First Up: FY2022 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 23-6438144)

Carol Austin’s $150K as Executive Director is at the 73rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3868 $1–10M human services nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Carol Austin	$150,000	$134,438	$129,832	$129,832	$129,299	$129,298

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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Equips adults to positively impact young children's education and development.

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3 programs · $3.3M · in their own filed words · FY2021

01

Quality Improvement

First up provides training and coaching to early childhood programs seeking to improve the quality of their services. Since 1995, first up has assisted over 400 child centers and family child care homes in reaching state (keystone stars) or national accreditation (naeyc or nafcc) standards.

$2.8Mprogram expense

02

Public Policy

First up works to expand pennsylvania's commitment to quality child care initiatives, which are critical to the healthy development of young children, particularly those at risk from the effects of poverty.

$482Kprogram expense

03

Annual Conference

For more than 30 years, first up has sponsored a professional development conference for the early childhood community in our region. In 2021, more than 450 participants benefited from presentations by local and national experts in early care education.

$61Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

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Grants

Schedule I · received and paid

Grants received · FY2024

American Online Giving Foundation INCFY2024$667K

Third Sector New England INCFY2024$129K

Raymond James Charitable Endowment FundFY2024$100K

W Clement & Jessie V Stone FoundationFY2024$60K

The Foundation for Delaware CountyFY2024$50K

The Philadelphia FoundationFY2024$31K

The Vert Charitable Trust Ua 12222011FY2024$25K

Healthspark FoundationFY2024$20K

Total grants receivedfrom 13 funders$1.1M

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Grants paid · 29 grants · $775K · 2019–2023

Unitemized GrantFY2023$34,000

Hasan's Interactive Learning CenterFY2023$6,000

Unitemized GrantFY2023$4,666

Greater Hope Ministries INCPA · FY2022$55,000

Federation Day Care Services D/B/A Federation Early Learning ServicesPA · FY2022$35,000

Children's Village INCPA · FY2022$35,000

Unitemized GrantFY2022$30,000

WonderspringPA · FY2022$15,000

Unitemized GrantFY2021$46,489

Children's Village INCPA · FY2021$30,000

The Caring CenterPA · FY2021$20,000

Federation Day Care Services D/B/A Federation Early Learning ServicesPA · FY2021$10,000

Wescott's Fov Child Care CenterFY2021$7,000

Pearlwood Early Learning CenterFY2021$5,100

Beginning Foundation AcademyFY2021$5,100

Acclaim Academy ProgramFY2021$5,100

Greater Hope Ministries INCPA · FY2020$50,000

Highway Mission TabernaclePA · FY2020$42,250

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By the numbers

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$6.4M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.1M

Fees for servicesLn 2g$269K

Other incomeLn 4–11$9K

Money outPt IX

$4.5M

Ln 25

Programscol B$3.3M

Managementcol C$694K

Fundraisingcol D$477K

Owns and owesPt X

$5.2M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.3M

Total assetsLn 16$5.5M

LiabilitiesLn 26$322K

PeoplePt VI, VII

20

listed · VII A

PaidVII A1

Voting boardVI 1a19

IndependentVI 1b19

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.1M

Government grantsLn 1e$567K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$10K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$269K

Investment incomeLn 3$8K

Other incomeLn 4–11$9K

Total revenueLn 12$6.4M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$765K

SavingsLn 2$1.6M

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.3M

InvestmentsLn 11–13$353K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$80K

Total assetsLn 16$5.5M

LiabilitiesLn 26$322K

Net assetsLn 32$5.2M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 540

VolunteersI 617

Fiscal year endsHeaderJune

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes

Records policyVI 14Yes

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY22	End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$2.1M	$2.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$391K	$353K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$28K	$80K
Total assetsLn 16	$4.3M	$5.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$934K	$322K
Net assetsLn 32	$3.3M	$5.2M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$194K	$194K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2	$46K	$46K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$156K	$39K	$78K	$39K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$2.0M	$1.5M	$375K	$190K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$63K	$47K	$11K	$6K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$369K	$259K	$73K	$37K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$160K	$110K	$33K	$17K
Investment management feesLn 11f	$2K		$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$356K	$234K	$14K	$108K
Office expensesLn 13	$256K	$206K	$31K	$19K
OccupancyLn 16	$156K	$108K	$32K	$16K
TravelLn 17	$11K	$10K	$611	$988
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$19K	$13K	$3K	$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$18K	$12K	$3K	$3K
InsuranceLn 23	$14K	$9K	$3K	$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$650K	$578K	$34K	$38K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$4.5M	$3.3M	$694K	$477K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest	$2.7M	$5.3M	−$2.6M	$7.4M	990 PDF
FY2024	$5.3M	$5.1M	$257K	$9.6M	990 PDF
FY2023	$9.4M	$5.1M	$4.3M	$9.5M	990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing	$6.4M	$4.5M	$1.9M	$5.2M	990 PDF
FY2021	$3.6M	$4.4M	−$785K	$3.3M	990 PDF
FY2020	$6.9M	$3.9M	$3.0M	$4.1M	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $6,412,446 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,420,592$6,126,589

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $189,702$268,940

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $5,133$7,835

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $8,133$9,082

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,623,560$6,412,446

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $453,150$240,539

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,588,417$2,775,607

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,366,511$1,481,223

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,408,078$4,497,369

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$784,518$1,915,077

Part VI · Governance 19 of 19 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body19

VI-1b Independent voting members19

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $6,412,446 across 9 lines filed

VIII-1c Fundraising events$10,000

VIII-1e Government grants$566,725

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$5,549,864

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$6,126,589

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $268,940$268,940

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $7,835$7,835

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $6,746$6,746

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $2,336$2,336

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $268,940 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $16,917$6,412,446

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,497,369 across 16 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $194,050$194,050

IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $46,489$46,489

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $38,987 · Management $77,973 · Fundraising $38,985$155,945

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,462,033 · Management $375,452 · Fundraising $189,953$2,027,438

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $46,596 · Management $11,048 · Fundraising $5,597$63,241

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $259,041 · Management $73,215 · Fundraising $36,996$369,252

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $110,318 · Management $32,832 · Fundraising $16,581$159,731

IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $1,732$1,732

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $233,953 · Management $13,994 · Fundraising $108,181$356,128

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $206,086 · Management $31,218 · Fundraising $19,106$256,410

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $107,670 · Management $32,043 · Fundraising $16,182$155,895

IX-17 TravelPrograms $9,579 · Management $611 · Fundraising $988$11,178

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $12,861 · Management $3,068 · Fundraising $2,907$18,836

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $11,846 · Management $3,265 · Fundraising $2,686$17,797

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $9,406 · Management $2,799 · Fundraising $1,414$13,619

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $577,762 · Management $34,256 · Fundraising $37,610$649,628

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,326,677 · Management $693,506 · Fundraising $477,186$4,497,369

Part X · Balance sheet $5,473,150 assets, 15 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $618,025$765,440

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,458,800$1,562,374

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,643,172$2,675,773

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $53,044$18,793

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $79,132$17,602

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $27,886$80,225

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $390,633$352,943

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,270,692$5,473,150

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $431,298$300,436

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $21,162$21,162

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $933,735$321,598

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $873,397$919,914

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,463,560$4,231,638

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,336,957$5,151,552

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,270,692$5,473,150

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,151,552 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$6,412,446

XI-2 Total expenses$4,497,369

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,915,077

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,336,957

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$38,377

XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$62,105

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$5,151,552

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