Meet our borrowers
We lend to the Community and Voluntary Sector, Charitable Organisations and Not-for-Profit organisations that make a social return as well as a financial return.
Social Returns include:
- Housing for the homeless, low income, disabled and elderly
- A cleaner and safer invironment
- Jobs for the Long Term unemployed
- Provision of Healthcare, Education and Training
- Activities for Youth and Elderly
- Sports and Recreation
- Creating Community Spirit and encouraging Volunteerism
- Transport and accessibility for people with limited mobility
- Affordable Childcare
- Restoring and preserving Culture & Heritage
Examples:
1) Accessible Community Transport Southside in Ballyogan borrowed €15k from Clann Credo to help buy two new accessible minibuses.
2) Dublin Youth Theatre, Gardiner St borrowed €20k to help with production costs during their 30th commemoration year.
3) St Annes GAA club in Tallaght borrowed a €600k short term loan when they were building their new premises and were waiting to drawdown funding and a bank loan.
4) Kilnamanagh Family Recreation Centre borrowed €500k from Clann Credo to refurbish their recreation and community Centre in Tallaght.