How Our Funds are Distributed

The mission of The Memorial Day Foundation is to increase awareness and respect for Memorial Day through public display of remembrance. A traditional display of remembrance has always been about the display of flowers. Our Memorial Day Floral Wreath fulfills this notion of public display. The Foundation solicits a monetary donation per wreath. The wreaths are placed at New York City war memorials by veterans and non-veterans on Memorial. For Memorial Day 2025 the Foundation placed five hundred (five hundred) wreaths at the memorials.

A second program, to remember those Americans buried in overseas cemeteries. This year we sent twenty-six large fresh floral wreaths to twenty-six American Overseas Cemeteries. American Overseas Cemeteries have told us that we are the only American organization that does this.

We also distributed 25,000 Memorial Day Window Flags at no charge to help promote the importance of Memorial Day and to honor America’s Fallen Heroes. As a not-for-profit organization our net proceeds from donations continue to be used to promote the true meaning of Memorial Day.

The Memorial Day Foundation had total income for the year 2025 of $195,810.03. In the same period the Foundation had expenses of $151,167.17. The difference was a positive $44,642.86. We would like to thank all those who made donations to help us increase awareness and respect for Memorial Day.