First UP
Donations deductibleFirst UP's network
17 people6 organisationsi17 people and 6 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (17). Violet dotted lines (6) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
17 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 14 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 17 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antonia Singleton | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Brian Miner | Company secretary | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Cherie Crosby-Weeks | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| DEB Green | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Donald Wargo | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Jaime Lokoff | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Jill Michal | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Joan McCarthy | Director (Until 10/2022) | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Joshua Nieves-Nazario | Director (Until 10/2022) | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Kevin Cafferky | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Maddy Rovinsky | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Michael Cianchetta | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Michelle Taglialetela | President | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Robyn Younger | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Sarah Glasheen | Director (Until 10/2022) | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Steven Rossman | Treasurer | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Terrell Grier | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Carol Austin | Executive Director | since 2019 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carol Austin | Executive Director | 40 | $150k | $19k | |
| Michelle Taglialetela | President | 2.5 | $0 | ||
| Megan Cribbs | Secretary | 2.5 | $0 | ||
| Michael Cianchetta | Treasurer | 2.5 | $0 | ||
| Brian Miner | Director | 2.5 | $0 | ||
| Kevin Cafferky | Director | 2.5 | $0 | ||
| Jaime Lokoff | Director | 2.5 | $0 | ||
| Cherie Crosby-Weeks | Director | 2.5 | $0 | ||
| Terrell Grier | Director | 2.5 | $0 | ||
| Maddy Rovinsky | Director | 2.5 | $0 | ||
| Donald Wargo | Director | 2.5 | $0 | ||
| Robyn Younger | Director | 2.5 | $0 | ||
| Richard Marks | Director | 2.5 | $0 | ||
| Zakiyyah Boone | Director | 2.5 | $0 | ||
| Carol Wong | Director | 2.5 | $0 | ||
| James Plummer | Director | 2.5 | $0 | ||
| Tiffany Bias | Director | 2.5 | $0 | ||
| Bruce Fishberg | Director | 2.5 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- First Up
- EIN
- 236438144
- Address
- 1608 Walnut St Ste 300, Philadelphia, PA, 19103-5423
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Mission
- We empower and equip early childhood professionals, families, and other adults influential in young children's lives through training, coaching and advocating to positively impact educational and developmental outcomes for young children. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- P30 Human services
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Human Services
- Size band
- 7 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1967
- Principal officer
- Carol Austin (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 August 1968
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 5, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥7years on the filingsDEB Green
≥7years on the filingsJill Michal
≥7years on the filingsJoan McCarthy
≥7years on the filingsJoshua Nieves-Nazario
Latest return
year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $8.5m
- Total liabilities
- $1.1m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $7.4m
- Contributions and grants received
- $2.1m
- Program service revenue
- $280k
- Grants and similar paid out
- $60k
- Employees
- 40
- Volunteers
- 17
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.First Up likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Pennsylvania Department of State, business entities (data.pa.gov xvd7-5r2c). Licence: public domain. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Entity type
- Domestic Nonprofit Corporation
- Status
- Active
- Formed
- 28 February 2006
- Registered agent
- Not stated
Officers (2)
- Carol Austin Governor
- Carol Austin Executive Director
City and state of officers are not held in this extract.