Money Mailer franchise
2025 filing · April 21, 2025Shares sales figures
Money Mailer at a glance
A direct mail advertising business selling shared-mail coupon and ad space to local businesses. At the end of 2024 there were 131 Money Mailer locations in the US, 26 franchised and 105 company-owned, so most are run by the company itself.
The business
- Franchisor
- Money Mailer, LLC
- The company that sells the franchises
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $65K–$76K
- Fee, build-out and opening working capital
- Franchise fee
- $59,900
- For a new territory of four to five mailing zones (about 10,000 households each)
- Royalty
- per mailing zone
- A royalty of up to $350 per mailing zone for each shared mailing in your yearly plan, adjusted each January for inflation (capped at 3%), plus a $0.50 per ad spot marketing and administrative fee
Where it is
- US locations, 2024
- 131
- Franchised and company-owned
- Franchised
- 26
- Company-owned
- 105
- States
- 7
- Most in New Jersey, California and Maryland
From Money Mailer, LLC’s 2025 filing; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Where it ranks
Money Mailer among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | Money Mailer | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $70,395 | Costs less than 93% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $59,900 | Higher than 87% of franchises |
| US locationsFranchised and company-owned | 131 | More than 80% of franchises |
| Sales per locationYearly, as the brand reports it | $686,200 | Lower than 57% of brands that share sales figures |
| Sales against cost to openYearly sales over the cost midpoint | 9.7× | Higher than 97% of brands that share sales figures |
How much a Money Mailer franchise costs
Opening one Money Mailer costs an estimated $64,630 to $76,160. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital. It is one of the low-cost franchises.
Source: Money Mailer, LLC, 2025 filing, page 17
Money Mailer franchise fee
The franchise fee is $59,900, for a new territory of four to five mailing zones (about 10,000 households each). You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: Money Mailer, LLC, 2025 filing, page 10
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | A royalty of up to $350 per mailing zone for each shared mailing in your yearly plan, adjusted each January for inflation (capped at 3%), plus a $0.50 per ad spot marketing and administrative fee. |
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The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: Money Mailer, LLC, 2025 filing, page 11
Sales and earnings
Shares figures Money Mailer publishes sales or earnings figures for its locations. The full tables, with notes on which locations are counted, are in its filing.
- Average revenue
- $686,200
- Median revenue
- $649,434
Yearly figures for 2024, covering franchised businesses, 2024 (23 locations). The average is about 9.7 times the midpoint of the cost to open.
Sales are what a location takes in before rent, payroll, royalties and other costs, not what its owner keeps.
Source: Money Mailer, LLC, 2025 filing, pages 42–43
SBA loans to Money Mailer franchisees
Lenders approved 51 SBA-backed loans for Money Mailer franchisees from 1994 to 2026, $5.5M in all: 50 7(a) loans and 1 504 loan. Of the 48 that have ended, 41 were paid in full and 7 were charged off (14.6%). The other 3 haven’t ended yet.
A charged-off loan is one written off as uncollectible. See SBA franchise loans for how 7(a) and 504 loans work.
Source: SBA 7(a) and 504 loan data, as of September 30, 2026
How Money Mailer compares
Of the 34 printing and sign franchises on this site, Money Mailer is the 8th cheapest to open and the 12th largest by number of locations.
| Figure | Money Mailer | Typical printing and sign brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $65K | $133K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $76K | $312K | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $60K | $48K | $40K |
| Sales per location | $686K | $747K | $794K |
| US locations | 131 | 98 | 21 |
| Change in franchised locations, 0 yrs | −43.5% | −3.8% | – |
| Shares earnings figures | Yes | 23 of 34 | 2,147 of 3,352 |
Typical is the median across the 34 brands in printing and sign franchises; typical franchise, across every brand here.
Locations opened and closed
| Year | Franchised | Company-owned |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 34 (−12) | 102 |
| 2023 | 32 (−2) | 99 |
| 2024 | 26 (−6) | 105 |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating.
See which brands grew most in the fastest-growing franchises rankings.
More in the guides: franchise failure rates.
Source: Money Mailer, LLC, 2025 filing, page 45
Where Money Mailer locations are
At the end of 2024, Money Mailer had franchised locations in 7 states. The most are in New Jersey, California and Maryland.
- New Jersey6
- California5
- Maryland5
- Illinois4
- Georgia3
- Delaware2
| State | Franchised |
|---|---|
| New Jersey | 6 |
| California | 5 |
| Maryland | 5 |
| Illinois | 4 |
| Georgia | 3 |
| Delaware | 2 |
| Texas | 1 |
Source: Money Mailer, LLC, 2025 filing, page 46
Who owns Money Mailer?
Money Mailer franchises are sold by Money Mailer, LLC.
From Money Mailer, LLC’s 2025 filing.
Lawsuits and bankruptcy
| Lawsuits and regulatory actions | Yes. The filing describes past or pending cases involving the franchisor, its affiliates or its executives on page 5. |
|---|---|
| Bankruptcy | None. The filing says no bankruptcy has to be disclosed. |
Franchisors must disclose lawsuits and bankruptcies involving the company, its parents and affiliates, and its executives. Many cases are routine disputes with franchisees over fees or contracts; read the descriptions in the filing and ask current owners about anything that worries you.
Source: Money Mailer, LLC, 2025 filing, litigation on page 5, bankruptcy on page 10
Money Mailer filings
The figures on this page come from Money Mailer, LLC’s 2025 filing, issued April 21, 2025, on record with the NASAA Electronic Filing Depository.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 filing | April 21, 2025 | NASAA depository | Costs, fees and locations, 2022–2024 |
Each link opens the filing as a PDF. See the newest filings across all brands.
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