Open Arms Surrogacy & Egg Donation is the public name of Open Arms Consultants, Inc., a for-profit agency based in Sarasota, Florida. It was founded in 2003 by Souad Dreyfus, who continues to lead the company as founder and CEO, and it marked twenty years of operation in 2023. The agency describes its work as building families through both egg donation and gestational surrogacy.
The program is structured as a full-service one, meaning the agency handles matching and then stays involved through the rest of the process. According to the agency, that includes matching intended parents with egg donors and surrogates and coordinating screening, medical services, travel arrangements and ongoing support for the people in a match. Both a surrogacy program and an egg donor program run under the same roof, so intended parents who need a donor and a gestational carrier can arrange both through one organization.
Open Arms works with intended parents in the United States and abroad, and the agency says it supports international clients traveling to the US for treatment. Its office is in Sarasota, and it is the only location on file.
The company remains independently owned and founder-led, with no change of ownership on record. A pandemic-era federal loan record associated with the company referenced the retention of thirteen jobs, which gives a rough sense of a small in-house team rather than a current headcount.
Fees are published, and the eligibility requirements, fee ranges, surrogate compensation and business-record details the agency reports appear in the tables below this summary.
AI summary of 85 reviews · can make mistakes
Most reviewers describe a warm, personal experience, often mentioning attentive coordinators, quick answers and steady emotional support from start to finish. Many also say the agency was honest about timelines, though several note that finding a surrogate took longer than they expected. A minority of reviewers were very unhappy, reporting lost money, unmet expectations and poor follow-through after paying.
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Open Arms helped us feel hopeful again after a long period of disappointment. They never dismissed how emotional the process was for us. Their kindness made a real difference during a very vulnerable time
View on Google (opens in a new tab)I completed my journey with Open Arms feeling proud, supported, and grateful. It was one of the most meaningful experiences of my life
View on Google (opens in a new tab)We appreciated that Open Arms was clear about what they could control and what depended on the clinic, legal team, or medical timing. That honesty helped us trust them more. They did not try to make the process sound easier than it was. Instead, they helped us feel prepared
View on Google (opens in a new tab)What stood out most was how personally involved the team was. They remembered details about our journey and treated our situation with real care. That made a difficult process feel much more human
View on Google (opens in a new tab)Google reviews are shown as written and link to the original. Reviewer type is inferred from what each reviewer wrote.
Base compensation
Up to $50,000
Published by the agency. Benefits and allowances are usually on top of this.
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