Starting in 1982, dividends from the fund's annual growth have been paid out each year to eligible Alaskans, ranging from an initial $1,000 in 1982 (equal to three years' payout, as the distribution of payments was held up in a lawsuit over the distribution scheme) to $3,269 in 2008 (which included a one-time $1,200 "Resource Rebate").
stˈɑːɹɾɪŋ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi tˈuː, dˈɪvɪdˌɛndz fɹʌmðə fˈʌndz ˈænjuːəl ɡɹˈoʊθ hɐvbɪn pˈeɪd ˈaʊt ˈiːtʃ jˈɪɹ tʊ ˈɛlɪdʒəbəl ɐlˈæskənz, ɹˈeɪndʒɪŋ fɹʌm ɐn ɪnˈɪʃəl dˈɑːlɚ wˈʌn,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi tˈuː ˈiːkwəl tə θɹˈiː jˈɪɹz pˈeɪaʊt, æz ðə dˌɪstɹɪbjˈuːʃən ʌv pˈeɪmənts wʌz hˈɛld ˌʌp ɪn ɐ lˈɔːsuːt ˌoʊvɚ ðə dˌɪstɹɪbjˈuːʃən skˈiːm tə dˈɑːlɚ θɹˈiː,tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti nˈaɪn ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪt wˌɪtʃ ɪŋklˈuːdᵻd ɐ wˈʌntˈaɪm dˈɑːlɚ wˈʌn,tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd "ɹᵻsˈoːɹs ɹˈiːbeɪt".