How much is a Card My Yard franchise? $10,350 – $18,550 to open, per its disclosure filings
$10,350 – $18,550
Opening a Card My Yard franchise takes $10,350 – $18,550 all-in, per its franchise disclosure filings (data as of 2026-05). The initial franchise fee is $8,500. Anything the filings do not state is marked "Not disclosed" below — never estimated. The ledger below itemizes every figure we can source for Card My Yard, each one dated, so you can check the numbers before anyone gets your contact details.
Card My Yard cost table
| Verification mark | Cost item | Low | High | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise feeOne-time, paid to the franchisor at signing | $8,500 | $8,500 | $8,500 | |
| Initial investment (all-in)FDD Item 7-derived range: build-out, equipment, opening costs | $10,350 | $18,550 | $10,350 to $18,550 | |
| Net worth requiredFranchisor's stated qualification minimum | Not disclosed1 | Not disclosed1 | ||
| Liquid cash requiredFranchisor's stated qualification minimum | Not disclosed1 | Not disclosed1 | ||
| Cash to open (all-in range) | $10,350 | $18,550 | $10,350 to $18,550 | |
- 1 "Not disclosed" means Card My Yard's filings do not state this figure. We publish the gap instead of estimating it.
| RoyaltyOngoing, % of sales | Not disclosed |
|---|---|
| Ad fundOngoing, % of sales | Up to 100% |
| Initial termLength of the first franchise agreement | 5 years |
What's in that number — and what isn't
The $10,350 – $18,550 range is derived from Card My Yard's filed initial-investment disclosure (FDD Item 7 class): build-out, equipment, and opening costs as the franchisor stated them. Your market's real estate, labor, and build-out prices can land you outside it.
Not in the opening number: ongoing royalties (rate not disclosed), the ad-fund contribution of up to 100%, and your operating losses while the unit ramps. Every figure marked "Not disclosed" above is a gap in the filings, not a zero.
How Card My Yard's cost compares
A dollar figure means more with a yardstick. Here is where Card My Yard's disclosed cost sits against the Event Services category:
- Minimum startup cost of $10,350 — about 71% below the Event Services median of $35,563.
- Initial franchise fee of $8,500 — about 53% below the Event Services median of $18,150.
Category medians are computed from the Event Services brands in our data that disclosed each figure — a benchmark for scale, not a quality judgment. See all Event Services franchises
What about earnings?
We don't publish per-brand earnings figures — for Card My Yard or anyone else. The only primary source is Item 19 of the brand's own franchise disclosure document (FDD), and no law requires a franchisor to publish one, so the "average owner income" numbers circulating elsewhere are usually unsourced or survivorship-biased. Ask Card My Yard for its current FDD and read Item 19 yourself — and if there is no Item 19, that silence is information too.
What is the Card My Yard franchise fee?
$8,500, one-time, per disclosure filings as of 2026-05.