Oakland County Times|Crystal A. Proxmire|Published Feb 11, 2025
The festival raises money, mainly through sponsorships, to support local groups such as Gender Identity Network Alliance, Transgender Michigan, Matrix Human Services, Transgender Detroit, Access HIV, and Affirmations. They work with Ferndale Community Foundation who is a fiduciary of the event and also a recipient of funds which support other community projects. Corewell has been a sponsor of Ferndale Pride since it grew from a merger between Beaumont and Spectrum Health in 2022.