By Jonathan Eberle |

On National Nonprofit Day, August 17, the Arizona Department of Revenue (ADOR) urged nonprofit organizations across the state to check whether they had unclaimed property waiting to be recovered.

ADOR officials noted that many nonprofits may not have realized they were entitled to unclaimed assets such as forgotten bank accounts, uncashed checks, or insurance proceeds. Recovering those funds, the department emphasized, could provide a valuable boost to organizations that serve Arizona communities.

“Every dollar returned to a nonprofit is a dollar that can support the essential work they perform,” the agency stated.

The search process is free, simple, and takes only a few minutes. Nonprofits are encouraged to visit ADOR’s unclaimed property website at azdor.gov/unclaimed-property to see if funds are available. Organizations can search by their nonprofit name and any states in which they operated. Claim forms and filing instructions were also available online. Nonprofits were also encouraged to use the nationwide database missingmoney.com for a broader search.

ADOR says the effort aims to help nonprofits reconnect with resources that belong to them, strengthening their ability to continue providing services across Arizona.

Jonathan Eberle is a reporter for AZ Free News. You can send him news tips using this link.