IARC Surrogacy, legally International Assisted Reproduction Center, LLC, is a for-profit, full-service surrogacy and egg donation agency based in Bloomington, Minnesota. It is an active business that combines agency services with legal services, an unusual pairing in which matching and case management sit alongside in-house legal work for the same families.
According to the agency, its program screens and matches gestational carriers and egg donors and then administers the legal, medical, financial and insurance sides of a journey, including for intended parents living outside the United States. It works with LGBTQ+ intended parents and with international clients, and it runs its own ovum and egg donation program in addition to gestational surrogacy.
The agency has historically been owned and directed by attorney Steven H. Snyder, Esq., who is now described as its Legacy Director, and attorney Keely Seaverson is also identified as leading the agency. Its published team pages list individual coordinators, including staff who have been with the program for a number of years, and surrogate coordinators handle day-to-day case support.
IARC Surrogacy is a BBB Accredited Business and has held that accreditation since June 2006, with an A+ rating. It is also a listed provider in the Men Having Babies Surrogacy Advisor directory, including under that organization's Gay Parenting Assistance Program tiers, which offer discounted or subsidized services to prospective parents who qualify.
Eligibility requirements for surrogates, along with fee and compensation information and the agency's licensing and BBB details, appear in the sections below.
Recent ownership change: The Men Having Babies Surrogacy Advisor profile (last updated Feb 2026) states that IARC is now part of RSW Fertility Group and refers to Steven H. Snyder as having 'served' as CEO and sole owner, indicating a change of control. Several third-party listings (PFCLA, Growing Families, BBB) still describe the agency as owned and operated by Snyder since 2003, so the transaction is not yet reflected outside the MHB listing; no press release, state filing, or BBB record confirming the RSW Fertility Group transaction was located.
AI summary of 3 reviews · can make mistakes
Reviewers, both intended parents and surrogates, are generally positive about this agency. They often describe knowledgeable guidance through the process and say they felt personally cared for rather than treated as a case number. Long waits before being matched also come up as a concern.
3 reviews match these filters.
Summary: International intended parent rates the agency well overall but reports a long matching queue - a year or more of waiting before being introduced to a potential surrogate, even for a single-embryo transfer.
Read the original on Forums (opens in a new tab)Summary: Surrogate compared several agencies - some never responded, one felt pushy - and found IARC comfortable from the start; praises businesslike efficiency with no delays, deep process knowledge, thorough screening, and being treated as a person rather than just a surrogate.
Read the original on Forums (opens in a new tab)Summary: Intended parents describe being expertly guided by their case coordinator and the in-house legal team, with every question answered and heavy paperwork and travel-document issues handled - including through COVID-19 disruption - and say they now feel part of an 'IARC family'.
Read the original on Forums (opens in a new tab)Forum, Yelp and Trustpilot entries are our short summaries of what was posted, linked to the source. Reviewer type is inferred from what each reviewer wrote.
Base compensation
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Requirements change — confirm with the agency before applying.
See which agencies fit youIARC Surrogacy requires surrogates to have a BMI of 35 or lower.
IARC Surrogacy accepts surrogates who have had no more than 3 C-sections.
