2026-08-27T15:54:22-07:00 2024-12-31 990EZ 2024-01-01 832731549 MONTEREY BAY DART MONT 8312001969 101 Cooper Street Santa Cruz CA 95060 Josh Metz Executive Director 8312001969 2025-11-17 1 2024 X X X X www.mbdart.org X X 38421 X 0 33400 5000 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38421 0 0 0 7042 0 0 46081 53123 -14702 12750 0 -1952 X 20100 1579 0 0 875 875 20975 2454 8225 4406 12750 -1952 Drone, Aviation, and Robotics Technology (DART) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) and Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) to support quality job growth and community vitality. DART's mission is to help catalyze the emerging Low Altitude Economy-the rapidly growing sector of drones and new classes of aircraft operating below 5,000 feet such as electric vertical tack-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft-so that individuals and communities can benefit both from the services these technologies provide and from the meaningful career pathways they create. DART hosted the Annual Drone Pavilion at FIRA USA in partnership with The Reservoir, showcasing agricultural robotics, drone platforms, and emerging applications in precision agriculture. FIRA USA is the leading U.S. gathering for advancing robotics, automation, and drone technologies in agriculture, bringing together farmers, AgTech companies, researchers, and policymakers to address labor shortages, sustainability, and efficiency. The Pavilion featured live demonstrations of tools ranging from crop monitoring to autonomous data collection, connecting exhibiting companies with customers, investors, and research partners and supporting DART's mission to expand job creation and workforce development in AgTech. 0 20043 The 4th Annual DART Symposium brought together leaders from workforce agencies, educational institutions, AAM/UAS companies, and government organizations for a multi-day convening on workforce training, infrastructure planning, and the economic development potential of Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) and Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) technologies. Highlights included an Advanced Air Mobility Short Course for public officials, tours of Joby Aviation's manufacturing facilities, panels on airspace integration and vertiport/test-site needs, and sessions on workforce and partnership development, all in support of DART's mission of community impact. The event also reinforced DART's role in ensuring that the growth of the Low Altitude Economy translates into tangible opportunities for Monterey County communities and beyond. 0 3890 The James Irvine Foundation's first grant to DART, administered by CSUMB, funded staff, operations, and project contracts totaling $1.5 million to support workforce development, strategic partnerships, and regional resilience, including the launch of the Advanced Manufacturing Apprenticeship Program (AMAP) with Joby Aviation (20 initial hires, plus 40 additional positions independently funded by Joby), completion of the Regional Advanced Manufacturing Workforce Training Center Feasibility Study, and strengthened partnerships with CBOs, educators, and policymakers across Salinas and Pajaro Valley. A second Irvine grant (2023-2025) continues this work with a $1.95 million investment expanding aerospace and agricultural technology career pathways for disinvested communities. All program activities below were carried out under this James Irvine Foundation grant, administered through CSUMB. See Schedule O Statements 4 and 5. 0 0 DART's regional leadership grew in 2024: DART, the Monterey Bay Economic Partnership, and UC Santa Cruz co-founded the Monterey Bay Tech Hub; DART expanded engagement with the Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) and contributed to California's response to the FAA's Center for Advanced Aviation Technology RFI; and DART completed three foundational workforce studies: the Regional Workforce Training Center Feasibility Study, the Monterey Bay Emerging Technology Workforce Skills Demand Study, and the SOAR Advanced Air Mobility Readiness Assessment. DART also published the AMAP Case Study with Joby Aviation and Talent Rewire to support scalable apprenticeship models, and saw policy momentum follow in the form of SB 800 (tax incentives for electric aviation manufacturing) and a $9.8 million CalCompetes Award enabling Joby to expand its Marina Airport facility into a 250,000-square-foot site projected to create 690 statewide jobs, including over 400 in Marina. DART's Executive Director was appointed to a two-year term on the Monterey County Workforce Development Board. 0 0 DART engaged the community throughout the year by hosting major convenings (per Statement 1 and 2), participating in industry events and workforce convenings, while also expanding its staff and Board of Directors and launching an Advisory Council. The organization pursued additional funding, including a TAMC-partnered U.S. DOT SMART Grant, an invited Disaster Response and Resilience Grant, and the Advancing Central Coast AAM Economy proposal to the CA Jobs First-Uplift Central Coast Catalyst program, and completed its Three-Year Strategic Business & Action Plan. By the end of 2024, DART advanced its mission to help communities benefit from drone and advanced aviation technologies, both through enhanced services and pathways to quality, living-wage jobs. 0 0 23933 Cody Cleverly President 5 0 0 0 Chris Bley Vice President and Treasurer 5 0 0 0 Michael Matkin Director 2 0 0 0 Sarasina Tuchen Director 2 0 0 0 Josh Metz Executive Director 20.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CA Candace Ebert & Company 749 37th Avenue Santa Cruz CA 950625124 8313161106 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 3500 38350 61728 38400 141978 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3500 38350 61728 38400 141978 141978 16 4 37 21 78 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 142056 X Form 990-EZ, Header, Line B This filing is a revision to the original 2024 990 filing. In the original filing, inaccuracies were identified in Part III and corresponding Schedule O. To remedy the inaccuracies, this filing revises Part III and Schedule O. Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 IT & Website Services; Insurance; Contracts for Accounting and Professional Business Services; Attendance Costs at Conferences; Costs derived from MB DART's Events including advertising; supplies; space rental; event catering, etc. Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 20 There were no other changes in net assets or fund balances during the year. Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24 Furniture & Equipment Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26 Credit Card Debt This filing is a revision to the original 2024 990 filing. In the original filing, inaccuracies were identified in Part III and corresponding Schedule O. To remedy the inaccuracies, this filing revises Part III and Schedule O.