SeedTrust Escrow

SeedTrust Escrow is an escrow company that manages funds for intended parents, surrogates and egg donors involved in collaborative reproductive arrangements. In surrogacy and egg donation, intended parents typically deposit funds up front to cover compensation, expenses and reimbursements, and a neutral escrow holder pays them out as the signed contracts specify. SeedTrust describes itself as an independent third party with fiduciary responsibility that makes payments in line with the terms of each executed contract, and it serves agencies as well as independent journeys.

Clients use a proprietary online portal that gives round-the-clock access to their escrow file, including the disbursement and reimbursement calendar, copies of contracts and related receipts and invoices. The company states that disbursement requests are completed within 24 hours, with direct deposit payments, real-time transaction notifications and contract summaries. This kind of shared visibility matters because several parties, often including an agency, need to confirm that the same payments were made on schedule.

SeedTrust is owned and operated by a Certified Public Accountant and an attorney, and client funds are held in a non-interest bearing attorney trust account regulated by the Florida Bar and covered by its Client Security Fund. The company also cites a $100 million bond, a $2 million general liability policy and $1 million policies each for errors and omissions and cyber incidents, along with regular third-party financial audits. It reports a team of more than 70 professionals including attorneys, CPAs and MBAs, more than 350 agency partners and more than a decade in operation. Families and agencies weighing an escrow provider usually look at how funds are segregated, insured and audited, since the deposits for a single journey can be substantial.