Shareholder Benefits

Dividends

Goldbelt returns business success directly to its shareholders through annual dividend distributions. Since 2008, the corporation has returned approximately 50 percent of net income to shareholders through dividends, trusts, scholarships, and other direct benefits.

An original shareholder with 100 shares has received more than $35,000 in lifetime dividends, reflecting the long-term value created through Goldbelt’s businesses. Annual dividend distributions total approximately $5.2 million and are determined using a five-year average of the corporation’s financial performance.

Elder Dividends

Goldbelt honors Elders through a one-time $1,000 Elders’ Stock redemption available to original shareholders beginning at age 65. This benefit recognizes the Elders whose leadership and stewardship helped establish the corporation and sustain its mission for future generations.

In addition, shareholders approved the Elders’ Trust in 2025. Like the Ancestral Trust, the Elders’ Trust is being endowed to provide tax-free distributions to eligible Elders in perpetuity.

Scholarships

Goldbelt invests in education to help shareholders and descendants pursue academic, vocational, and professional opportunities. Through the Haa Latseen Scholarship Program, the corporation supports higher education, vocational training, youth activities, and professional development.

Since 2008, Goldbelt has awarded more than $1.9 million in scholarships. In 2025 alone, 296 scholarships totaling more than $410,000 were awarded to support shareholder success and the next generation of leaders.

Learn more about scholarships

Internships

Goldbelt’s internship program provides college students and recent graduates who are shareholders or descendants with hands-on experience and exposure to career opportunities across the corporation.

Over the past decade, more than 100 interns have participated in the program, gaining professional experience while building connections to Goldbelt’s businesses and mission.

Learn more about the internship program

Funeral Benefit

Goldbelt provides financial assistance to help families honor the lives of shareholders. The $1,000 shareholder funeral benefit helps support funeral and associated expenses during a time of loss.

Since 2008, Goldbelt has provided more than $317,000 in funeral benefits to shareholder families.

Download the funeral benefit form

Careers

Goldbelt and its subsidiaries extend hiring and training preferences to shareholders and descendants, creating pathways for career growth within the corporation.

By connecting business success with employment opportunities, Goldbelt strengthens both its workforce and the long-term prosperity of its shareholders.

View a curated list of open positions for shareholders

Heritage Programs

Goldbelt Heritage Foundation serves shareholders by teaching and documenting Tlingit culture, language, and history. Goldbelt has contributed over $2 million in funding to the Heritage Foundation since 2009.

Visit the Goldbelt Heritage website

Goldbelt Ancestral Trust

The Goldbelt Ancestral Trust is our savings account for future generations of shareholders. The purpose of the Trust is to provide dividends, scholarships and burial cost assistance to the Trust Beneficiaries. Trust Beneficiaries are direct lineal descendants of Goldbelt’s original shareholders of Alaska Native heritage.

Visit the Goldbelt Ancestral Trust website