Smart Surrogacy is a for-profit, full-service surrogacy and donation agency based in Ohio. It was founded by Amber Gilmore, who is also listed as the company's owner; on its About page the agency traces its origins to personal and family experience with infertility. It is a small organization, with a team of roughly half a dozen people, and the company describes its staff as distributed across California, Oregon, Colorado and Ohio rather than working from a single office.
The agency says it operates across the United States, Canada and Mexico, and that its services include surrogacy, egg donation, sperm donation and IVF coordination. It describes its core role as connecting intended parents with partner fertility clinics, gestational carriers and egg or sperm donors. Alongside its full-service program, the agency says it offers matching-only and consulting-only options, as well as international programs including a USA–Canada hybrid arrangement and programs in Mexico and Colombia.
Smart Surrogacy works with LGBTQ+ and single intended parents and with intended parents living outside the United States, and it also accepts applications from surrogates outside the U.S. Surrogate applicants are expected to be U.S. citizens or legal residents, to be non-smokers, and to be raising a child in their own home; the full eligibility criteria, along with published agency fees and surrogate compensation ranges, appear in the tables below.
The agency has been accredited by the Better Business Bureau since March 2025 and holds an A+ rating. Several surrogates writing about their experience describe frequent contact with the agency and quick replies to questions during their journeys.
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Reviewers are consistently positive about this agency and have little criticism. Many describe a responsive, hands-on team that keeps both intended parents and surrogates informed. Intended parents often mention fast matching, and several reviewers note help with paperwork, legal and travel logistics.
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Smart Surrogacy has put together a “ Power Team” lead by Amber! These ladies have listened to our story and took over the reins! We worked with a previous agency where things went south and we thought our journey was over! NOPE! Amber took my call at 1030pm and miracles just started happening! In 3 short weeks we were matched with a wonderful surrogate. She is on her final medical clearance at the clinic tomorrow and we couldn’t be happier! Ever since we’ve met Amber and her team it’s been nothing but happy tears from my wife and I. These ladies don’t treat us like another “ client” they actually care and have become part of our family quickly. Brittny, Emma , Nancy, and Grace are true miracle workers. Amber we can not thank you and these wonderful ladies enough. All of you’re hard work does not go unnoticed…we aren’t finished yet!!!❤️❤️❤️
View on Google (opens in a new tab)Nous tenons à exprimer notre immense gratitude envers Amber et l'équipe Smart Surrogacy. Dès le premier jour, l'organisation de notre parcours a été exemplaire, nous offrant une sérénité totale. Le suivi d'Amber a été bien plus que professionnel : il était humain, chaleureux et toujours là au moment parfait. Les échanges ont toujours été clairs et réactifs. Cette aide constante et personnalisée a été la clé du succès de notre aventure. Nous les recommandons très fortement pour leur professionnalisme, leur engagement et leur soutien indéfectible. Ils ont fait de notre rêve une réalité ! Avec toute notre affection, T & A & 👶
View on Google (opens in a new tab)An amazing agency. Amber is a star that solved our surrogate search right away. I keep recommending smart surrogacy to anyone that asks my on how our journey was.
View on Google (opens in a new tab)We had an excellent experience with Smart Surrogacy and cannot recommend them highly enough. Amber is truly exceptional. She matched us with a surrogate within one week, which is almost unheard of, as most agencies take months. Unfortunately, the first surrogate could not proceed for medical reasons, but Amber immediately found us another surrogate, again within one week. That level of speed, dedication, and problem-solving is remarkable. What really sets Amber apart is how thorough, honest, and direct she is. She was very transparent about the different surrogates and clearly has extensive experience working with many different types of intended parents. As a male couple, we felt fully supported and confident that she genuinely cared about finding the right match. Even later in the process, she stayed closely involved and made sure everything continued to move smoothly. Her support team, Emma, Coral, and David, were also excellent and handled the administrative work, escrow coordination, and logistics efficiently and professionally. Thanks to Amber and her entire team, we have just welcomed our baby girl into the world. We are incredibly grateful and would wholeheartedly recommend Smart Surrogacy.
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Base compensation
$40,000 – $90,000
Published by the agency. Benefits and allowances are usually on top of this.
Requirements change — confirm with the agency before applying.
See which agencies fit youSmart Surrogacy accepts gestational surrogates between 21 and 44 years old.
Smart Surrogacy requires surrogates to have a BMI of 33 or lower.
Yes. Smart Surrogacy requires surrogates to be raising at least one child of their own.
No. Smart Surrogacy requires surrogates to be non-smokers.
Smart Surrogacy's citizenship or residency requirement for surrogates: US citizen or legal resident.
