New York State's Abandoned Property Law provides that the Office of the State Comptroller is to receive unclaimed monies and other property deemed abandoned. A list of the names, the last known addresses of the entitled owners of this abandoned property and the source of such property delivered to the Comptroller is maintained by the Comptroller pursuant to §1401 of the Abandoned Property Law.
Some of the property deposited with Comptroller is the property of an individual while other property belongs to a public entity or a private business.
For example, Comptroller DiNapoli recently presented a member of the Council of School Supervisors and Administrators with an unclaimed funds check for $841.98 at the Comptroller's School Safety Roundtable Discussion. Set out below are some of the data made available by the Comptroller to assist the owners of "abandoned property" reclaim such property, including public entities.
To check to see if your organization, or you or a family member, may have "abandoned property" being held by the State Comptroller's Office of Abandoned Property, visit Department of Audit and Controls' web site by clicking HEREand searching for the entities' or the person's name under the appropriate "search heading".
Listed below are notices of "abandoned property" posted on the Internet by the State Comptroller's Office of Abandoned Property naming a public entity as its rightful owner. Click on the text in color to retrieve a brief description of the item.
Received following from the State Comptroller on August 1, 2022:
More Than $1.5 Million in Lost Money Returned Daily
Staff from New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli’s office will attend community events this month to help residents search for lost and forgotten money, also known as unclaimed funds. DiNapoli oversees more than 46 million unclaimed funds accounts valued at $17.5 billion and wants to return the money to its rightful owners.
“So far this year, we’ve given back over $234 million in lost or forgotten money,” DiNapoli said. “This should motivate everyone to come out and search for money that may be waiting for them to claim. And you don’t have to limit your search to yourself, you can check for family members, friends, neighbors, churches, synagogues, mosques or any organization you care about and let them know that they may have money awaiting them. I want to get this money back where it belongs—in the hands of New Yorkers.”
The billions in unclaimed funds come from old bank accounts, utility deposits, uncashed checks, insurance claims, stocks and other sources that have been dormant for a number of years. Some accounts hold money that has been lost and forgotten since the 1940s.
Residents who cannot make it to the events can search for and claim their money by using the online claiming system or by calling 1-800-221-9311.
3 of 166 "County of" listed
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| COUNTY OF ERIE NY | CITIBANK NA (NYS) | |
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| STAPLES INC | ||
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| UNITED MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER |
3 of 675 "Town of" listed
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| ONEIDA COUNTY COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE | ||
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| W W GRAINGER INC | ||
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| NRG ENERGY INC |
3 of 270 "Village of" listings
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| W W GRAINGER INC | ||
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| RELX INC & AFFILIATES | ||
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| C/O ATTN DEIRDRE PARKER OFFICE HIGHWAY E MPLOYEES AMITYVILLE NY 11701 | AFLAC OF NEW YORK |
3 of 244 "SUNY" listings
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| FIDELTY INVESTMENTS INSTITUTIONAL OPERATIONS CO | ||
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| VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC | ||
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3 of 26 "BOCES" listed
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| CAYUGA-ONONDAGA BOARD OF COOPE PO BOX 45 1 SYRACUSE NY 13208 | TIME WARNER CABLE INC | |
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| NIAGARA MOHAWK POWER CORP | ||
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| NCS PEARSON INC |
3 of 8 "Union Free School District" listed
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| HEWLETT PACKARD CO | ||
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| TOWN OF GREENBURGH BOARD OF ED 360 BROAD WAY HASTINGS NY 10706 | PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE CO OF AMERICA | |
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| AETNA LIFE INSURANCE & ANNUITY CO |
3 of 7 "Central School District" listed
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| NEWFIELD HIGH SCHOOL ATTN PRINCIPAL 145 MARSHALL DRIVE SELDEN NY 11784 | AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY | |
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| FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF NORTH TARRYTOWN | ||
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| TOWNS OF PHILLIPSTOWN & PUTNAM 289 291 M AIN MALL POUGHKEEPSIE NY 12601 | SPRINT NEXTEL CORP |
3 of 14 "CSEA" listed
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| NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE | ||
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| SUFFOLK FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | ||
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| VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC |
3 of 3 "United University Professions" listed
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| ING LIFE INSURANCE & ANNUITY CO | ||
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| ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS INC | ||
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| STAPLES INC |