Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity returned $122,127.19 in unclaimed property to the Pennsylvania American Legion. The return included more than 250 individual properties.
The funds were presented at the American Legion State Headquarters. Legion officials will distribute the money to the appropriate posts throughout Pennsylvania, which support veterans, active-duty service members and their families.
Since taking office in 2021, Garrity has returned more than $1.2 billion in unclaimed property, including a record of more than $334 million last year. She has also returned nearly 600 military decorations, including 13 Purple Hearts, four Bronze Stars and a Gold Star medal.
Pennsylvania Treasury holds more than $5 billion in unclaimed property. According to Treasury, more than one in 10 Pennsylvanians has unclaimed property, and the average claim is worth more than $1,000.
Unclaimed property can include dormant bank accounts, uncashed checks, forgotten stocks and physical assets from safe deposit boxes, such as collectible coins, jewelry and savings bonds. It can belong to individuals, businesses, local governments and nonprofit organizations.
Residents can search for unclaimed property at searchandclaimpa.gov. Those who have lived in other states can also search MissingMoney.com.
