Gestational surrogacy · United States
A family, carried
with care.
Angel Heart Surrogacy introduces intended parents to the women who have chosen to carry for them, and looks after both through every month that follows. Our fees are published. Surrogate compensation is held by an independent escrow company. Our commitments are in writing.
Two ways to begin
For intended parents
You want to become a parent. We will help you get there, carefully.
For individuals and couples living in the United States, including LGBTQ+ families, single parents, and anyone for whom pregnancy isn't possible or safe.
How it works for parents
For surrogates
You have carried your own children. Now you are thinking of carrying for someone else.
Base compensation from $55,000, your own attorney, and a coordinator who answers the phone. You choose the family.
What it means to carryThe Angel Heart Surrogacy Standard
Surrogacy asks for a great deal of trust. We think it should be earned in writing.
Before you sign anything, you can read exactly what we promise, what we charge, and where every dollar goes.
- We never hold surrogate compensation.
- A licensed, bonded, independent escrow company does. Angel Heart Surrogacy has no ownership in it and no control over it.
- Every fee is published.
- Our fee, what surrogates are paid, and the costs of clinics, attorneys and insurance are on this site before you ever speak to us.
- Surrogates know who they carry for.
- Before she accepts a match, a surrogate learns who the parents are, where they live, and how many other surrogacy journeys they have underway.
- A match within 9 months, or your retainer back.
- If we have not presented a surrogate to you within 9 months of signing, you may leave and we refund your retainer, less $1,500 for work already done.
The journey
Fifteen to twenty months, from first call to coming home.
01
Weeks 1–3
Consultation and sign-up
A private conversation about your family, your embryos, your timeline and your budget. If Angel Heart Surrogacy is right for you, we build your profile together.02
Months 1–4
Matching
We present surrogates whose screening is already complete and whose hopes fit yours. You meet by video before anyone commits.03
Months 3–6
Medical clearance and contracts
Your clinic clears her medically. Two independent attorneys negotiate the agreement. Escrow is funded. Insurance is confirmed.04
Months 5–15
Transfer and pregnancy
Embryo transfer, confirmation of a heartbeat, then about nine months of care. Your coordinator checks in with both of you throughout.05
Birth and after
Birth, parentage and home
Your parentage order is in place before delivery wherever the law allows. You are at the hospital. We stay in touch with her through recovery.
What it costs
Most journeys cost $130,000 to $235,000.
Angel Heart Surrogacy agency fee
$36,000
- Program retainerWhen you sign with Angel Heart Surrogacy$6,000
- Match feeWhen you and your surrogate both accept the match$24,000
- Final installmentAt a confirmed fetal heartbeat$6,000
Paid to Angel Heart Surrogacy. Separate from surrogate compensation, which goes into independent escrow and is never held by us.
For the women who carry
Your health, your family and your time come first. We put that in your contract.
A surrogate with Angel Heart Surrogacy has her own attorney, chosen by her and paid for by the parents. She has a coordinator from application through recovery, access to a licensed counselor, and health and life insurance for the length of her journey.
Base compensation starts at $55,000 for a first journey, paid monthly from a funded escrow account once a heartbeat is confirmed. Allowances, lost wages and travel are paid on top.
Screening
Every surrogate is screened before you see her profile.
We review her obstetric records, run background checks on her and every adult in her home, and arrange a psychological evaluation with a licensed professional. We follow the American Society for Reproductive Medicine’s guidance on who should carry, and we tell you where we go further.
So when a profile reaches you, the question is fit, not whether she qualifies.
Before you decide
Read first. Call when you're ready.
Surrogacy law by state
Where compensated gestational surrogacy is supported, where it is conditional, and where it is restricted.
How escrow protects you
Why surrogate funds must never sit with an agency, and what an independent escrow company does.
Surrogacy cost calculator
Five questions for a line-by-line estimate of your own journey, built from the figures we publish.
