Since its founding in 2007, WAA has collaborated with hundreds of like-minded organizations, volunteers, and civic groups nationwide to remember and honor our nation's veterans. Photo courtesy of Wreaths Across America

SACRAMENTO, CA (MPG) – Each year, national nonprofit Wreaths Across America (WAA) recognizes top sponsorship groups for excellence in serving their local communities while helping to share the yearlong mission to Remember, Honor and Teach. 

Among the thousands of supportive groups honoring interred veterans through wreath sponsorships, WAA recognizes the top five sponsorship groups for their meaningful contribution in 2024.

California’s top five sponsorship groups for 2024 include:

Miramar National Cemetery (CA0452) - 8,583 sponsorships

Kings County (CA0509) - 3,189 sponsorships

Exchange Club of Santa Rosa (CA0464P) - 2,504 sponsorships

American Legion Post 136 (CA0646) - 2,167 sponsorships

Yuba Sutter Veterans Stand Down (CA0179) - 2,101 sponsorships

Combined, these groups helped raise funds to honor 103,537 interred servicemembers at 190 participating locations throughout California on National Wreaths Across America Day in 2024. In total, more than 158,700 California service members received a wreath in 2024.

Since its founding in 2007, WAA has collaborated with hundreds of like-minded organizations, volunteers, and civic groups nationwide to remember and honor our nation’s veterans. Through its national 3-for-2 sponsorship group program, an additional wreath was placed for every two sponsored. 

Through WAA’s national $5 back program, wreath sponsorships made an even more significant impact on communities— with $5 of each $17 wreath sponsorship made through a registered WAA sponsorship group, enabling them to support local programs and initiatives even more. WAA has given back $28 million in local contributions through this national program over the last 17 years.

“I have long said it would be disingenuous for us as an organization whose mission is to Remember the fallen, Honor those who serve, and Teach the next generation the value of freedom if we do not support other like-minded programs doing just that in their communities,” said WAA Executive Director Karen Worcester. “The Sponsorship Group Program is a great way to support the programs doing good work in your area all year while honoring as many veterans as possible!”

To find a sponsorship group to support in your community in 2025, please click here. It is never too early to join the mission and support these local efforts.

This year, National Wreaths Across America Day will be held on Sat., Dec. 13, 2025. Each $17 sponsorship supports WAA’s year-round mission and the many free programs designed to share it with communities nationwide. In addition, a live balsam wreath will be placed in remembrance on the headstone of an American hero.