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Impact • aug 10, 2026
We spent $73,000 on brand, design, and websites. Here's the full receipt, in order, including the part that didn't work. One investment returned $272,000. Another generated zero donations over two years. Both are real, and both are on the table.
Impact • jul 6, 2026
Four years ago, Alexandra and I weren't trying to start a nonprofit. We were trying to become parents. After Alexandra's battle with breast cancer, surrogacy became our path to growing our family, and thanks to help from friends and family, we were able to walk it. We know how rare that kind of support is. What surprised us was how alone the road could still feel. The only real help we found along the way was a local group of people going through the same thing. Grateful as we were to make it through, we kept thinking about everyone who wouldn't. Then our daughter arrived. And we knew we wanted to give back our money, our time, all of it. So we went looking for an organization funding surrogacy the way it actually needed to be funded: real grants, big enough to realistically get a family across the finish line. The number in our heads was $100,000. Nothing close to it existed. So we built it.
Impact • jan 31, 2026
In 2025, The Surrogacy Foundation launched its first national grant, expanded pro bono partnerships, and closed the year at $973,000 raised — turning a single annual event into year-round work for the families who need it.
Impact • aug 10, 2026
We spent $73,000 on brand, design, and websites. Here's the full receipt, in order, including the part that didn't work. One investment returned $272,000. Another generated zero donations over two years. Both are real, and both are on the table.
Impact • jul 6, 2026
Four years ago, Alexandra and I weren't trying to start a nonprofit. We were trying to become parents. After Alexandra's battle with breast cancer, surrogacy became our path to growing our family, and thanks to help from friends and family, we were able to walk it. We know how rare that kind of support is. What surprised us was how alone the road could still feel. The only real help we found along the way was a local group of people going through the same thing. Grateful as we were to make it through, we kept thinking about everyone who wouldn't. Then our daughter arrived. And we knew we wanted to give back our money, our time, all of it. So we went looking for an organization funding surrogacy the way it actually needed to be funded: real grants, big enough to realistically get a family across the finish line. The number in our heads was $100,000. Nothing close to it existed. So we built it.
Events • jun 24, 2026
A behind-the-scenes update from TSF: conference season, launching a much needed voice for surrogacy, and Round 5 of the grant program.
Stories • mar 30, 2026
A breast cancer diagnosis at 31 made pregnancy unsafe, so Alexandra turned to surrogacy and went on to co-found The Surrogacy Foundation — all while leading one of Georgia's top real estate teams and advocating for cancer survivors and surrogacy families.
Stories • mar 27, 2026
Virginia Hart founded ART Risk to answer a question no one else could. Today her daughter Sarah Paige leads it. Together, they've spent two decades making sure surrogacy journeys are protected.
Stories • mar 26, 2026
After loss and a diagnosis that made carrying unsafe, Jessie welcomed two daughters via surrogacy and founded Surrogacy Reimagined to guide others.
Stories • mar 26, 2026
After building his own family through surrogacy, attorney Jarret Zafran left a thriving career in law to found Brownstone Surrogacy — an agency designed to make the journey more personal, transparent, and ethical.
Stories • mar 24, 2026
A therapist and dad of two via surrogacy, Joey now helps intended parents, surrogates, and donors navigate the emotional side of third-party reproduction.
Stories • mar 23, 2026
A four-time gestational carrier, Kiely built That Surrogate Life to create honest resources and community for surrogates and intended parents.
Stories • mar 22, 2026
Unable to safely carry, Mariam Shahab welcomed her son through a gestational carrier and now shares her story to show families are built in many ways.
Stories • mar 22, 2026
A doula who became a gestational carrier, Mariah Duck now guides intended parents and surrogates as a case manager at Family Choice Surrogacy.
Stories • mar 21, 2026
Told she’d never have a family, Baden Colt built hers through surrogacy and now demystifies the process through her platform Not My Tummy.
Stories • mar 20, 2026
After traumatic pregnancies, Grammy winner Meghan Trainor welcomed her daughter via gestational surrogate — and spoke out against surrogacy stigma.
Stories • mar 18, 2026
After breast cancer treatment, Olivia Munn welcomed her daughter through a gestational carrier she describes as a “real-life angel.”
Stories • mar 17, 2026
Descended from a line of midwives, Raquel Arana has spent 25+ years guiding families through surrogacy, now as program director at MX Familia.
Stories • mar 15, 2026
After years of infertility and loss, Samantha Busch welcomed her daughter via surrogacy and helps fund others’ treatments through the Bundle of Joy Fund.
Stories • mar 14, 2026
Olympic gold medalist and world champion figure skater Alysa Liu grew up in a family intentionally created through surrogacy.
Stories • mar 13, 2026
A cancer survivor and three-time gestational carrier, Shadina Blunt founded a Black-owned agency to guide families and expand surrogacy awareness.
Stories • mar 11, 2026
At 45, Tut Said chose single fatherhood, building his family of two through surrogacy — proof that family is something you build with intention and love.
Stories • mar 9, 2026
A two-time gestational carrier, Taylor Estus carried a child for The Surrogacy Foundation’s founders and describes surrogacy as feeling like a superpower.
Stories • mar 5, 2026
An egg donor turned leader, Wendie Wilson-Miller founded Gifted Journeys and co-founded SEEDS to advance ethics in egg donation and surrogacy.
Stories • mar 4, 2026
After his wife Alexandra’s cancer, Zach French built his family through surrogacy and co-founded The Surrogacy Foundation to expand access for others.
Stories • mar 1, 2026
A birth doula and mother of three who carried a baby for friends, Kayde now works with The Surrogacy Foundation leading National Surrogate Alliance
Impact • jan 31, 2026
In 2025, The Surrogacy Foundation launched its first national grant, expanded pro bono partnerships, and closed the year at $973,000 raised — turning a single annual event into year-round work for the families who need it.
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