Elders’ Benefit Distribution Issued Early Due to Y-K Crisis
October 16, 2025
(Anchorage, Alaska) – Calista (cha-LIS-tah) Corporation’s Board of Directors and the Trustees of the Calista Corporation Settlement Trust have approved the following distributions, both of which will be paid on or by November 14, 2025.
2025 Akilista Distribution
All 39,100 Shareholders, regardless of age, will receive a record $4.49 million Akilista (Ah-KEE-lis-tah) distribution. About $2.7 million will go to Yukon-Kuskokwim Region households.
This year’s Akilista total distribution is 4 percent higher than last year’s, and 2.7 times higher than the first one in 2014. Distributions are per share. The 2025 Akilista distribution will be approximately $1.06 per issued share. The average Shareholder who owns 100 shares will receive an estimated $106. The youngest Shareholder is about two months old. About four Shareholders are over 100 years of age.
2025 Elders’ Benefit Program Distribution
The Board of Directors and Trustees approved an earlier payment of the Elders’ Benefit Program distribution, due to the devastating impact of the recent Western Alaska storms in our Region.
“Our hearts are broken for our families and friends whose lives have been devastated by the storms, especially our Elders. We must care for and show the utmost respect for our Elders,” said Willie Kasayulie, Calista Corp. Board Chair.
Original Shareholders at least 65 years old as of December 3 will receive $400 per Elder this year, for a total authorized distribution of approximately $1.36 million. This is a 14 percent increase from last year’s distribution. An estimated 3,390 Elders are eligible for this distribution.
Direct deposit/address update deadlines
Distributions are paid either by direct deposit or paper checks sent via first-class mail. The deadline for direct deposit and address updates is noon on October 30, and they can be completed at MyCalista.com, the free Shareholder portal. Fillable PDF forms are also available at calistacorp.com/shareholder-forms-center.
Calista, through its Settlement Trust, has declared a record $19 million in distributions to its Shareholders in 2025, nearly $1.4 million more than last year. This amount includes the Spring distribution as well as the Akilista and Elders’ Benefit distributions. The latter two distributions are the 49th and 50th distributions in Calista’s history.
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Calista Corporation has over 39,100 Shareholders and is the parent company of more than 40 subsidiaries in the following industries: defense contracting, construction, real estate, environmental services, natural resource development, marine transportation, oilfield services, and heavy equipment sales, service and rentals. Since inception, Calista has declared more than $166 million in dividends and distributions, including $13.7 million in Elders’ Benefit Program distributions to Shareholders. Since 1994, Calista Education and Culture has provided more than $6.6 million in scholarships to Calista Shareholders and Descendants. Calista can be found on Facebook (www.facebook.com/CalistaCorporation), YouTube (www.youtube.com/calistacorp) and Instagram (www.instagram.com/calistacorp).