Center For Surrogate Parenting

What Center For Surrogate Parenting does

Center For Surrogate Parenting (CSP) is a full-service gestational surrogacy agency founded in 1980 and headquartered in Encino, California. It matches pre-screened US-based gestational carriers with intended parents and manages the end-to-end journey from intake through delivery. The agency operates as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ovation Fertility (itself backed by private equity firm North Castle Partners) and maintains three US offices (Encino and San Jose, California, and Brentwood, Tennessee). CSP has facilitated more than 3,000 births and serves intended parents from 61 countries, with international parents comprising approximately 50% of its program and LGBTQIA+ parents representing 31%. Notable historical firsts include helping the first gay couple in the world have a baby via surrogacy in 1989.

CSP's core product is its proprietary "surrogates choose first" matching process, in which gestational carriers undergo intensive medical, psychological, and social screening before reviewing and selecting intended parent profiles, with parents then choosing among carriers who have selected them. The technology layer is intentionally light: a SurrogacyConnect online portal handles surrogate and intended parent applications, trust account management, and case tracking, while matching, case management, counseling, and legal coordination are delivered by human specialists, many of whom are former surrogates. The agency partners with Ovation Egg Donor Services, a network of US fertility clinics, licensed mental health professionals, and three fertility financing lenders (CapexMD, LendingClub, Prosper Healthcare Lending).

The business model is professional services with milestone-based agency fees billed to intended parents: $12,900 program initiation, $16,500 contract completion, $4,000 screening, $6,000 first embryo transfer, and various coordination fees, with total journey costs beginning at $150,000 including surrogate compensation ($50,000-$68,000 base, typically $75,000-$85,000 total) and pass-through medical, legal, and insurance costs. Go-to-market is sales-led and direct-to-consumer, combining content marketing, video consultations, an online application portal, a $3,000 performance-based surrogate referral program, and a celebrity testimonial-driven brand strategy. Customer segments are deliberately diversified across LGBTQIA+ parents, single parents, heterosexual couples facing infertility, and international intended parents. Revenue is not publicly disclosed.

Name

Center For Surrogate Parenting

Legal name

Center for Surrogate Parenting, LLC

Website

https://creatingfamilies.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Center For Surrogate Parenting is a full-service gestational surrogacy agency founded in 1980, matching pre-screened US-based carriers with intended parents worldwide. Operating as an Ovation Fertility subsidiary, it has facilitated over 3,000 births across 61 countries and reports a 95% baby-go-home success rate.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Encino

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Agency Service Fees: CSP charges comprehensive program fees to intended parents for surrogacy matching, screening coordination, case management, legal coordination, and ongoing support throughout the surrogacy journey. Fees include Initial Program Initiation Fee ($12,900), Contract Completion Fee ($16,500), Screening Fee ($4,000), First Embryo Transfer Fee ($6,000), and various other coordination fees. Total surrogacy costs begin at $150,000 including surrogate compensation, medical costs, insurance, and psychological support.
2. Surrogate Referral Program: CSP pays referral fees of $3,000 to individuals who refer surrogates that successfully complete the screening and matching process.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Center for Surrogate Parenting (CSP) is a full-service gestational surrogacy agency that recruits, pre-screens, and matches US-based gestational carriers with intended parents, and provides end-to-end case management, legal coordination, financial trust administration, and psychological counseling from initial consultation through delivery and postpartum. The agency also facilitates egg donor matching through Ovation Donor Services and coordinates with fertility clinics and financing partners.

Product overview

Center for Surrogate Parenting operates as a full-service surrogacy agency offering a comprehensive suite of services centered around gestational surrogacy. The core offering combines surrogate screening, matching services, and ongoing case management for both surrogates and intended parents. The agency provides proprietary matching processes where surrogates choose parents first, followed by reciprocal selection. Additional services include financial/trust management, legal coordination, psychological counseling throughout the journey, and specialized programs for international parents and LGBTQIA+ families. The company also offers egg donor referrals through partnership with Ovation Donor Services and connects parents with fertility financing options.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Surrogacy Agency Services Full-service surrogacy agency providing comprehensive support for both intended parents and gestational surrogates, including matching, screening, case management, counseling, and legal coordination throughout the surrogacy journey.
• Surrogate Matching Services Proprietary 'surrogate chooses first' matching process where pre-screened surrogates select intended parent candidates who share their values, followed by intended parents selecting from those who have already chosen them.
• Intended Parent Services Comprehensive support for intended parents including surrogate matching, case management, financial coordination, legal support, and connection to fertility clinics and egg donor services.
• Surrogate Screening Program Rigorous medical, psychological, and social screening process for gestational surrogates including prenatal records review, medical evaluations, Pap smears, blood and urine screening for infectious diseases, drug and nicotine testing.
• Surrogacy Cost Management Financial coordination services including transparent cost estimates, trust account management, and connection to fertility financing partners (CapexMD, LendingClub, Prosper Healthcare Lending).
• International Surrogacy Program Specialized services for international intended parents including legal navigation for bringing babies to their home countries, with support spanning over 61 countries served.
• LGBTQIA+ Family Building Services Specialized surrogacy services for LGBTQIA+ couples and individuals, including support for gay dads, lesbian moms, and transgender parents, with surrogates matched who are supportive of the community.
• Surrogate Compensation Program Competitive compensation package for gestational surrogates with base pay starting at $60,000 and typical total compensation of $75,000-$85,000, plus expense reimbursement including medical costs, travel, and lost wages.
• Surrogate Referral Program Referral bonus program where individuals can refer eligible surrogates and receive a $3,000 referral fee when the surrogate is matched and clears medical screening.

Quantifiable outcome

• 97% of intended parents achieve pregnancy after 1-2 embryo transfer attempts
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Ovation Egg Donor Services / Ovation Donor ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCSP partners with Ovation Egg Donor Services for egg donor matching. Ovation provides highly-screened egg donors, frozen donor eggs ready for immediate shipment, diverse donor database, and storage solutions through Ovation Fertility Storage Solutions. CSP is an Ovation Fertility company.
• Fertility Clinics NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCSP works with an extensive network of acclaimed fertility clinics across the United States. Fertility specialists handle medical components of surrogacy process including embryo creation, transfer, and pregnancy monitoring.
• Mental Health ProfessionalscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCSP partners with professional counselors and psychotherapists who provide psychological support throughout the surrogacy journey including matching process, pregnancy, birth, and 2 months postpartum.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Kindbody: Tech-enabled fertility and family-building platform offering fertility care, egg freezing, and increasingly surrogacy-adjacent services. Emerging player bringing digital workflows and capital intensity to a category historically dominated by CSP-style independent agencies.

Direct peers

• Family Source Consultants: Chicago-based surrogacy agency providing matching and case management with strong international intended-parent practice. Direct competitor with comparable service portfolio and cross-border expertise.
• West Coast Surrogacy: California-based full-service surrogacy agency offering matching, screening, and case management. Direct competitor serving intended parents and surrogates with similar scope to CSP's Encino-based operation.
• ConceiveAbilities: U.S. surrogacy and egg donation agency operating a similar agency-fee model with surrogate matching and case management services. Direct competitor in the same value-based, full-service segment as CSP.
• Simple Surrogacy: Texas-based full-service surrogacy agency with online application and case management workflows. Direct competitor targeting U.S. and international intended parents with a lower-touch digital model than CSP.
• Growing Generations: Long-established California-based surrogacy and egg donation agency. Direct competitor with similar full-service model, celebrity clientele, and strong focus on gay intended parents — comparable in age and market positioning to CSP.
• Circle Surrogacy & Egg Donation: One of the largest full-service U.S. surrogacy agencies, headquartered in Boston. Direct competitor in surrogate matching, case management, and international surrogacy services with a comparable LGBTQIA+ family-building focus.

Broad incumbents

• Prelude Fertility: Network of fertility clinics and egg-donor services backed by Inception Fertility. Broad incumbent in reproductive medicine that competes indirectly for surrogacy-related IVF volumes with CSP's partner clinic ecosystem.
• CCRM (Colorado Center for Reproductive Medicine): Large U.S. fertility clinic network with integrated IVF and genetic services. Broad incumbent offering medically adjacent services; CSP leverages partner clinics like these for embryo creation and transfer coordination.
• Ovation Fertility: Parent organization of CSP and a network of IVF labs, egg donor services, and fertility clinics. Sister / parent entity providing adjacent reproductive-medicine infrastructure; comparable at the holding-portfolio level rather than as a direct agency competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/csp_surrogacy
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/centerforsurrogateparenting

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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