Private company

Melcher Media

Melcher Media is a book packager and publisher in New York City, New York, founded in 1993 by Charles Melcher. The company’s focuses include theater-, movie-, and TV-related books; environmental titles; pop-up books; and DuraBooks.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1994Founded1
  • Industrybook packaging1
  • HeadquartersNew York City1

Melcher Media is a book packager and publisher in New York City, New York, founded in 1993 by Charles Melcher. The company’s focuses include theater-, movie-, and TV-related books; environmental titles; pop-up books; and DuraBooks.2

Timeline

  1. 1994Founded Founded1

Funding

Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.

Money received by year$492.8K 2020–2021
Money received by yearMoney received by year, 2020–2021: $492.8K in all. PPP loans $492.8K.$0$100K$200K$300K2020 · PPP loans: $271.6K20202021 · PPP loans: $221.2K2021
Figures by year
YearPPP loansTotal
2021$221.2K$221.2K
2020$271.6K$271.6K

PPP loans

Paycheck Protection Program loans of $150,000 and up, approved April 2020 to July 2021, from the SBA3. Matched to this company by name and state.

  1. Jun 25, 2020$271.6K PPP loan (first draw) from Cross River Bank3To MELCHER MEDIA, INC., New York NY; $274.0K forgiven May 21, 2021
  2. Feb 20, 2021$221.2K PPP loan (second draw) from Cross River Bank3To MELCHER MEDIA, New York NY; $222.7K forgiven Oct 27, 2021

Sources

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