(From a press release)
Bucks County Controller Pamela Van Blunk announced that last week the Controller’s Office returned $10,000 in unclaimed funds to Pennsbury School District.
Upon learning of the significant unclaimed funds, Controller Van Blunk reached out to Pennsbury’s Chief Financial Officer, Chris Berdnik, to notify him of the school district’s unclaimed funds. Mr. Berdnik immediately filed the required paperwork for return of the unclaimed funds, which was promptly processed by the Controller’s Office.
There is more than $1.6 million in unclaimed funds in the controller’s possession and Van Blunk wants to return those to the rightful owners. In furtherance of this goal, she is sending notification letters to many of the owners of the older unclaimed funds over $50.
Controller Van Blunk started the Unclaimed Funds program in Bucks County just over two years ago. Since its inception, Van Blunk has returned more than $720,000 to the rightful owners.
In Bucks County, unclaimed funds consist of funds belonging to individuals and organizations doing business with or receiving services from the county or the courts. To see if you have any unclaimed funds, visit the website and click on the “Unclaimed Funds Listing” link to search the list.
If Bucks County is holding your unclaimed funds, you will find the application and instructions on how to obtain your funds on the same webpage as the listing. Payees may claim their monies directly from the Controller’s Office via U.S mail without any service charges or fees.
Once the Controller’s office verifies your application and documentation, you will receive the funds in approximately 4-6 weeks. At the bottom of the Controller’s Unclaimed Funds’ website, you will also find links to Pennsylvania Treasury’s Unclaimed Funds and a National Unclaimed Funds website to see if you have unclaimed funds elsewhere. Follow
Bucks County Controller on Facebook (Bucks County Controller), Instagram (@BucksCountyControllersOffice) and X (@BucksCoContr) for more information about the County’s Unclaimed Funds program, its Fraud, Waste & Abuse efforts and the county’s financials.
For more information about the Controller’s Office’s Unclaimed Funds program, please contact: Bucks Controller’s Office: 215-348-6435
