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Open Door Care Network
Open Door Care Network was established in 1990 in Ossining, New York, as the philanthropic and governance backbone of the Open Door Family Medical Center.
Open Door Care Network
Open Door Care Network was established in 1990 in Ossining, New York, as the philanthropic and governance backbone of the Open Door Family Medical Center. Founder Lindsay Farrell, who serves as President and CEO, built the organization from a single free clinic into a federally qualified health center (FQHC) network now spanning multiple sites across Westchester and Putnam counties. The foundation's board draws on local healthcare leadership, including former Health Catalyst Capital partner Dan Ross and former ENT and Allergy Associates CEO Robert Glazer, reflecting a governance model rooted in regional medical-operating expertise rather than financial-industry representation. The foundation's sole deployment channel is grantmaking to its affiliated operating entity and related community health programs. Its portfolio provides core operating support and capital for primary care, dental, behavioral health, and women's health services delivered at brick-and-mortar sites in Ossining, Sleepy Hollow, Port Chester, and Mount Kisco. The Sleepy Hollow facility at 300 North Broadway and the Ossining headquarters at 165 Main Street represent owned commercial real estate that houses clinical operations. Geographic focus remains strictly local, concentrated on safety-net populations in New York's lower Hudson Valley. Over 90% of patients served are at or below 200% of the federal poverty level, per the affiliated medical center's public reporting. The endowment is estimated at $10 million to $50 million (Altss estimate), making it a modest pool by institutional standards but meaningful relative to the annual operating budget of a community health center. Staff headcount beyond the named board is not publicly disclosed. In May 2024, the affiliated foundation continued its annual fundraising cycle with a gala event supporting patient-care programs, consistent with its historical rhythm of local donor engagement. Board Chair Dan Ross and board member Lisa Copeland — who also chairs Family Services of Westchester — maintain memberships in the Westchester County Association and the Business Council of Westchester, embedding the organization in regional civic and policy networks. Structurally, Open Door Care Network operates as a classic endowment-foundation hybrid typical of community health centers: its corpus exists solely to support a 501(c)(3) operating entity, with no external investors, limited partners, or co-investment partners. The foundation does not make market-rate venture investments, participate in fund commitments, or pursue financial returns independent of its charitable mission. This architecture means its governance is indistinguishable from the health network's strategic direction — board composition, philanthropic fundraising, and capital preservation all serve the singular purpose of keeping community clinic doors open.
General information
Firm type
Endowment / Foundation
Year founded
1990
Location
Region
North America
Country
United States
City
Ossining
Corporate office
165 Main Street, Ossining, NY, United States
Additional offices
300 North Broadway, Sleepy Hollow, NY
Principals
Lindsay Farrell
President and CEO
Dan Ross
Board Chair; retired Partner at Health Catalyst Capital
Lisa Copeland
Board Member, Open Door Foundation; Board Chair, Family Services of Westchester
Robert Glazer
Board Member; former CEO of ENT and Allergy Associates
Noi Sukaviriya
Board Member; User Experience designer at IBM
Marie Pennacchio
Board Member; former healthcare professional and artist
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
Who runs investment decisions at Open Door Care Network?
Investment oversight sits with the board, chaired by Dan Ross — a retired partner at Health Catalyst Capital — alongside directors including former ENT and Allergy Associates CEO Robert Glazer. The foundation does not employ a dedicated chief investment officer. Given its size and mission, the endowment is likely managed as a conservative portfolio of fixed-income, public equities, and cash equivalents, though no external investment manager is publicly identified.
How is Open Door Care Network related to Open Door Family Medical Center?
Open Door Care Network is the foundation entity that raises and stewards philanthropic capital exclusively for the Open Door Family Medical Center, a federally qualified health center. The foundation owns the real estate and holds the endowment; the medical center operates the clinics. Governance is tightly integrated — CEO Lindsay Farrell leads both, and foundation board members guide the strategic direction of the operating entity.
Does Open Door Care Network make program-related investments (PRIs) or only grants?
There is no public evidence of program-related investments, recoverable grants, or equity stakes in for-profit healthcare ventures. Deployment appears limited to direct grants funding clinical operations, real estate, and community health initiatives in the lower Hudson Valley. The foundation does not disclose participating in impact-investing structures common among larger health-conversion foundations.
What is the foundation's real estate footprint?
Open Door Foundation holds title to at least two commercial properties in Westchester County: the Ossining headquarters at 165 Main Street and a Sleepy Hollow clinic site at 300 North Broadway. A third property, identified as Bridge Street Property in New York, also appears among foundation assets. These are believed to be owner-occupied clinical facilities, not income-producing investment properties.
Which communities does Open Door Care Network serve?
The foundation exclusively supports clinical services in New York's Westchester and Putnam counties, with physical sites in Ossining, Sleepy Hollow, Port Chester, and Mount Kisco. The patient base is overwhelmingly low-income, non-English speaking, and medically underserved, per the FQHC's federal reporting. Over 90% of patients live at or below 200% of the poverty line.
Is Open Door Care Network governed independently from the medical center?
In practice, no — the foundation and the operating medical center share senior leadership and board members. Founder Lindsay Farrell is CEO of both. The governance overlap is characteristic of small institutional foundations embedded within FQHCs, where separating fiduciary duties is administratively impractical given limited staffing. The foundation functions as the fundraising and asset-stewardship arm rather than an independent grantmaker.
Who are the key board members beyond the chair?
The board includes Lisa Copeland, who concurrently chairs Family Services of Westchester; IBM user-experience designer Noi Sukaviriya; and Marie Pennacchio, a former healthcare professional and artist. The composition blends health-operating backgrounds with community representation — typical of FQHC foundation boards, which prioritize local accountability over investment-markets expertise.
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