The Painted Turtle

Mission

The Painted Turtle is the sixth addition to Paul Newman's family of Hole in the Wall Camps for seriously ill children. It is also the only multi-disease camp and family care center of its kind on the West Coast. Through educational, therapeutic, safe, and just plain fun summer camp and year-round programs, The Painted Turtle provides a life-changing experience to children whose daily struggles often diminish both their desire to be well and their ability to lead a rich, productive life. The Painted Turtle offers an exhilarating, challenging, and nurturing array of traditional summer camp recreational activities, seamlessly intertwined with programs that inspire children to become more self-confident and self-reliant, as well as more cooperative with their medical caregivers.

Proceed with Caution — Alleged Embezzlement

On January 12, 2026, KTLA reported on a material diversion of assets reported to have allegedly taken place at The Painted Turtle in an article titled, "CEO charged with embezzling $5.2M from Paul Newman-founded organization for children." For more information regarding this matter, please see KTLA article.

For more information about our alerts methodology, see here.

Santa Monica CA | EIN: 95-4612481
Profile managed by nonprofit | Is this your nonprofit?
501(c)(3) organization
1300 Fourth Street, Suite 300,
Santa Monica CA 90401
https://www.thepaintedturtle.org
310-451-1353

The Painted Turtle

Mission

The Painted Turtle is the sixth addition to Paul Newman's family of Hole in the Wall Camps for seriously ill children. It is also the only multi-disease camp and family care center of its kind on the West Coast. Through educational, therapeutic, safe, and just plain fun summer camp and year-round programs, The Painted Turtle provides a life-changing experience to children whose daily struggles often diminish both their desire to be well and their ability to lead a rich, productive life. The Painted Turtle offers an exhilarating, challenging, and nurturing array of traditional summer camp recreational activities, seamlessly intertwined with programs that inspire children to become more self-confident and self-reliant, as well as more cooperative with their medical caregivers.

Proceed with Caution — Alleged Embezzlement

On January 12, 2026, KTLA reported on a material diversion of assets reported to have allegedly taken place at The Painted Turtle in an article titled, "CEO charged with embezzling $5.2M from Paul Newman-founded organization for children." For more information regarding this matter, please see KTLA article.

For more information about our alerts methodology, see here.

Santa Monica CA | EIN: 95-4612481
Profile managed by nonprofit | Is this your nonprofit?
501(c)(3) organization
1300 Fourth Street, Suite 300,
Santa Monica CA 90401
https://www.thepaintedturtle.org
310-451-1353

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Accountability Panel
ScoreMetric
100%
Website Reported on Tax Form:Yes
100%
No Material Diversion of Assets:Yes
0%
Financial Statements:No
0%
Audit Oversight Committee:No
100%
No Loans Reported To or From Officers:Yes
100%
Records Retention Policy:Yes
0%
Tax Form Disclosed on Website:No
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