Pride Toronto faces $900K shortfall after major sponsors pull out

Rye library reschedules LGBTQ+ 'Allyship' event, but won't sponsor it

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With Major Sponsors Out, Who Is Stepping Up to Support Pride? - Non Profit News

Image credit: Jose Pablo Garcia on Unsplash Citi, Lowe’s, Mastercard, PepsiCo, Target, and Walmart. These are but a handful of the major corporate sponsors who have backed out of supporting Pride celebrations across the country this year. In a climate increasingly hostile to LGBTQ+ people, many corporations renounced their commitments to Pride festivals and events parallel to dissolving their DEI initiatives. According to The Advocate, even befo…

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Pride Toronto forges ahead with $900K shortfall while looking for more sponsors

Pride Toronto’s shortfall has increased to $900,00 as corporate sponsors have pulled out but a spokesman is hoping for other funding.

Pride Toronto faces $900K shortfall after major sponsors pull out

With just weeks to go before one of Canada’s largest festivals, Pride Toronto is still grappling with a wave of sponsor withdrawals that has left the festival short nearly $900,000 — prompting urgent calls for support from organizations, individuals and government.

Toronto Pride says no 'noticeable differences' to events despite $900k funding gap

TORONTO — The organization behind Toronto’s Pride events is facing an uncertain future with a six-figure funding gap after losing major sponsors, but says this year’s festival won’t look any different.