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Sixth Annual PFD Education Raffle Drawing

Wednesday, January 29, 2025 (Juneau, AK) – Today, the sixth annual drawing of the PFD Education Raffle was held in the Lieutenant Governor’s Office in Juneau. Department of Revenue Commissioner Adam Crum, Department of Education & Early Development Commissioner Deena Bishop, and Lieutenant Governor Nancy Dahlstrom drew four winners from the 9,341 entries.

“Education continues to be a top priority for the Governor and the Legislature,” said Commissioner Adam Crum, Alaska Department of Revenue. “The education raffle is a clear indication from Alaskans by directly investing financial resources towards education for generations to come.”

House Bill 213, Sponsored by former Senator Click Bishop, established the PFD Education Raffle in 2018, allowing Alaskans to donate money from their PFD to public education in $100 increments per entry. In the past 5 years, the Education Raffle has had a total of 55,440 contributions totaling over $4.1 million for education. 

As prescribed by law, 50% of the fund balance is allocated to supplemental education grants, 25% is allocated to the Education Endowment Fund, and 25% is allocated to the raffle fund. Of the raffle fund, first prize is 8% of the raffle fund; second prize is 4%; third prize is 2%; fourth prize is 1%; and the remaining 85% of the raffle fund will grow the fund for future year prize money.

The 2024 PFD Education Raffle winners are as follows:

1st Prize: $ 80,767.69 – Elizabeth Hill-Bryant

2nd Prize: $ 40,383.85 – Andrew Gray

3rd Prize: $ 20,191.92 – Eric Dickerson

4th Prize: $ 10,095.96 – Linda Mathews

The Permanent Fund Dividend Division will be reaching out to the winners directly within a week to notify them they have won.

For more information on the PFD Education Raffle, click here.

The event is available to watch on the Department of Revenue’s Facebook page.

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Media Contact: Aimee Bushnell, (907)465-6829, aimee.bushnell@alaska.gov