ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti tˈuː, ɹˈɑːbɚt mˈɔːɹɪs kˈɑːlɪdʒ ˈɛndᵻd ɪts spˈɑːnsɚʃˌɪp ʌvðə fˈɛstɪvəl, sˈaɪɾɪŋ ðˌɐɾɪt hæd lˈɔst twˈɛnti tə θˈɜːɾi θˈaʊzənd dˈɑːlɚz ˌoʊvɚ ðə θˈɜːɾijˈɪɹ pˈiəɹɪəd ðˌɐɾɪt hæd spˈɑːnsɚd ðɪ ᵻvˈɛnt.
In 1992, Robert Morris College ended its sponsorship of the festival, citing that it had lost twenty to thirty thousand dollars over the thirty-year period that it had sponsored the event.