Shareholder Distributions
Shareholder distributions are set by the CIRI Board of Directors and distributed by the Distribution Fund of the CIRI Settlement Trust (CIRI Trust). Distributions are for beneficiaries who are CIRI Shareholders. Beginning in 2026, CIRI will make contributions to the fund sufficient for the CIRI Trust to issue an annual aggregate distribution to its beneficiaries equal to $48/share. Shareholders receive four payments per year from this contribution. Distribution dates, amounts and other relevant deadlines for 2026 are as follows:
Elder Distributions
Quarterly Elders Fund distributions are paid to the beneficiaries of the CIRI Trust who are original CIRI Shareholders and alive and 65 years of age or older on the approved dates of record, providing they either own at least one share of CIRI stock or gifted all their CIRI stock prior to July 31, 2003. Beginning in 2026, Elder distributions will increase from $450 to $600 per quarter. Distribution dates, amounts and other relevant deadlines for 2026 are as follows:
Resource Revenue Distribution
Resource revenue payments for at‑large Shareholders with a valid mailing address on file will be mailed or directly deposited Wednesday, April 1. Payments to Shareholders who own village‑class shares will be sent directly to their village corporations, as required by ANCSA.
CIRI village series stock was issued to original enrollees of CIRI who were residents of an ANCSA-recognized village corporation in the region as determined by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs. Original enrollees of CIRI who were not residents of an ANCSA-recognized village corporation in the region received non-village series stock, commonly referred to as “at-large” stock.
Sections 7(i) and 7(j) of ANCSA help equalize economic benefits among Alaska Native regional corporations by requiring that a portion of resource revenues—such as from oil, gas, minerals and timber—be shared among the 12 Alaska-based ANCSA regional corporations.
- Section 7(i) of ANCSA requires that, after certain allowable costs are deducted, each of the 12 Alaska-based regional corporations keeps 30% of its net resource revenues, with the remaining 70% divided among all regional corporations, including the distributing region. It’s important to note that the remaining 70% is not divided equally among the 12 regional corporations; rather, the percentage of the revenue pool each corporation receives is based on the final enrollment determination made by the Department of Interior on Dec. 10, 1981.
- Section 7(j) of ANCSA requires each of the 12 Alaska-based regional corporations to share 50% of what it receives with village corporations and at-large shareholders in its region. Thus, CIRI retains 50%, and the remaining 50% is divided among at-large Shareholders and village corporations in the CIRI region and paid out in the form of CIRI’s annual resource revenue distribution.
Although CIRI administers the payments, amounts are driven by resource development activities across all Alaska Native regional corporations. As a result, annual 7(j) payments to at-large shareholders and village corporations do fluctuate, and in the future, may remain lower than prior payments, absent new 7(i)‑eligible projects coming online.
Information on the type of stock owned is available in the Qenek portal. Whether you receive a check or use direct deposit, please keep your mailing address updated in both the portal and with the U.S. Postal Service. If mail is returned as undeliverable, distributions will be held interest‑free, and you will not be eligible for prize drawings until your address is updated.
