diff --git a/src/plugins/initiatives/initiative.js b/src/plugins/initiatives/initiative.js
index 56ead31..38609e0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/initiatives/initiative.js
+++ b/src/plugins/initiatives/initiative.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import {type TimestampMs} from "../../util/timestamp";
 import {initiativeNodeType} from "./declaration";
 
 // Composite ID, used as input for NodeAddressT.
-export opaque type InitiativeId = string[];
+export opaque type InitiativeId: string[] = string[];
 
 // Enforce that each ID has at least a sub-type and 1..n components.
 export function createId(
diff --git a/src/plugins/initiatives/nodeEntry.js b/src/plugins/initiatives/nodeEntry.js
index a620aa0..2430460 100644
--- a/src/plugins/initiatives/nodeEntry.js
+++ b/src/plugins/initiatives/nodeEntry.js
@@ -2,8 +2,11 @@
 
 import {type URL} from "../../core/references";
 import {type NodeWeight} from "../../core/weights";
+import {type NodeAddressT, NodeAddress} from "../../core/graph";
 import {type TimestampMs, type TimestampISO} from "../../util/timestamp";
 import * as Timestamp from "../../util/timestamp";
+import {type InitiativeId} from "./initiative";
+import {nodeEntryTypes} from "./declaration";
 
 /**
  * Represents an "inline contribution" node. They're called entries and named
@@ -47,6 +50,14 @@ export type NodeEntryJson = $Shape<{
   +weight: NodeWeight | null,
 }>;
 
+export function addressForNodeEntry(
+  field: NodeEntryField,
+  id: InitiativeId,
+  key: string
+): NodeAddressT {
+  return NodeAddress.append(nodeEntryTypes[field].prefix, ...id, key);
+}
+
 /**
  * Takes a NodeEntryJson and normalizes it to a NodeEntry.
  *
diff --git a/src/plugins/initiatives/nodeEntry.test.js b/src/plugins/initiatives/nodeEntry.test.js
index 8c969e3..e3bd0ea 100644
--- a/src/plugins/initiatives/nodeEntry.test.js
+++ b/src/plugins/initiatives/nodeEntry.test.js
@@ -2,14 +2,54 @@
 
 import {type TimestampMs} from "../../util/timestamp";
 import * as Timestamp from "../../util/timestamp";
+import {NodeAddress} from "../../core/graph";
+import {createId} from "./initiative";
 import {
   type NodeEntry,
   type NodeEntryJson,
+  addressForNodeEntry,
   normalizeNodeEntry,
   _titleSlug,
 } from "./nodeEntry";
 
 describe("plugins/initiatives/nodeEntry", () => {
+  describe("addressForNodeEntry", () => {
+    it("should handle each field value as a different node type", () => {
+      const id = createId("EXAMPLE", "123");
+      const addresses = [
+        addressForNodeEntry("DEPENDENCY", id, "some-dependency-key"),
+        addressForNodeEntry("REFERENCE", id, "some-reference-key"),
+        addressForNodeEntry("CONTRIBUTION", id, "contrib-key"),
+      ];
+      expect(addresses).toEqual([
+        NodeAddress.fromParts([
+          "sourcecred",
+          "initiatives",
+          "DEPENDENCY",
+          "EXAMPLE",
+          "123",
+          "some-dependency-key",
+        ]),
+        NodeAddress.fromParts([
+          "sourcecred",
+          "initiatives",
+          "REFERENCE",
+          "EXAMPLE",
+          "123",
+          "some-reference-key",
+        ]),
+        NodeAddress.fromParts([
+          "sourcecred",
+          "initiatives",
+          "CONTRIBUTION",
+          "EXAMPLE",
+          "123",
+          "contrib-key",
+        ]),
+      ]);
+    });
+  });
+
   describe("normalizeNodeEntry", () => {
     it("should throw without a title", () => {
       const timestampMs: TimestampMs = Timestamp.fromNumber(123);