Hebrew Free Loan Society of Greater Philadelphia is proud to provide interest-free loans to Jewish individuals and to individuals serving the local Jewish community, in Philadelphia and its neighboring Pennsylvania and New Jersey Counties. Together, we are all forging a path toward even greater impact.
Are you inspired by the stories below? Please consider supporting our mission to enable us to create even more interest-free loans for our community!
2024 Highlights
With the support of more than 220 generous funders, Hebrew Free Loan has accomplished some incredible things this year!
- Launched the Shalom Bayit Fund with the support of Women of Vision
- Maintained a 100% repayment rate throughout the year
- Closed more loans and lent more money than any other year before. We made this same statement last year and it is true once again!
- Celebrated our 40th Anniversary by honoring nine of our outstanding volunteers who have committed at least 15 years of service to HFL
We lent $553,400 to 77 households and 5 businesses this year:
People We’ve Helped
Hebrew Free Loan Society offers a hand up to members of the Jewish community. (All names have been changed to protect the privacy of our borrowers.)
“I can’t express my gratitude to you for working with me and saying ‘yes’ while everyone else said ‘no.’”
“Without you, we may not be where we are today. I will ALWAYS be grateful to you.”
“(My loan) helped keep me on my feet and not have to close down a business I worked so hard to build.”
“It’s an amazing service. Having a little breathing room makes all aspects of life just a little bit better. I believe it also really helps the community and the local economy. Thank you!”
Businesses We’ve Helped
Learn more about the businesses we’ve supported here.