About Growing Generations
Growing Generations is the gold standard surrogacy, egg donation and sperm donation agency. We deliver the highest caliber of service to parents globally delivering a 99.3% success rate.
Since 1996, we have been at the forefront of making parenthood a reality for over 2,400 families offering a bespoke approach for each parenthood journey with personalized attention and care— no matter what the challenges to family-building may be.
Our Story
Founded in 1996, Growing Generations has had a mission to help all types of families create a legacy with unwavering compassion, innovation, and dedication to excellence. From the start, we’ve supported the LGBTQIA+ community and singles become parents embracing the individuality of each family.
Each family we help create represents more than a success story—it represents moments that last a lifetime. At Growing Generations, we continue to redefine what’s possible in family building, guided by one simple promise: to make parenthood a reality for those who aspire to leave a legacy.
We are committed to providing intended parents a personalized service that anticipates and addresses their needs, accommodates special requests, and goes above and beyond to ensure they feel completely taken care of at every step of the journey.
Our Mission
At Growing Generations, our service goes beyond creating paths to parenthood - it's about making sure the journey to get there is the fulfilling and enriching experience it deserves to be.
Who We Serve
Intended Parents
Our service helps hundreds of individuals each year become parents, with a 99.3% success rate for surrogacy journeys. We offer a highly personalized process that considers preferences and expectations when matching, which is why 98% of intended parents match with the first surrogate they’re presented with. Our goal is to prepare you for the road ahead—what matters most to us is how supported, informed, and cared for you feel, whatever your journey may be.
Surrogates
Become a surrogate and help someone realize their dream of parenthood. 26% of our staff members have been surrogates themselves, bringing firsthand experience and understanding to every journey. Our surrogates represent the top 2% of applicants, come from all over the United States, and have the potential of earning up to $125,000+.
Egg Donors
By becoming an egg donor, you can help people become parents who otherwise cannot do so on their own. At Growing Generations, you could have the chance to earn up to $150,000 across multiple cycles. Our egg donors come from the top 1% of our applicant pool with 1,600 donation cycles facilitated.
Sperm Donors
As a Growing Generations sperm donor, you can help people become parents while receiving some of the highest compensation in the industry. With the potential to help up to 10 families, donors can earn up to $100,000 across multiple cycles while making a profound and lasting impact. Our donors represent the top 3% of applicants and are chosen based on highly-selective parent criteria and clinic requirements.
Leadership
Teo Martinez
CEO, Growing Generations
Teo earned his undergraduate degree from the University of California, Los Angeles and his MBA at Pepperdine University, Malibu. He began his career with Growing Generations in 1998, when surrogacy and egg donation were still in their infancy. Having worked in every department, today Teo oversees the company’s strategic development and the delivery of our renowned customer care and satisfaction.
A husband, father of two, and one of six children himself, he loves that he gets to help people create families. Teo is filled with gratitude to be part of so many miracles, victories, and heartwarming success stories. In addition to being part of these extraordinary journeys, he believes he has the best co-workers in the world and feels privileged to go to work with them each day.
Erica Horton
President, Growing Generations
Erica began her career at Growing Generations as a college intern in 2003. On reflecting , “I can vividly recall the moment I saw the internship posting, the moment I received a call for an interview, and the day of my interview—down to the clothes I was wearing and the excitement I felt.” Her role in the company has expanded significantly since 2003, and now— as President—she oversees all departments that manage care for intended parents, surrogates, and donors.
She is proud to have played a major role in establishing Growing Generations as one of the most experienced and reputable agencies in the world with origins serving LGBTQIA+ community breaking barriers and forging paths where none existed before – this innovative spirit remains a core strength today.
As a queer woman and someone with a gay father, she innately had a passion for LGBTQIA+ individuals seeking to create a family evidenced by her commitment to serve on the Family Equality's Board of Directors for 9 years and serve as Board Chair for 2 of those years. Erica is passionate about ALL people realizing their dream to have a family. Outside of work Erica loves spending time with her partner, Dan and her boys, Gavin, born in 2009 and Jack, born in 2012, both conceived with the help of a sperm donor. Together they love the beach, being in the ocean, riding bikes, traveling, cooking, and trying new foods.
Dr. Kim Bergman, PhD
Senior Partner, Growing Generations
Kim Bergman, Ph.D., licensed psychologist, is a senior partner of Growing Generations, world renowned surrogacy agency. She's an expert on the topic of parenting by choice, within the LGBTQ+ and infertility communities, having specialized in third party ART since the early 1990’s. She’s provided psychological services to thousands of parents assisting them in the complex, extraordinary assisted reproductive process.
Dr. Bergman writes, teaches and speaks extensively on parenting by choice. Along with co-authors, published “Gay Men Who Become Fathers via Surrogacy: The Transition to Parenthood” (Journal of GLBT Family Studies, April 2010) , “Gay Fathers by Surrogacy: Prejudice, Parenting, and Well-being of Female and Male Children” (Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity, June 2019). She authored Your Future Family: The Essential Guide to Assisted Reproduction (Conari Press, 2019), You Began as a Wish, (2019), and along with co-editor Bill Petok, Psychological and Medical Perspectives on Fertility Care and Sexual Health (Elsevier, 2021)
She is a member of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, having served as the Chair of the LGBTQ Special Interest Group, Chair of the Mental Health Professional Group, Chair of the Corporate Member Council and a member at large of the Ethics Committee. She lives with her wife of over 40 years and has two adult daughters.
Stuart Bell
Senior Partner, Growing Generations
Stuart has been a Partner at Growing Generations since 2001. Prior to joining Growing Generations, he spent over a decade in executive level positions in both profit and not-for-profit companies. As a writer with a strong emphasis on gay rights issues, his work has appeared in numerous publications over the past 30+ years. He is the author of “Prayer Warriors”, a memoir published in 1999 by Alyson publications.
Stuart served for 10 years on the board of the American Fertility Association (now a program of Family Equality), four of those as co-chair. He is the founder and Co-Chair of The Del Shores Foundation, a non-profit which amplifies and nurtures the voices of LGBTQIA+ writers who live in Southern states. He is active as a donor and volunteer with local and national organizations including Human Rights Campaign, Family Equality Council, LA Gay & Lesbian Center and Youth Emerging Stronger.
A native of Tennessee, Stuart holds a degree in Communications from Middle Tennessee State University and has lived in Los Angeles since 1992. In February 2008, Stuart and his husband welcomed their son into the world who was conceived through Growing Generations’ surrogacy and egg donation programs.
Amy Weinblum
Senior Vice President, Growing Generations
Amy graduated cum laude from Penn State University with a BA in Speech Communication, and quickly rose from NBC Page to Producer on shows including "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" and "Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn." She went on to manage Robert De Niro's office at Tribeca Productions before becoming Oprah Winfrey's Chief of Staff for eight years, managing strategic initiatives across Harpo Inc., OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network, and O: The Oprah Magazine.
At WW (formerly Weight Watchers), Amy served as Chief Brand Experience Officer, executive producing "Oprah's 2020 Vision Tour"—a sold-out arena tour reaching over 400 million people. Behind Amy's impressive career was her own journey to parenthood through egg freezing, IVF, and ultimately surrogacy. As Senior Vice President at Growing Generations—the very agency that helped her become a mom to her two daughters—Amy brings both professional expertise and deep personal understanding to her role. She knows firsthand the complexities of building a family through assisted reproduction, and that experience shapes how she approaches her work every day.
Amy feels honored to help others realize their dreams of parenthood, understanding that every journey deserves the personalized care and support that Growing Generations offers.
A Trusted Guide for your Parenthood Journey
Testimonials
CHRISTINA S.
SURROGATE
1/6
Surrogate
"Thank you for this incredible opportunity you’ve given me! Being a surrogate has been one of the most fulfilling things in my life and I cannot imagine doing any of this without you. Your support has been incredible and it means the world to me. I could never thank you enough!"
TINA
SURROGATE, DELIVERED TWINS
4/6
Surrogate
"I wanted the thank you for the adorable silver bear to add to my charm bracelet. It was very thoughtful of you. It being your job or not, you all do a distinguished part in making your surrogates happy. I cannot say enough good things about GG and all you do."
ERIC AND DOUG SAN FRANCISCO,
PARENTS TO TWIN DAUGHTERS
2/6
Parent
"Growing Generations was by our side throughout the process of becoming parents – on the good – as well as the bad days. Now, we’re blessed with the two most beautiful girls in the world. Thank you GG for helping make our dreams come true."
Parent
"Thank you, for my new family. The twins are beautiful and perfect in every way. After my parents, who gave me life, you have given me the most important gift I will ever receive. I will be forever grateful. What joy this is… like nothing I have ever known! Yours is the work of angels! Much Love."
TIM
PARENT
5/6
Egg Donor
“My experience has been overwhelmingly positive in large part thanks to the care and consideration of the GG staff. I am treated with a great deal of respect and my questions and concerns are always taken seriously. More than anything, I feel that GG supports me as a donor and cares about my wellbeing.”
ROMANA
3X EGG DONOR
3/6
Egg Donor
“My experience has been truly amazing. Being a part of something bigger than myself has been so rewarding and working with Growing Generations has made the process so smooth. They handle things very efficiently and plan and coordinate for you, so you don’t feel alone or overwhelmed during the process.”
BRYANNA
1X EGG DONOR
6/6
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