Egg donation/Pinnacle Egg Bank

Verified October 1, 2026

Pinnacle Egg Bank Egg Donor Pay & Requirements

Bank · FDA registered Yes

At a glance

Where and travel

  • 49 clinics in 16 states
  • Reimbursement for transportation above a certain mileage; accommodations assistance when necessary — $ amounts Not published
  • In-house clinic

Pay

  • First cycle Up to $10,000 per cycle
  • Repeat ≥$12,000 per cycle
  • Up to $75,000 total compensation with successful completion of 6 cycles

Requirements

  • Age 21–29
  • Less than 30 / BMI < 30 (not medically obese)
  • Education: NP
  • Non-smoker; no nicotine / illegal drug use history preferred (FAQ)
  • Genetic screening
  • Psychological screening
  • Good general health
  • No sexually transmitted diseases within the last 12 months
  • Family history free of significant health or hereditary issues
  • AMH of 2 or higher required (IP FAQ — donor criteria)
  • Case-by-case review; FDA infectious disease testing protocol
  • Rest 2–3 months between cycles for repeat donors

Time

  • Typically 3–4 months overall; 1–2 months screening; 2–6 weeks birth control; ~2 weeks injections with several monitoring visits/week; retrieval ~20 min

Pay

First cycle
Up to $10,000first-cycle max
Repeat
≥$12,000 per cycle
Total maximum
Up to $75,000 total compensation with successful completion of 6 cycles.

Donor-page amounts, verified October 1, 2026.

Outside the stipend

Travel reimbursement
Reimbursement for transportation above a certain mileage; accommodations assistance when necessary — $ amounts Not published
Expenses covered
Reimbursement for transportation above a certain mileage; accommodations assistance when necessary — $ amounts Not published; Screening and medical costs related to donation covered; Not published as donor dollar benefit; Agreements drafted by attorneys; details Not published as covered $ for donors

Where and when

Where

Headquarters
Scottsdale, AZ
Clinic locations
Scottsdale, AZ, Atlanta, GA, Stockbridge, GA, Bloomfield Hills, MI, Dearborn, MI, Grand Blanc, MI, Grand Rapids, MI, Macomb, MI, Saginaw, MI, Traverse City, MI, Ypsilanti, MI, Sylvania, OH, Portland, OR, Arlington, VA, Bethesda, MD, Bellevue, WA, Everett, WA, Kirkland, WA, Richland, WA, Spokane Valley, WA, Tacoma, WA, Chandler, AZ, Glendale, AZ, Tucson, AZ, Akron, OH, Canton, OH, Independence, OH, Westerville, OH, New York, NY, Brooklyn, NY, Forest Hills, NY, Staten Island, NY, Hewlett, NY, Tulsa, OK, Mount Pleasant, SC, Oswego, IL, Plainfield, IL, Naperville, IL, Chicago, IL, Oak Brook, IL, Tinley Park, IL, Dyer, IN, Milwaukee, WI, Buffalo Grove, IL, Cincinnati, OH, Canfield, OH, Los Angeles, CA, Seattle, WA, Bentonville, AR
Travel reimbursement
Reimbursement for transportation above a certain mileage; accommodations assistance when necessary — $ amounts Not published
Travel covered
Yes
In-house clinic
Yes

Time

Monitoring and downtime
Typically 3–4 months overall; 1–2 months screening; 2–6 weeks birth control; ~2 weeks injections with several monitoring visits/week; retrieval ~20 min

Do you qualify

Requirements

Age
21–29
BMI
Less than 30 / BMI < 30 (not medically obese)
Also required
  • Education: NP
  • Non-smoker; no nicotine / illegal drug use history preferred (FAQ)
  • Good general health
  • No sexually transmitted diseases within the last 12 months
  • Family history free of significant health or hereditary issues
  • AMH of 2 or higher required (IP FAQ — donor criteria)
  • Case-by-case review; FDA infectious disease testing protocol
  • Rest 2–3 months between cycles for repeat donors

Screening

Psychological screening
Yes
Genetic screening
Yes
Screening steps
  1. Medical history; genetics; psych evaluation; genetic counseling; FDA infectious disease panel; ultrasound/bloodwork; physical exam

How it works

Steps

Matching
Frozen egg bank cohorts for IPs; donors may be added to database or cycle for egg bank after approval (EDC FAQ); anonymous frozen program
Application
Prescreen questionnaire (1–3 min / 3–5 min stated on pages) via EDC-hosted form embedded/linked from primary → full questionnaire if passed → electronic donor profile → medical consult/screening → cycle
Donor coordinator
Donor intake / patient navigator; donorintake@pinnaclefertility.com

Covered and limits

Medications
Yes
Insurance
Yes
Legal counsel
Yes
Identity
Primarily anonymous frozen egg bank; identifying info not published; at age 18 offspring may request ID — donor decides whether to connect (FAQ)
Cycle limit
6
Fresh cycles
Yes
Frozen cycles
Yes

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