccavo
Olivia's Croutons

 

Investor Profiles

The Reverend Sister Laurian Seeber

It is extremely important that my money not do things that I'm morally unwilling to do myself. Continue Reading

Sister Laurian Seeber 2010

Judy Geer, Co-Owner
Concept2, Inc.

I really like what the Vermont Community Loan Fund does - it is vital to Vermonters to have funding resources available, especially for child care," said Judy Geer, co-owner of Concept2, Inc. in Morrisville. Continue Reading

Judy Geer

Vermont Energy Investment Corporation

While the Vermont Energy Investment Corporation (VEIC) has helped make Vermont a leader in the reduction of electricity usage throughout the country, the VEIC also oversees the program known as Efficiency Vermont (EVT). Continue Reading

 
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Lilla Mclane-Bradley

The Vermont Community Loan Fund has many long-time supporters.  And then there’s Lilla McLane-Bradley, who has invested in VCLF from the very beginning.  Lilla is VCLF’s second-ever investor, and her investment made in 1988 is still working for Vermont today. Continue Reading

Ezekiel "Zeke" Goodband, Dummerston

"Buy Local" is a philosophy most Vermonters live by when we choose to spend our hard-earned dollars here at home, to buy products and services made, produced or sold in Vermont. Buying locally supports our neighbors, our community and our state. It strengthens our local economy and enhances social and economic connections within the community. Many of the Loan Fund's investors apply that same principle when they choose to invest with us. Continue Reading

Dismas of Vermont

An evening meal together, casual conversation, and a supportive home are things that manypeople take for granted. At the Dismas houses, these simple acts help to ease the difficult transition from prison to the community.

With an unwavering commitment to the power of community relationships, it is only natural that the Rutland Dismas House extends its support to other Vermont communities through an investment at VCLF. Continue Reading

Edith Fisher Hunter, VPR Commentator

It could only have been a matter of time before Edith Fisher Hunter and the Vermont Community Loan Fund found each other.

Edith Hunter is all about “local,” which in her case means, specifically, Weathersfield Center. She speaks on local history at the Weathersfield Historical Society, and serves the society as its genealogist.

With these values, Edith Hunter was ripe to become a VLCF investor. Continue Reading

State of Vermont

Socially responsible investing with the Vermont Community Loan Fund is an effective way to support Vermonters and their communities.  We are fortunate to have so many investors that share our story with others and in turn, help generate more lending capital. You may have heard Vermont State Treasurer Jeb Spaulding mention VCLF on the November 18th, 2003 edition of Switchboard on Vermont Public Radio. Continue Reading

 

 

Rick Winston & Andrea Serota

Not only are VCLF borrowers in your own community, but our investors and contributors are, too.  Often right around the corner from projects their investments helped finance are individuals, businesses, and organizations that are committed to helping their fellow Vermonters.

An example are Rick Winston and Andrea Serota of Adamant. Owners of the Savoy Theater and Downstairs Video in Montpelier, Rick and Andrea know the importance of community support. Continue Reading

New Chapter in Libraries' Investments

When it comes to carefully stewarding their important funds, at least two Vermont public libraries are ‘on the same page’ as to what makes for a sound investment. Recently, both the Greensboro Free Library and the Whiting Library in Chester became investors with VCLF.

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