Brosnan Joins Board of The DuPage Community Foundation
“I am truly honored to join the Board of this great organization,” said Brosnan. “I was introduced to the Foundation back in 2000, and have been following its growth in assets and grantmaking ever since. While I have been a silent partner of the organization for the past 13 years, I hope that my Board involvement will allow me to be a more active participant in the success of the organization. I thank the Board for the opportunity to serve.”
Brosnan is a founding member of Brennan & Brosnan, LLC, a Naperville-based accounting consulting firm which she established in 1994 with her business partner Margaret Brennan. Brosnan began her professional career in the tax department of Arthur Andersen & Co. and, in her more than 30 years as a practicing CPA, has continued to specialize in the area of taxation and entrepreneurial accounting.
Brosnan's experience includes tax planning, tax research and tax compliance in the business, individual, fiduciary and estate areas. She holds an undergraduate degree in accounting from the University of Notre Dame and a master's degree in taxation from DePaul University. She is currently a member of the Illinois Society of CPAs and the American Institute of CPAs AICPA).
Currently in her second term serving on the Grant Committee of The DuPage Community Foundation, Brosnan also serves as the treasurer of Naperville Elderly Homes, a not-for-profit organization serving the housing needs of the elderly in the Naperville community. She is a past treasurer of the Naperville Area Chamber of Commerce, a founding board member of the Naperville Area Chamber Political Action Committee and has served on various committees of the Chamber.
Brosnan resides in Naperville with her husband Pete. They have three adult children.
About The DuPage Community Foundation:
The DuPage Community Foundation seeks to raise the quality of life throughout DuPage County by fostering philanthropy, connecting donors to area needs and building community partnerships. Based on the American virtues of volunteerism and philanthropy, the Foundation fosters a legacy of support for the people of DuPage County by making grants to not-for-profit organizations working in the areas of arts and culture, education, environment, health, and human services. Since its inception, the Foundation has built its endowment to more than $50 million and awarded more than $17 million in grants to not-for-profit agencies serving the residents of DuPage County and beyond.
Established in 1986, The DuPage Community Foundation is a publicly-supported 501(c)(3) organization to which contributions are tax deductible. It was created to benefit the people of DuPage County and receives contributions and bequests into a permanent endowment from individuals, corporations, organizations and foundations wishing to make lasting contributions to the people of DuPage. The earnings on these funds are then used, in accordance with donor wishes, for the Foundation's grantmaking and community leadership activities.
For more information about the Foundation, or to arrange future media opportunities, please contact Joelyn Kott, marketing & communications officer, at (630) 665-5556, extension 19, or jkott@dcfdn.org.