The Human Rights Campaign is currently recruiting sponsors for its 2026 National Dinner, and its sponsorship materials provide a revealing comparison. Because these advertisements list sponsors from the previous year, 1792 Exchange was able to compare the 2024 and 2025 National Dinner sponsor rosters. The result: HRC National Dinner sponsorships have declined by 54.5%.
This sharp decrease fits a broader pattern. HRC corporate sponsorships fell 38% from 2024 to 2025, while participation in the organization’s Corporate Equality Index among Fortune 1000 companies declined 61% from 2025 to 2026.
These developments are especially notable because corporate sponsorship of the HRC/HRCF and their events and participation in the CEI had historically moved in only one direction: upward. That trajectory began to change following Tractor Supply’s June 2024 apology, when it became the first major company to publicly distance itself from both the HRC and the CEI.
However, this decline did not occur in isolation. A dedicated group of organizations, investors, and journalists has increasingly exposed the extent of the HRC’s influence over corporate policies and practices. At the same time, a broader cultural, political, and legal movement has challenged DEI programs and corporate support for modern gender ideology. Together, these developments have brought the reputational, legal, and financial risks of corporate affiliation with the HRC into sharper focus, making such ties increasingly unattractive to major companies.
