Open Door Foundation

What Open Door Foundation does

The Open Door Foundation is a volunteer-driven public charitable trust registered and operating exclusively in Bangalore, India. It was founded in January 2012 (preceded by informal volunteering from February 2011) and is governed by three trustees — Naresh D'Mello (Managing Trustee), Moin Shaikh (Trustee), and Mohit Tiku (Corporate Partnerships Developer) — with no paid staff. The foundation's mission is to improve the welfare of children living in child-care homes (orphanages) across Bangalore.

Its programmatic offering is structured around four pillars: (1) Healthcare, anchored by a long-standing partnership with V.S. Dental College and supplemented by a 2021 telemedicine partnership with Your GP; (2) Academic Support, expanded in 2023 with the Experient Science Labs STEM initiative; (3) Extracurricular Activities and Life Skills; and (4) Essential Items, covering nutrition (via Mission Milk, 2021), hygiene supplies (via Nua, 2023), and infrastructure support (via Pearl Developers, 2023). It reports delivering 230+ programs cumulatively and serving 800+ children annually across six child-care home locations.

The technology stack is minimal and non-proprietary: a Wix-hosted marketing site, Facebook, and LinkedIn. There is no donor CRM, no impact-measurement platform, and no AI tooling referenced. Funding comes entirely from individual donations, corporate CSR partnerships, and campaign-based appeals, with donations restricted to Indian nationals, Indian entities, and Persons of Indian Origin under the organization's Section 80G tax-exempt status. The foundation's stated long-term vision references geographic expansion to other Indian cities, though no such expansion is yet documented.

Name

Open Door Foundation

Legal name

The Open Door Foundation

Website

https://theopendoor.in

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Open Door Foundation is a volunteer-run Indian charitable trust in Bangalore that delivers healthcare, academic support, life-skills, and essential-items programs to 800+ children across six child-care homes annually, funded entirely through individual donations and corporate CSR partnerships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Child Welfare Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Early Childhood Education & Childcare Nonprofits (BPAGADAA)

Keywords

• Child welfare programs
• Orphanage support services
• Volunteer-driven ngo
• Academic support programs
• Nonprofit charitable trust

Headquarters

HQ city

Bangalore

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations from Individual Donors: Individual donors contribute through bank transfers, cheques, or cash donations. Donors can direct their donation to specific programs (back-to-school, scholarships) or care-homes. All donations are eligible for tax exemption under section 80G.
2. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Funding: The foundation works closely with corporate entities on CSR initiatives. Corporations can support larger programs through targeted funding partnerships.
3. Campaign-Based Fundraising: Time-limited campaigns raising funds for specific needs such as bathroom renovations, sanitary supplies, science education programs, and meal sponsorships.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Open Door Foundation is a volunteer-driven nonprofit Public Charitable Trust that delivers healthcare, academic support, extracurricular/life-skills, and essential-items programs to children living in child-care homes and orphanages across Bangalore. It funds its four program pillars entirely through individual donations, corporate CSR partnerships, and targeted fundraising campaigns. Since 2012 it has run more than 230 programs benefiting over 800 children annually.

Product overview

The Open Door Foundation operates as a volunteer-driven NGO offering four interconnected program pillars: Healthcare, Academic Support, Extracurricular Activities and Life Skills, and Essential Items. The Healthcare Program provides bi-annual health checkups, dental care, specialist care, and nutrition support. Academic Support covers tuition, uniforms, books, tutoring, and science workshops. The Extracurricular Program provides sports equipment, arts supplies, and computers. Essential Items addresses food, clothing, shelter, and facility improvements. Additional donor programs include meal sponsorship and the Experient Science Labs initiative for experiential science education.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Healthcare Program Provides bi-annual health checkups, dental care, specialist and follow-up care, and nutrition including vitamins and preventative medications for children in child-care homes.
• Academic Support Program Provides financial assistance covering tuition and fees, uniforms, shoes, books, stationery, after-school tutoring, and laboratory-style science and math workshops for children in child-care homes.
• Extracurricular Activities and Life Skills Program Provides sports apparel and shoes, sports and games equipment, recreational supplies for arts and crafts and excursions, and computers to enhance children's quality of life and life skills.
• Essential Items Program Provides essential groceries, blankets and sweaters, consumables like soap and toothpaste, and facilitates facility remodels in child-care homes.
• Meal Sponsorship Allows donors to sponsor a lunch or dinner at a child-care home in connection with personal milestones, with vegetarian or non-vegetarian options tailored to donor budget and number of beneficiaries.
• Science Education Initiative (with Experient Science Labs) Mobile laboratory initiative that brings hands-on physics, chemistry, and biology experiments to child-care homes, culminating in a field trip to an institutional-grade laboratory. Funded at ₹4,000 per student per year.

Quantifiable outcome

• 800+ children directly benefited year on year
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Pearl DevelopersminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 September 2023Partnered with Pearl Developers for the Angels Orphanage hygiene improvement campaign. Pearl Developers provided skilled labor while ODF coordinated competitive material sourcing for bathroom renovation (3 new toilets, 3 bathrooms) and storage unit reconstruction.
• NuaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2023Partnered with Nua to establish a monthly distribution program for sanitary supplies to girls in childcare homes. Program addresses financial challenges in accessing quality sanitary products, ensuring girls can continue education, stay healthy, and maintain dignity.
• V.S. Dental College & HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 August 2023Since 2012, The Open Door Foundation and V.S. Dental College & Hospital in Chamrajpet, Bangalore have partnered to provide dental care to underprivileged children. Junior dentists with senior supervision provide screenings via mobile van at various childcare homes. ODF funds treatment costs at actual rates. Partnership has touched thousands of children over the years.
• Experient Science LabscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 June 2023Partnership to bring mobile laboratories to childcare homes to address lower science scores among children. Plan to provide hands-on learning in physics, chemistry, and biology through 25 science experiments, culminating in a field trip to institutional-grade laboratory for all 120 students.
• Afsar CaterersminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 7 October 2021Catering partner for meal sponsorship campaigns. Provided meals (chicken biriyani, raitha, veggies, dessert, fruit) for 150 children across three homes for special occasions honoring late family members.
• Your GPcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 July 2021A group of young doctors from Bangalore colleges partnered with ODF to educate children on medical and health topics. First round of Covid Prevention webinars received positive feedback. Also provides telemedicine consultation for early intervention and first-line emergency medical care via video with senior doctors.
• Mission MilkminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 July 2021Mission Milk, an initiative by socially conscious individuals to provide better nutrition to children, partnered with ODF to bring milk to breakfast tables at child care homes. Through May-July, about 150 children aged 5-15 enjoyed healthier breakfasts to build immunity during exceptional times.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Concern India Foundation: Indian nonprofit supporting grassroots organizations working on child welfare, education, and health. Comparable donor-supported model funding child development programs.
• SOS Children's Villages India: Global organization operating family-style care homes for orphaned and abandoned children across India. Closely comparable target population (children in care homes) and four-pillar support model.
• CRY (Child Rights and You): One of India's largest child rights NGOs supporting underprivileged children across education, healthcare, and development. Directly comparable as an Indian nonprofit working on holistic child welfare through donations and partnerships.
• Make-A-Wish India: India affiliate of an international charity focused on children, supported through individual donations and corporate CSR. Comparable Indian nonprofit raising funds for child-focused outcomes.
• Udayan Care: Indian NGO providing residential care, education, and aftercare for orphaned and abandoned children. Comparable direct-service model for children in care homes with educational and life-skills programs.
• Magic Bus India Foundation: India-based NGO using sport and life-skills curriculum for underprivileged children. Comparable Indian nonprofit focused on child development and life skills with donor and CSR funding.

Broad incumbents

• Childline India Foundation: National 1098 helpline and outreach program for children in distress across India. Comparable child welfare focus with broader institutional backing but similar mission space.
• Bal Raksha Bharat (Save the Children India): Large national affiliate of a global NGO supporting children's rights, education, health, and protection across India. Broader geographic and program scope but directly comparable mission on child welfare.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/theopendoorfoundation/?ref=page_internal
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-open-door-foundation

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments1 record

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