Help Reunite Veteran Service Organizations with their Lost Funds this Veteran’s Day

DES MOINES - In honor of Veteran's Day, State Treasurer Roby Smith is sharing a list of organizations that serve, aid and assist veterans with money to claim in Great Iowa Treasure Hunt. "With a foundation of hope and honor, organizations across Iowa provide programs and services to veterans, service members and their families," said Smith. "In light of the vital work they do to support, serve and advocate for our county's service members, I am highlighting the following groups and businesses with funds to claim."

1. American Legion, Centerville, $250.00
2. American Legion Aux Harr Cnty, Little Sioux, $560.81
3. Daughters of Union Veterans, Waterloo, $1,060.26
4. Disabled American Veterans, Tama, $1,000.00
5. Iowa Veterans Advocacy Corp, Cedar Rapids, $250.00
6. Scott County Veterans Assoc, Donahue, $476.23
7. Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Waterloo, $3,853.12
8. US Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Des Moines, $1,677.15
9. U S Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Iowa City, $2,550.33
10. Veterans Administration, Des Moines, $898.96
11. Veterans Administration, Iowa City, $2,315.00
12. Veterans Council, Prairie City, $350.36
13. Veterans of Foreign Wars, Des Moines, $733.02
14. Veterans of Foreign Wars of the US, Des Moines, $2,412.80
15. Waverly Area Veterans Post, Waverly, $680.76

Money and other assets, collectively called unclaimed property, are turned over to the State Treasurer's Office when businesses and entities have lost contact with the owner after a specific period of time. The State Treasurer's Office safeguards the assets and works to reunite owners with their unclaimed property through Great Iowa Treasure Hunt, Iowa's only legitimate source of unclaimed property. Over $566 million in forgotten checking and savings accounts, stocks, uncashed checks, life insurance policies, utility refunds, safe deposit box contents and other forms of unclaimed property are waiting to be claimed at GreatIowaTreasureHunt.gov. The website is free and secure and allows you to search for your name or for businesses and people you know.

To see if the State has any unclaimed property waiting for you, visit GreatIowaTreasureHunt.gov to complete your search. Stay up-to-date with the Treasurer's Office on Instagram, Facebook and X.

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