INDIAN GAMING ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP AND HEADQUARTERS UPDATE T he Indian Gaming Association begins 2025 in a strong position to face the new challenges ahead. Last year we started work on the “Tribal Leaders’ Lounge” in the downstairs part of the Headquarters building. The Lounge will be available for all Members of IGA to come and relax between meetings on Capitol Hill, or bring visitors to our building and showcase the work Indian Country has done in D.C. IGA Tribal Membership continues its upward trends since the end of Covid. For three straight years Membership Director Kevin Leecy has surpassed the previous year’s revenue numbers. For FY 2024, IGA collected over $1.7 million in revenue and we are on a path to match or exceed that number this year. One of our new membership initiatives is to establish a “Wall of Sovereignty” at the IGA Headquarters Building. In 2019, IGA’s Membership Director initiated a campaign to ask Tribes for additional revenues beyond their normal membership fees. Tribal Donors would be honored with a plaque at the IGA Conference Room for their contributions. Currently, several Tribes paid additional fees of $25,000 and we thank them for their contribution: Shakopee Mdwekanton, Mashantucket Peqout, Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, Tule River Tribe, Puyallup Tribe, Chickasaw Nation, and the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe. This membership initiative will help to raise significant funds for IGA’s operating and building budget while giving participating Tribes a prominent space on the wall at IGA. For 2025, The Membership Director is going push this initiative further as IGA seeks to consolidate both Associate and Tribal Memberships into one sortable database. 1. “Building Fundraising” Last year, several building sponsorship multi-year payment plans are ending. IGA is seeking new Tribal and commercial sponsors, including development of an Associate Member plan for building sponsorships. While fundraising for the building in the past, we explicitly held off on actively seeking Associate Member building sponsorships. The fear was that the IGA Building would be overrun with Commercial, not Tribal, sponsorships. With the start of construction on the “Tribal Leaders Lounge” IGA is in need of new building and maintenance funds. IGA will reach out to Associate Members for donations and give them exposure by way of small plaque’s, bricks, or other forms of exposure. Included in the next few pages are pictures and drawings of the new “Tribal Leaders Lounge”. We are excited to finish this project and provide a new membership experience for our Tribal Members. The Lounge will be exclusively for Tribal Member usage.
13 – INDIAN GAMING - ANNUAL REPORT 2025
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