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Brendan Toolin is a Partner at Grassi. He is responsible for planning and conducting audits and reviews of nonprofit organizations and preparing their information and tax returns. He has extensive experience with Single Audits under the Uniform Guidance and the Massachusetts Uniform Financial Report (UFR).

Brendan’s nonprofit experience includes working with organizations such as community action agencies, social service providers, professional membership organizations and their related foundations, land and conservation trusts and many other charitable organizations.

Brendan is also responsible for planning and conducting audits and reviews of small businesses and preparing tax returns for their owners and shareholders. During his career, he has worked with small businesses across industries such as advertising, insurance, retail, technology, real estate development and government contracting. Within Grassi’s Chelmsford office, Brendan is also responsible for training and developing the firm’s professional staff.

Before joining Grassi, Brendan worked at a Top 30 accounting firm in Massachusetts (Anstiss & Co., P.C.) for over 20 years. His diverse experience allows him to see a client’s complete financial picture and effectively and efficiently assist them in all aspects of their financial needs.

Brendan previously served as Treasurer and Chair of the Finance Committee for a local nonprofit arts organization for four years. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and the Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants (MassCPAs). He also participates in the MassCPAs’ Nonprofit Accounting and Auditing Community.

Brendan is a CPA and received his Bachelor of Arts in economics-accounting from the College of the Holy Cross.