As an ANCSA corporation, BBNC has no publicly traded stock and its shares cannot legally be sold.
Its mission is to support and encourage BBNC shareholders to pursue educational opportunities and to promote and preserve cultural heritage.
Scholarship recipients have graduated with bachelor's, master's and other advanced degrees, such as a Ph.D. in anthropology, Doctorates of Medicine, Veterinary Medicine, and Law, and degrees in engineering, business administration, education, nursing, guidance counseling, environmental science, economics and philosophy.
These scholarships help shareholders achieve specialized certifications or training in order to enhance their employment or career opportunities.
Most of the communities in the Bristol Bay region are self-reliant, operating without the benefit of interconnected road and utility systems.
The vast majority of households rely on subsistence fishing and hunting for a large percentage of their food.
BBNC has sponsored several initiatives to promote its Fish First ideals, including Day in Our Bay (a 15-minute video project) and The Bristol Bay Fish First Award (presented to the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race musher who first reaches Galena or Kaltag).
Bristol Bay Resource Solutions (BBRS) provides administrative services to BBNC and its subsidiaries, as well as to select outside clients.