CIRI distributes three types of payments to eligible Shareholders. These distributions are made on an approved schedule each year. These include Shareholder Distributions, Elder Distributions and 7(j) Distributions. See below to learn more about who qualifies for each type, important distribution sign-up dates and information. If you have any questions that are not answered below, see our frequently asked questions page or contact Shareholder Relations at 907-263-5191 or shareholderrecords@ciri.com.
Shareholder Distributions are set by the Board of Directors and distributed by the Distribution Fund of the CIRI Settlement Trust (CST). Distributions are for beneficiaries who are CIRI Shareholders. Currently, CIRI makes an annual contribution to the fund that is equal to 3.5% of the previous year’s ending Shareholders’ equity. Shareholders receive four payments per year from this contribution. The first three distributions are equal to 24% of the total and the fourth is equal to 28% of the total. Quarterly payment amounts can be found in Qenek.
| Direct deposit sign-up deadline (3 p.m. Alaska time) | Address change and cancel direct deposit deadline (3 p.m. Alaska time) | Record date | Mailing date |
| March 4, 2024 | March 20, 2024 | March 21, 2024 | March 29, 2024 |
| June 3, 2024 | June 13, 2024 | June 14, 2024 | June 21, 2024 |
| Sept. 9, 2024 | Sept. 20, 2024 | Sept. 23, 2024 | Sept. 30, 2024 |
| Nov. 18, 2024 | Nov. 25, 2024 | Dec.3, 2024 | Dec. 10, 2024 |
Elders Fund Distributions are paid to the beneficiaries of the CST 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 of their CIRI stock prior to July 31, 2003. CST Elders Fund payments are scheduled to occur in the same months as quarterly Shareholder Distribution payments from the Distribution Fund.
| Direct deposit sign-up deadline (3 p.m. Alaska time) | Address change and cancel direct deposit deadline (3 p.m. Alaska time) | Record date | Mailing date |
| Feb. 26, 2024 | March 1, 2024 | March 7, 2024 | March 8, 2024 |
| June 3, 2024 | June 7, 2024 | June 13, 2024 | June 14, 2024 |
| Sept. 3, 2024 | Sept. 6, 2024 | Sept. 12, 2024 | Sept. 13, 2024 |
| Nov. 18, 2024 | Dec. 5, 2024 | Dec. 12, 2024 | Dec. 13, 2024 |
7(j) Distributions are not dividends and are not declared by the Board of Directors. As required by the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, or ANCSA, resource revenue payments associated with at-large shares are paid directly to the Shareholder. Resource revenue payments associated with village class shares are paid directly to the underlying village corporation. Resource revenue payments are made in accordance with Section 7(j) of ANCSA, which directs the sharing of resource revenues among the 12 regional corporations within the state of Alaska. See below for more information about what 7(j) Distributions are, where they come from and how they are calculated.
Once calculated, resource revenue payments will be mailed or directly deposited by 6 p.m. Alaska time on Monday, April 1, for shareholders who own at-large shares and have a valid mailing address on file as of Wednesday, March 20. Resource revenue payments for shareholders who own village-class shares are mailed directly to their village corporations, as required by the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA). If you have a Qenek portal account, you may access information on the type of stock owned via the portal. Resource revenue payments are made in accordance with Section 7 (j) of ANCSA, which directs the sharing of resource revenues among the twelve regional corporations within the state of Alaska.
| Direct deposit sign-up deadline (3 p.m. Alaska time) | Address change and cancel direct deposit deadline (3 p.m. Alaska time) | Record date | Mailing date |
| March 4, 2024 | March 20, 2024 | March 22, 2024 | April 1, 2024 |
2023 CIRI Settlement Trust payments are nontaxable
The quarterly payments issued in 2023 from the CST Distribution Fund and the CST Elders Fund are nontaxable; thus, tax forms will not be issued and the payments will not be reported to the Internal Revenue Service.
In June 2019, CIRI Shareholders approved the creation of the CIRI Settlement Trust (CST). Thereafter, CIRI’s Board of Directors rescinded CIRI’s dividend policy in favor of contributing the amounts CIRI would have issued as quarterly dividends to the CST Distribution Fund, with the CST trustees agreeing to distribute the contributed amounts to CST beneficiaries who are CIRI Shareholders. Beginning in 2020, the CIRI Board also authorized CIRI to contribute amounts to permit the CST Elders Fund to distribute $450 to qualified Elders on a quarterly basis.
Tax status of 2023 CIRI payments
CIRI IRS Forms 1099 for the 2023 tax year will be mailed no later than January 31, 2024. Shareholders with Qenek portal accounts will be able to access their 1099s before the forms are mailed, with an email sent to advise when the forms are available. Tax information remains accessible in Qenek for seven years, allowing Shareholders to easily view and print their forms, if desired.
2023 tax forms will reflect all payments made to affected CIRI Shareholders in 2023, and such Shareholders may receive more than one type of Form 1099 depending on type of CIRI income received. These include:
- Form 1099-MISC (resource revenue payments and prizes).Resource revenue—or 7(j)—payments derive from resource revenue sharing obligations among the 12 Alaska Native regional corporations, as required by the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA). Shareholders who owned at-large stock on March 24, 2023, received a $19.4955 per at-large share (or $1,949.55 per 100 shares) 7(j) payment from CIRI in 2023. Additionally, if you inherited at-large stock in 2023 and received an estate settlement payment, a portion of that payment may have consisted of held 7(j) funds.
Resource revenue payments are not dividends and not considered investment income; they are reported in Box 3 – Other Income on a Form 1099-MISC. ANCSA requires that resource revenue amounts distributed in connection with CIRI village-class stock be paid to the associated village; therefore, CIRI does not report these payments as individual Shareholder income.
Shareholder prizes are also reported in Box 3 – Other Income on a Form 1099-MISC.
- Form 1099-DIV (estate payments). If you inherited CIRI shares in 2023, any held dividends paid by CIRI in connection with the inherited shares will be reported in Boxes 1a – Ordinary Dividends and 1b – Qualified Dividends on Form 1099-DIV. If you have held your shares for less than one year, please consult your tax advisor regarding the proper treatment of qualified dividends.
Please note that it is your responsibility to accurately report your CIRI income on your tax returns; CIRI cannot provide tax advice. The proper IRS forms and schedules to use when completing individual tax returns may vary depending on the types of CIRI payments received. Shareholders are encouraged to consult with a tax advisor regarding individual circumstances and applicable federal and state tax requirements.
After certain allowable costs are deducted, each corporation keeps 30% of its net resource revenues and divides the remaining 70% among the 12 Alaska-based regional corporations — including the distributing region.
The portion of the 70% pool that each regional corporation receives is calculated based on the number of original enrollees to the corporation under ANCSA.
Because the payments made to the regional corporations are made under Section 7(i) of ANCSA, they are known as 7(i) payments.
