Rhode Island · Unclaimed property · Updated Oct 2026
Office of the Rhode Island General Treasurer, Unclaimed Property Division holds money that businesses could not return to its owners. Here is how to search, what proof you need and how long it takes.
Search Rhode Island's official list of unclaimed property by name.
Search in Rhode IslandSearch your name at findrimoney.gov. Narrow results with a city or ZIP code.
Click CLAIM on your property, choose your relationship to the owner (Owner, Heir, or Representative), enter your current mailing address, and submit to get a claim number.
Read the email you get: the claim form attached lists the documents your claim needs.
Sign the claim form and upload it with your documents through the secure link, or mail them to the P.O. box.
Check your claim status online with your claim number.
Rhode Island's YOUR MONEY program matches property to known addresses and returns it automatically with no paperwork. The state says more than 35,000 people have been paid over $10 million this way.
When you file online, choose 'Heir' or 'Representative' as your relationship to the owner; your claim form will list the documents needed. The official site doesn't spell out the heir documents.
Any finder agreement made within 24 months after the property was paid to the state can't be enforced. After that, the fee can't be more than 10% of the property's value, and the agreement must be in writing, signed by you, show the property's value and your share after the fee, and say you can claim it from the Treasurer for free. Rhode Island doesn't require finders to register.
Law: R.I. Gen. Laws § 33-21.1-35
Watch out: Companies may offer to find your money for a fee, which is legal, but you can get 100% of it free by claiming yourself or calling the Unclaimed Property Division at (401) 462-7676.
Search every other state where you lived or worked. Some money, like old savings bonds and IRS refunds, is held by federal agencies.
Money that businesses could not return to you and had to hand over to a state, such as old bank accounts and insurance policies. USA.gov says state governments hold most unclaimed money.
Official siteOld paper or electronic U.S. savings bonds that were never cashed, including bonds that have matured and stopped earning interest (EE and I bonds earn interest for up to 30 years), plus lost, stolen or destroyed bonds.
Official siteTax refunds owed to people who never filed a federal tax return for a year, often because they earned little and were not required to file. The IRS says taxpayers usually have three years to file and claim a refund; after that the money becomes the property of the U.S. Treasury.
Official siteSearch the official database run by the Office of the Rhode Island General Treasurer, Unclaimed Property Division. Searching is free. Search every name you have used and every address where you lived in Rhode Island.
No. The state does not charge a fee to claim. Any finder agreement made within 24 months after the property was paid to the state can't be enforced. After that, the fee can't be more than 10% of the property's value, and the agreement must be in writing, signed by you, show the property's value and your share after the fee, and say you can claim it from the Treasurer for free. Rhode Island doesn't require finders to register.
When you file online, choose 'Heir' or 'Representative' as your relationship to the owner; your claim form will list the documents needed. The official site doesn't spell out the heir documents.
State law says the Treasurer must consider each claim within 90 days after it is filed (R.I. Gen. Laws § 33-21.1-24).