US EditionSan Francisco Pride loses $300,000 as companies including Comcast and Diageo reevaluate sponsorships
- Several longtime sponsors of the San Francisco Gay Pride Weekend have withdrawn their support, creating a funding gap of $300,000.
- Anheuser-Busch and Comcast pulled out due to corporate funding shortages.
- San Francisco Pride's Executive Director, Suzanne Ford, expressed disappointment and noted it was abnormal for these sponsors to suddenly drop out.
- The event requires $3.2 million to operate, relying on corporate sponsors for $2.3 million in funding.
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‘The Pendulum Has Shifted’: San Francisco Pride Loses Several Corporate Sponsors
It’s one thing for irritated Americans to pressure companies into abandoning progressive LGBT agendas; it’s another for long-time Pride sponsors in San Francisco to bail on their own. This year, several of San Francisco Pride’s major donors—Comcast, Anheuser-Busch, La Crema, Diageo, and Smirnoff—have pulled back from the 2025 Pride Parade and Civic Center Celebrations, leaving organizers scrambling to fill the roughly $300,000 hole in their budg…
San Francisco Pride loses $300,000 as companies including Comcast and Diageo reevaluate sponsorships
SF Pride attracts over a million attendees for the weekend festivities.John G. van HeterenSF Pride will lose at least $300,000 in sponsorships from major companies for this year's event.Sponsors cited local budget constraints for their reduced support in 2025, SF Pride exec says.NYC Pride said partners are also scaling back visibility or reassessing their spending on the event.San Francisco Pride is set to lose $300,000 in sponsorships for this …
Budweiser Parent Company Anheuser-Busch Cancels San Francisco Pride Sponsorship
Anheuser-Busch's withdrawal from San Francisco Pride sponsorship highlights a significant shift in corporate support for LGBTQ events amid rising political tensions, prompting questions about the future of such partnerships.
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