Photos by Lidia Muradas On June 21st, we joyously celebrated our 15th anniversary! This year’s celebration was uniquely special, as we had the honor of marking […]

June 15th was a truly special day for all of us at Next Up. In addition to stimulate increased interest in school, promote higher education, and […]

Our skateboarding classes in Brazil are free for boys and girls aged 5 to 16 every Tuesday and Thursday from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM, and […]

It is with tremendous joy that we officially announce our expansion to Brazil—home country of our founder, Vinicius Tinoco.   We currently have two programs up and […]

​After a long 10-year run in the city of Anaheim, California, we have officially moved our activities to Los Angeles; however, this time in partnership with […]

On February 22nd, Deen Babakhyi (@deen.babakhyi ) participant at the Getty Museum’s ( @gettymuseum ) photography after-school program, came to Next Up to shoot some of […]

June 21st is the longest day of the year, first day of summer, and the annual Go Skateboarding Day. June 21st of 2019 had an extra element of […]

On June 17th, another RENOWNED professional skateboarder and artist came to visit Next Up! We had the honor to skate with Sebo Walker and to participate […]

On May 29th, we had an amazing and unexpected opportunity to skate with some of the New Balance Numeric team and Worble Crew, including Man Ramp! […]

Next Up mission is simple: through skateboarding and arts we encourage higher education, promote youth leadership, and career advancement—mostly within the skateboard industry. This time we […]

On April 24th, graphic designer and skateboarder, Andres Alfonso, came to Next Up to teach graphic design for his 4thtime to, again, a new group of […]

Dickies Skate has teamed up with Next Up for the 3rd consecutive year to grant three scholarships to Woodward West. Two scholarships will be awarded to […]

April 18th, 2019 Next Up had the honor to visit Dwindle Distribution, in an effort to learn as much as possible about the company and how […]

April 17, 2019   Daniel Toledo, a renowned artist, came to Next Up to prepare our students for the “Secret Walls” art contest in Los Angeles. […]

April 13th, 2019 Former professional skateboarder, English teacher from the LA Unified School District and founder of Wheelbase Mag Marcus Bandy (@bandiesel) volunteered his time and […]

March 20, 2019 Art workshops are some of the most popular activities for Next Up participants. Annette Castellanos volunteered her time, wisdom and experience to teach […]

March 26th, 2019    Master lensman Paulo Macedo (Street League photographer), volunteered his time and expertise with Next Up to teach an intro workshop of skateboarding […]

March 14, 2019 Lawrence, the founder of Spank Grip, paid a visit to Next Up to instruct a “Griptape Art Workshop”. He is an incredibly talented artist, […]

Next Up youth who participated in the Google Sketch workshop (with Cory Keen of Keen Ramps) were invited to skate the private Diamond Supply Co. park. […]

March 7, 2019 During our Digital Media/Podcast Workshop (led by Janete Weinsten), 12 Next Uppers were able to have hands on experience on how to create […]

February 22, 2019 10 Next Up participants had the privilege to participate in a Google Sketchup workshop, hosted by the founder of Keen Ramps, Cory Keen. […]

Costa Mesa, CA – February 16, 2019 Next Up participants excitedly loaded up in the van – this time headed to the Volcom skatepark in Costa Mesa […]

Los Angeles, CA – February 9, 2019 To kick off the 2019 activities, Next Up participants made the journey from Anaheim to Los Angeles in hopes […]

January 18th, 2019 Vans had a sample sale, and sold nearly $100,000 worth of product. Being ever mindful of the Anaheim community, Steve Van Doren reached […]

That’s a wrap for 2018! In partnership with @creativeflowlb, we promised a four-part workshop; Vans Shoe Designing; Ugly Christmas Sweater Designing; Pumpkin Painting; Shoe Painting & […]

On Thursday, Dec.6th, the Samueli Foundation awarded Next Up a $10,000 check along with the “Big Heart Award.” Our founder, Vinicius Tinoco and Matt Piercey were at the […]

Another remarkable event for the books! On November 18th of 2018, our friends from DGK, a renowned skateboarding brand, came to Next Up for a barbecue, skate […]

On Tuesday, Nov.13th, Juan Carlos of Creative Flow Long Beach led the workshop number 3 out of a four-part art workshop series. Participants’ got to sketch […]

On Wednesday October 31st, we had our very first Halloween Costume Contest and Party for the skaters of our Anaheim community. We encouraged everyone to dress […]

On Tuesday October 23rd, we had our second workshop out of a four-part art series collaboration with Creative Flow of Long Beach. This workshop was a […]

On September 25th, Next Up initiated a four-part Art Workshop series in partnership with Creative Flow of Long Beach. The first part of our series was […]

Filmed and edited by Luke Lutz On August 29th, 2018, Next Up had the privilege of having professional skateboarder guests Kelvin Hoefler and Paul Hart, along […]

Please join us for our 2nd Annual Brazilian Barbecue Bash! Bring your kids, your dogs, and whoever you want to help us raise funds, so Next […]

On July 31st, 2018, Steve Van Doren himself invited Next Up Foundation to The Van Doren Project at Vans Skatepark in Orange, CA. The Van Doren […]

Part of our mission at Next Up is to expose our participants to the jobs and careers that exist within the skateboard industry, and recently we […]

On July 11th, Next Up had the tremendous opportunity of having legendary pro skateboarder, Chad Muska, come to our Success Lab and teach a griptape art […]

Our first field trip of July, was an exciting one. On July 2nd, we rented a van and filled it up with 13 Next Up participants […]

On Friday, June 29th, three of our participants had the opportunity to skate the professional DewTour street course.  For two hours, Leo, Brandyt, and Erick shared the park […]

What organization wouldn’t love a collaboration with Vans?  Next Up got that very opportunity when Vans provided us the chance to have our very own Next Up […]

On June 27th we had the pleasure to host some of the kids from KidWorks of Santa Ana.  KidWorks is a nonprofit organization that offers a […]

On June 21st, Next Up’s  favorite day, we completed 9 years of existence. In addition to our anniversary, it is also the international Go Skateboarding Day, so we packed […]

On June 15th Dickies sent their professional skateboarder, Jake Hayes, to announce the winners of 3 Woodward scholarship. From January through June, Next Up participants competed […]

In order to help the development of our youth, we give them responsibilities and make them accountable.  At Next Up, we have started making our youth […]

On May 23rd, the DVS squad, Tory Grant, Crusty, Mike Berdis, and renowned Greg Lutzka came to Next Up loaded with gear for our first-ever Next Up skateboarding contest. […]

A graphic design workshop gives kids insight on what graphic design is and its importance in skateboarding. From logos, to skateboards, clothing,  magazine ads, graphic design is a key part of any company that visually […]

Filmed & Edited by Luke Lutz. Another successful celebration is in the books, as Next Up graciously welcomed the Dickies Skate Team to our Lab in […]

The coolest workshops keep happening here in our Success Lab! On April 5th, we had our friend Benjamin Verdugo from Phoenix,AZ leading the most technological workshop […]

On Feb.27th our founder, Vinicius Tinoco, made an appearance on the talking show “Get it Girl” hosted by LATV channel. Our founder had the opportunity to […]

On February 16th, Ryan Decenzo made his way from Huntington Beach, CA to Anaheim to show support to our efforts. Ryan was familiar with our organization; however, […]

To kick off our educational field trips for 2018, we visited the new headquarters for skateboarding shoe manufacturer Vans, located  in Costa Mesa, CA. The 182,000 sq […]

On Feb. 27th, Annette Castellanos, a local graphic designer and friend of ours, returned to Next Up to lead her second workshop for our participants. Again, […]

Dickies is giving away 3 Woodward West scholarships to the Hardest Working Next Up student!!  1 will be given to the student with the most “A’s” […]

Part of our mission is to encourage education among Anaheim youth. On Feb. 14th, Keen Ramps’ founder, Cory Keen, led a 3D skatepark design workshop. We […]

On February 3rd we packed a van with 10 Next Up students, a filmer, a photographer, and our volunteer Greg LaRosa and visited Elliot Sloan’s compound […]

The State of the City is an event that benefits ACT (Accelerate Community Together) Anaheim and the youth of our city, celebrates recent accomplishments, and unveils new […]

In order to hep the development of our youth, we give them responsibilities and make them accountable.  At Next Up, we have started making our youth […]

On Dec.15th, Carly Jacques, Baker Skateboards brand manager, opened up the doors of Baker Boys dist. for a special Christmas session for a few selected Next […]

Filmed/Edited: Eric Iwakura — additional footage, Vinicius Tinoco. Photos: Luke Lutz Our top secret guest arrived just in time to slip inside unnoticed before school let […]

On Nov. 27th, we had a special guest joining Next Up for an exciting leadership presentation to our kids that encompassed a variety of social issues. Our guest […]

On September 30th, the Anaheim community came together to help Next Up throw a beautiful and successful end-of-summer fundraiser at the Success Lab and skate park.  […]

On Sept. 19th & 26th, Annette Castellanos, a local graphic designer and friend of ours, brought a lot of good intentions and enthusiasm into our “Success […]

A group of 15 Next Up Skaters piled in a van and headed to Los Angeles, California to attend the 2017 Street League Super Crown skateboarding […]

The idea for a Next Up Skate Team has been on the drawing board for a while now, but it became a reality because of the […]

Photos: Paulo Macedo Footage: Vinicius Tinoco & Luke Lutz It took more than a year to make this dream a reality, but at least the day […]

This year marked the first anniversary of the Success Lab, and Next Up Foundation has become well-known in the neighborhood.  By July, new kids were signing […]

It was frenzy on Friday, August 18th, as we brought the Success Lab outside and broke out the spray paint.  Our good friend and supporter, Josh […]

On August 2nd, just before schools started, we took our last summer field trip. We visited the Encinitas skatepark, also known as “Poods” park. Poods park […]

On July 26th we took a van with 14 Next Up-pers and drove straight to Sun Valley. Our mission was to skate the famous Sheldon plaza. […]

On July 19th, a selected group of Next Up participants had the chance to visit Transworld Skateboarding Magazine’s Headquarters on an educational field trip.  Marketing Manager […]

The Agenda Show is THE most relevant showcase for fashion and collaboration among respected and up-and-coming lifestyle companies worldwide.  On July 13th, 14th, and 15th, we […]

We are taking advantage of the beautiful California Summer weather by taking as many skate field trips as we can!  On July 1st, a crew of […]

Filmed & edited by faveLA || Photos: Thiago Santos Wednesday, June 21, 2017 marks a special day in Next Up history.  Yesterday we celebrated the Foundation’s […]

On June 16th, we had the privilege of taking 13 Next Up skaters to the Dew Tour competition in Long Beach, California. The invitation came from […]

Practice makes perfect… On June 6th, Andres Alfonso was back at Next Up for Graphic Design Workshop number 3, the most successful yet.  A group of […]

History is in the making at Next Up Foundation.  We experience major accomplishments on the regular, but this summer, as the program hits its eighth anniversary, […]

We had a long-awaited introduction to photography workshop today at the Success Lab!  Luke Lutz, a skateboarder and photographer from Orange County, California, came out to […]

On May 20th, we hosted an extra-special Saturday workshop here at Next Up with the marvelous Marcus Bandy, former professional skateboarder, teacher, photographer, and creator/editor of […]

On May 22nd, Next Up participants had quite a unique opportunity at the Success Lab, thanks to NYC artist Alinne Fernandes and Vans!  Miss Fernandes first […]

On May 6th we paid a visit to the famous Stoner Skatepark in Santa Monica.  On May 6th, a group of Next Up participants, chosen based […]

On May 2nd, Next Up hosted Tyrone Romero, the current Team Manager for Diamond Shoes. Tyrone gave our participants a workshop on the role of a […]

The afternoon of April 11th was full of action for Next Up Foundation!  DVS Team members Walker Ryan, Norman Woods, Mike Berdis, Josh Gomez, Sierra Fellers, […]

Black Book Sessions stopped in Anaheim, CA where they teamed up with Next Up Foundation to put together a free creative festival for young artists open […]

Have we ever stopped to consider what really goes into the construction of a skateboard?  How common is the conversation about SCIENCE in skateboarding? The man […]

The Success Lab is rapidly becoming one of the most valuable resource centers available for youth in Anaheim.  We offer a number of unique learning opportunities […]

Graphic design workshops give kids insight on what graphic design is and its importance in skateboarding. From logos, to skateboards, to clothing, to ads, graphic design […]

On Saturday, April 8th, the kids from Next Up got to go on a field trip to Palomares Skatepark in Pomona. It was a beatiful day […]

Professional skater, Kurtis Colamonico, made his way to Next Up on March 23 of 2017 to share his passion for skateboarding with our students. He not […]

NEXT UP FOUNDATION PROUDLY PRESENTS BLACK BOOK SESSIONS is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization traveling all over Southern California hosting a FREE creative event within the community. […]

Next Up Foundation in partnership with BDCi, a Brazilian Digital Channel, and the journalist Janete Weinstein offered our first workshop in Digital Media to some of […]

Next Up held its second DJ workshop on March 25th.  Vincent Ruiz, one of Next Up’s board members, put together an workshop for about 20 participants, […]

Photos kindly taken by Jesus Gamez & Erik Heredia. On February 16th, professional skateboarder Felipe Gustavo joined us at Next Up for some skating and conversation. […]

On March 11th, Bronson Speed Co. invited Next Up participants to attend their Ditch ‘Em program at Active Ride Shop Headquarters.  Local skaters in attendance were […]

On Feb.28th, Eric “Mural” Martinez, the founder of Black Book Sessions, a non-profit organization committed to inspiring young, creative minds, came to Next Up to talk and […]

Next Up held its first DJ workshop on February 25th.  Vincent Ruiz, one of Next Up’s board members, put together an workshop for about 20 participants, […]

February 17th was quite possibly the rainiest day we have seen in Next Up history, but it didn’t stop us from hosting a radical workshop featuring […]

Graphic design workshops give kids insights on what graphic design is and its importance in skateboarding. From logos, to skateboards, to clothing, to ads, graphic design […]

We had the honor of hosting Ricky Lozano for our second ART workshop, a widely popular activity here at the Success Lab.  Ricky led the session […]

By Chloe McDonald || Photos: Thiago Santos On January 24th, Nyjah Huston paid a visit to Next Up headquarters, drawing a huge crowd of Next Up […]

By Chloe McDonald The Success Lab brought Next Up to the next level, and it didn’t take long to feel like home.  An inviting environment has […]

By far, the most engaging of our Success Lab workshops are those that involve ART.  Joshua Madrid kicked off our very first art workshop with an […]

Filmed and edited by Jared Lucas. On December 10, 2016, we loaded up two vans with 33 participants — our biggest field trip yet — and […]

Collaboration is a defining elements of SKATEBOARDING, giving our community a unique ability to create and innovate and help each other grow. We are honored to […]

On Nov. 22, 2016, we had the honor of hosting professional skateboarder, Daewon Song, at our headquarters. With him Daewon brought stoke, style, and something very […]

Next Up Foundation is a nontraditional after-school program in Anaheim, California, built around the value of education through skateboarding.  Through the resources and opportunities we provide, Next Up […]

On October 13, 2016, we had the pleasure of hosting professional skateboarder Carlos Ribeiro at Next Up Foundation. Approximately 80 local skaters and Next Up participants gathered […]

On Thursday Oct.20th, we had a very special guest: Israel Dejene from Megabi Skate in Ethiopia. Izzy has been in Los Angeles taking care business for […]

On Tuesday October 18th, we had a social media workshop with Fred Van Schie from FVS media. Our participants had the opportunity to listen to Fred’s […]

Next Up loaded a van and headed up to Los Angeles last week for our yearly field trip to the Street League Skateboarding Super Crown Championship. […]

We have been working really hard in order to clean, organize, and prepare our new headquarters since the City of Anaheim gave us sole access to […]

On Thursday, August 11, Next Up Foundation eagerly hosted its first fundraising event since the City of Anaheim granted the organization sole access to the property […]

On late April, some of our Next Up participants had the privilege to go watch a private vert session at Elliot Sloan’s ramp; it was one […]

Today August 3rd, 2016, skateboarding history was made when the International Olympic Committee officially voted to include skateboarding in the 2020 Summer Olympics. The proposal was […]

Please join us for a casual and entertaining evening, complete with live DJ sets, complimentary appetizers and drinks, and special guests.  We have organized an exceptional […]

On Tuesday, June 21st, our community came together with the City of Anaheim to celebrate our 7th anniversary, International Go Skateboarding Day, and the grand opening […]

Come join us on June 21st to celebrate ‪#‎GoSkateboardingDay‬, Next Up 7th Anniversary and the Grand Opening of our very first building. 311 E. Broadway, Anaheim 92805 […]

Throughout November and December of 2015, we had an online fundraiser on Indiegogo. Our goal was to raise funds in order to expand our skateboarding programs; […]

We are excited to ANNOUNCE that Anaheim City HAS JUST GIVEN Next Up Foundation PRIMARY USE OF THE BUILDING NEXT TO THE DOWNTOWN SKATE PARK that […]

Throughout November and December of 2015, we had an online fundraiser on Indiegogo. Our goal was to raise funds in order to expand our skateboarding programs; […]

In five years of operation Next Up has served over 12,000 kids and is on track to serving 6,000 in 2016 alone. BUT we need your help! We are raising […]

On Sept. 14th we had Tosh Townend at Next Up Anaheim. Tosh is a dear friend of ours; He’s been aware of our efforts since day […]

Next Up Foundation was invited to attend to the Street League, Los Angeles stop, on July 10th & 11th, 2015. It was our second consecutive time at this amazing event, and our kids couldn’t be happier to experience such event. Imagine the impact of seeing your favorite skaters live, in front of you?

June 21st is the first official day of Summer, Go Skateboarding Day and Next Up’s Anniversary. This year we celebrated our sixth anniversary at Poods Park (The Encinitas Skate Plaza).

On April 13th of 2015, we had the honor of receiving at our Anaheim program, Brazilian ripper, Samuel Jimmy. Jimmy came to the US to compete at the Tampa Pro.

Next Up Long Beach was on break due to a lack of funding. After two years of operation in the city of Long Beach, we had […]

By Rob Campbell The International Association Of Skateboard Companies held its annual conference May 13-15 at The Westin South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa, Calif. Focusing […]

Orange County Community Foundation is super-charging local giving by hosting Orange County’s first-ever countywide giving day on April 21-22, 2015. Secure, tax-deductible donations will be accepted […]

On March 5th, we launched our newest activity at our Anaheim program, “Each One Teaches One”. The goal is to have everyone in the skate park […]

We at Next Up have always wanted to make sure that everyone knows that we are skaters. In this short video we wanted to highlight our […]

On December 6th, Next Up had the great privilege of being invited to TWS’ skatepark in Oceanside, CA for an awesome Christmas celebration! The kids got […]

The end of the year is a very special time. It’s time to show and spread gratitude, kindness, friendship, affection, all forms of positivity and love. […]

On November 10th, Next Up Anaheim was honored to have new pro Sewa out for a second visit to our program. Our kids were treated to […]

On November 4th, the Boulevard team Danny Montoya, Rodrigo Petersen, Tiago Lemos, Carlos Iqui and Danny Cerezini paid a visit to Next Up Long Beach. They […]

On October 4th, Next Up Foundation was invited to attend the Cons Project LA, a workshop about how to film skateboarding sponsored by Converse at Active […]

On Saturday, August 30th, Find Art gallery in Costa Mesa threw a party to benefit Next Up Foundation, an Orange County based non-profit that provides youth […]

Filmed and edited kindly by RENATO SANTOS || Additional footage by SobreSkate channel. Next up foundation was invited to a VIP experience at this year’s Street […]

On July 21st, Ryan Decenzo and The Next Up Foundation teamed up to exchange donated, lightly used skate products for Street League tickets— Los Angeles Stop. Fred […]

June 21st is the first official day of Summer, Go Skateboarding day and NEXT UP FOUNDATION’S 5th year anniversary and we had a great time with […]

This was our 3rd time participating in the Vans Pool Party. We had placed our table in a very strategic spot at this year’s event. Being the most recognizable […]

Next Up was invited to speak at the 7th Annual International Association of Skateboard Companies (IASC) Skate Summit. We had the chance to share our challenges, accomplishments […]

On September 21st Next Up Foundation of Anaheim, Santa Ana and Long Beach had a wonderful opportunity and privilege to meet at the world renowned The Berrics […]

On March 5th, Next Up had the great privilege of being acknowledged by Mayor Tom Tait for our work in the city of Anaheim. We were […]

In late April, Bob Burnquist and the brazilian Social Skate Foundation’s founders Sandro dos Santos and Leila dos Santos made a visit to Next Up Anaheim. […]

WE ALL KNOW THAT POSITIVITY IS CONTAGIOUS AND HERE WE HAVE A GREAT EXAMPLE OF IT! PLEASE MEET DEVIN PETER, AN INDIVIDUAL WHO LEFT HIS HOMETOWN […]

  Next Up Foundation is proud to become under the umbrella of Charitable Ventures of Orange County as our fiscal sponsor! What is fiscal Sponsorship? A […]

A few kids from Next Up Long Beach had the opportunity to skate a have a day filled with fun and new experiences. At the new […]

  On April 3, 2014, Accelerate Change Together for Anaheim (ACT Anaheim) awarded $1.5 million in inaugural grants to 10 local nonprofits and the their community […]

Next Up Foundation is NOT only about skateboarding. We are about to create LEADERS in our communities. Next Up Foundation launched its Evidence Based Leadership program […]

Rio Contiguo High School is a Youth Guidance Center within the Juvenile Court School system in Santa Ana, CA. Many of the youth attending this school […]

The Agenda Trade Show, held in Long Beach on Jan 7th and 8th, harvested the leaders in skate, surf, streetwear, and footwear brands. With over 700+ […]

It’s Christmas time and Santa Claus visited Next Up Anaheim, Long Beach and Santa Ana on December 2nd, 3rd, and 4th to start the holiday season. […]

Nilton Neves legendary Brazilian skater joined Next Up in Anaheim on November 12th. It was an amazing opportunity for the Next Up participants to connect and […]

Now you can see this great TV segment from Real Orange about Next Up Foundation, online! Clique HERE and watch this great article!

On October 23rd, Next Up Foundation Santa Ana had the privilege to receive the visit of Dwindle Distribution riders; James Craig, Youness Amrani, Sewa Kroetkov and […]

Grow Awareness Agency has partnered with the Next Up Foundation to support our efforts in transforming the lives of America’s youth through skateboarding. www.GrowAwareness.com

The Welcome Back to School Contest took place on August 26th in Anaheim and August 27 in Long Beach. Next Up had a total of 53 […]

From July 20th through 28th Next Up Foundation had the opportunity to have a booth at the VANS US Open of Surfing 2013 raising awareness of […]

On July 25th & 26th Next Up Foundation had the great privilege to have a booth at the Agenda Show 2013 at the Long Beach Convention […]

June 21st, Official first day of Summer, Go Skateboarding Day and Next Up Foundation 4th Anniversary. Do we need any more reasons to celebrate? June 21st the Boys […]

Next Up Foundation took a field trip to the DC Shoes training facility and had a blast with special guests Yuri Facchini, JP Souza and Filipe […]

Experts from both within and outside the skateboard industry were gathered for two days in May giving business leaders new perspectives, insight and the knowledge they […]

On April 16th, legendary Flip Skateboards pro, Trasher Skater of The Year Geoff Rowley came out to Next Up Long Beach to show his support to […]

Filmed and edited by Vitor Borger In March 6th, Next Up Anaheim had our youngest special guest to date, Zion Wright from Florida. Zion is only […]

Filmed and edited by Vitor Borger On February 6th, Next Up Santa Ana was honored to have the Expedition One team return for a second visit, […]

On February 5th, Next Up foundation had the great privilege of being recognized by the city of Anaheim at Mayor Tom Tait and the Anaheim Chamber […]

On Tuesday, January 22, Next Up Foundation was extremely proud to launch our newest program at the Boys and Girls club of Long Beach! To get […]

On December 1, ten members from Next Up Santa Ana and ten members from Next Up Anaheim met at the TWS headquarters to get a tour […]

We couldn’t let this day go by without a little celebration, then we decided to go to Centennial Park in Santa Ana,CA so we could benefit not only […]

On Oct 27th Vans hosted Steez Yourself – a benefit party for Next Up Foundation. On top of that, the “Just One Board” program, ran by the […]

Next Up Foundation has been granted with a gift of 50 complete skateboards from Just One Board program. The JOB program, is ran by the International […]

On Monday, October 1st, Next Up Anaheim was proud to have special guests from Brazil, Carlos Iqui and Patrick Vidal! It was still very hot in […]

Come out on Saturday Oct.27th to VANS skate park and support Next Up Foundation. Barbecue with Steve Van Doren, drinks, music, raffles, fun and skateboarding with […]

Sept.22nd our good friend, photographer and artist Heverton Ribeiro had an amazing art show at Find Art Gallery in Costa Mesa,CA. Sixteen photos printed on canvas […]

In August, when it was hotter than ever in Anaheim, we had the privilege of having special guest Carlos Ribeiro at Next Up. Even though his […]

On Sept.24 of 2011 we gave away a one week gift certificate for WoodWard West skate camp at our fundraiser party hosted by peopletree at the […]

On August 15th, we had the great privilege of bringing some of our kids to the offices of Hurley clothing company. Kacie Quigley was our personal […]

July 31st at the Copper Door in downtown Santa Ana,CA Next Up Foundation had a fundraiser with the purpose of raise funds towards it’s expansion to […]

WE NEED TO EXPAND Next Up Foundation Skateboarding Program to Long Beach,CA to help MORE kids and adolescents have something to look forward to and have […]

June 21st couldn’t be better! International Go Skateboarding Day and Next Up Anniversary! June 21st 2012, Next Up completed 3 years of existence. We went to […]

Before the end of school year, 2011 World Cup Skateboarding champion Kelvin Hoefler came out with his friend Alber Leandro to Next Up Santa Ana. Kelvin […]

In late April at Next Up Anaheim, we had the pleasure of having special guest Leticia Bufoni come skate with everyone! Leticia came with her friends […]

The 2012 IASC Summit brought the skate industry’s best and brightest together May 10-11 in Orange, California for a stacked itinerary of excellent presentations, conversations, parties, and networking […]

  Loveart& was invited by the Next Up Foundation to do a DIY t-shirt surface design workshop for the participants at their Santa Ana location at […]

On April 9th of 2012, Next Up Anaheim was proud to have special guests from Axion Footwear! Manny Santiago, Vitor Borger and Jeff Lenoce came out […]

On March 7th Kenny Hoyle, Chany Jeanguenin, Taylor Mcclung and even Kelly Hart came out on crutches to Next Up Santa Ana at the Boys & Girls Club/Sierra Preparatory Academy branch. It was […]

On February 29th and March 5th  Next Up foundation had a very special guest all the way from Australia, Gabe Taylor. After going through his own battles […]

  Next Up Foundation in partnership with The Boys&Girls Club of Santa Ana, proudly announces skateboarding as extra-curricular activity for the kids at Sierra Intermediate School […]

Skateboarding Gives Back is a charity best trick contest happening March 3rd at The Berrics. Skaters will compete for ASkate, The Next Up Foundation, Boards for Bros, and Adaptive Action Sports.

Wrapping up 2011, earlier this Holiday season, a select group of kids from Next Up  Foundation had the very special privilege of skating at The Berrics skatepark […]

Wrapping up 2011, earlier this Holiday season, a select group of kids from Next Up  Foundation had the very special privilege of skating at The Berrics skatepark […]

On December 14th, The kids at Next Up Foundation were treated to a special Christmas party, where Santa Claus himself made a special appearance to hand out […]

Next Up Foundation was recently given a donation of 10 complete skateboards from Board Rescue, a non-profit organization that supplies other organizations like Next Up with […]

    Next Up Foundation was recently featured in a news article on the front page of THE SKATEBOARD MAG’s website. THE SKATEBOARD MAG is one […]

Earlier this summer, Amateur skaters Felipe Gustavo and Gustavo Malagoli came out one afternoon to skate and hang out at Next Up. They both had a […]

Earlier during the summer, Next Up had Brazilian Pro Skater Giancarlo Naccarato come out for a session with the kids. While not as well-known here in […]

Earlier this summer, Next Up had the pleasure of having three amazing professional skaters come visit the program. Rodrigo TX and Adelmo Jr. came with Brazilian […]

For Immediate Release Marissa Merino Event Coordinator, Next Up Foundation (562) 367-9677 merino.marissa@gmail.com Costa Mesa, CA.- On October 13, 2011 FIND Art Gallery will be hosting […]

On Sept. 24,thPeopleTree hosted a benefit party for Next Up Foundation. The idea was to raise as much money as possible and donate 100% of the […]

Some of the members of Next Up Foundation had the opportunity to watch the Vans Pro-Tec Pool Party ’11. It was a very nice experience for […]

June 21st, 2011 was a very special date for Next Up Foundation. We celebrated our 2nd year anniversary along with the international Go Skateboarding Day. Everyone […]

On May 3rd, Chris Mendes came out to Next Up Foundation Skate Program to show his support for Next Up. It was a big pleasure having […]

Steve Van Doren came out to visit Next Up Foundation Skate Program and brought some tickets for the Pro-Tec Pool Party ’11. We decided to do […]

Transworld’s Rob Campbell moderates a discussion on growing participation. Panelists from left to right: Next Up Foundation’s Vinicius Tinoco, The Berrics’ Steve Berra, Skatepark Of Tampa’s […]

  On Tuesday April 5th and also the 19th, LoveArt& collaborated with Next Up foundation and donated some ramps to the program. Two funboxes and a […]

On March 15th Next Up Foundation had the honor of having professional skater Ronson Lambert as it’s special guest. Our kids were very impressed and happy […]

On March 1st Richard Jefferson ‘RJ’ came out to Next UP Foundation skate program to show his support for us. Our kids were stoked with his […]

On Tues. Feb. 8th, some of the guys over at TurfGlobal came out to Next Up Foundation skate program to show their support and skate with […]

On Dec. 16th we had the honor of having Santa Claus as our special guest! He came out and skated with us and also brought Christmas […]

    On Dec. 10th Next Up Foundation had the honor of having skateboard icon Fabian Alomar. Fabian also brought his good “Menace” friend Joey Suriel […]

    On Nov. 23rd we had the honor of having Billy Marks as our special guest. It was simply amazing, our kids were so hyped […]

  Professional skater Danny Cerezini sponsored by Blind Skateboards, Silver Trucks, Matix Clothing, Converse has donated his time to Next Up Foundation visiting our skate program […]

On November 9th we had a very nice visit from Tony Tave at our skate park. Tony brought a HUGE box full of skateboard goodies as […]

On October 26th we had the opportunity to skate with two skaters from different generations. Felipe Nery , hungry amateur skater coming up with a bunch […]

  On September 28th we had a special guest from Brazil, Marcus Cida. Besides being a professional skater, Cida has his own nationwide skateboard TV show, […]

On September 7th we had the honor of having special guests Carlos de Andrade and Danilo do Rosario, both of them professional skaters. They came in […]

Next Up Foundation has teamed up with the Boys and Girls Clubs of Anaheim to assist in their daily activities at the skate park. Next Up […]

We were fortunate enough to get to meet the right people who have graciously allowed to us be an official event sponsor of the Pageant of […]

Feb 16, 2010 Next Up Foundation received their official notice from the State of California regarding their Non-Profit status. The Foundation is a registered 501(c)(3) tax […]