First Up

Analysis

First Up is a registered charity in United States, based in Philadelphia, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1968, 58 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, First Up reported income of $9.4m and spending of $5.1m, leaving 46% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $3.1m to $9.4m (+207%), an average of +32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 127%. Over the whole period it spent 71% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, First Up sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 94th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Disabled Persons Action Organizati on Inc ($9.4m), Emerald Care ($9.4m) and Neighbor to Family Inc ($9.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% and program service revenue 3.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $159k (3.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.0m. At year end it held assets of $10.6m against liabilities of $1.1m, net assets of $9.5m. It reported 39 employees.