Donor Honor Roll

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Letter from our Executive Director, April Tani

Dear Valued Friends and Trusted Partners,

As I reflect on this past year at The Painted Turtle, I am filled with immense gratitude and pride. Our mission—to provide a year-round, life-changing camp experience for children with serious medical conditions and their families, entirely free of charge—has never been more vital.

This year was especially meaningful as we celebrated our 20th Anniversary. Since opening our gates in 2004, we have built a legacy of inclusion, empowerment, and adventure. Whether it’s designing an indoor ropes course in the Well Shell to entertain campers during dialysis or adapting every activity to accommodate all forms of mobility, The Painted Turtle is a place where anything is possible—a place where “yes” is heard more often than “no” and where creativity and innovation lead the way to boundless joy.

As we celebrate this milestone, we reflect on two decades of life-changing experiences. For some campers, it was the first night spent away from home due to their complex medical needs. For others, it was the first time meeting someone with the same condition. Each memory, each friendship, and each challenge overcome is a testament to the power of camp.

And we have you to thank for making this possible. The Painted Turtle could not be who we are without our dedicated supporters, volunteers, medical partners, and staff. Thank you for your dedication to our community, ensuring that every child who enters our gates is seen, celebrated, and empowered. 

As we look ahead to the next 20 years and beyond, we are inspired to keep expanding our programs, reaching even more children with serious medical conditions and their families than ever before – always free of charge. Here’s to 20 years of camp magic and many more to come! 

With gratitude, 
 

April Tani 
Executive Director

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2024 Donor Honor Roll

A heartfelt thank you to the following for their generous financial contributions to the vision, legacy, and sustainability of The Painted Turtle.

$250,000 – $500,000

G.A. Foster Legacy Foundation

L.A. Arena Company, LLC

Carolyn Clark Powers

SeriousFun Children’s Network

$100,000 – $249,999

Sarah Emanuel

Margaret Flynn

L.L. Foundation for Youth

Rite Aid Healthy Futures

The Colleagues

Vertex Pharmaceuticals

$50,000 – $99,999

Anonymous

Herb and Lani Alpert

Amerman Family Foundation

Dan and Sandy Bane

Carl W. Johnson Foundation

Direct Relief

Medical Solutions

Ostin Family Foundation

Tyson Foods

$25,000 - $49,999

Thomas and Sheryl Amster

Anonymous

Glenn Bozarth

Larry Brown

Janet Crown and Steve Robinson

Bob and Dana Emery

Hasbro, Inc.

Joan Hotchkis

Karsh Family Foundation

The Linden Family Foundation

Richard and Sue Ann Masson

Donald Mazzoni

The Mazursky Family Foundation

The Michaels Family Foundation

Moose Toys

Newman’s Own Organics

Tina M. Pompey

Matthew Regan

Tony Ressler and Jami Gertz

The Rose Hills Foundation

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Ltd.

Shaughne S. Warnack

$10,000 – $24,999

Abercrombie & Fitch Co.

Anonymous

Lou Adler

Page Adler

Another Planet Entertainment

Bill Bagnard

Banc of California

Jane and Phil Bellomy

Nicole Brockway

Community Foundation of Snohomish County

Melanie Cook and William Woods

Crissair Inc.

Suzanne Edgren-Inez

Elks Lodge Charity Account

Fansler Foundation

Four Seasons Maui Resort at Wailea

Dr. and Mrs. Lorry Frankel, M.D.

GGS Family Foundation

Judith and Patrick Gigliotti

Jason Grosfeld

Justin and Kimberly Guichard

Mrs. Diane Heller

David and Lisa Hernand

George Hoag Family Foundation

Hollywood Charity Horse Show

Infinium Spirits

Julie Jaffe

Mary and Dan James

Bruce and Martha A. Karsh

George and Valerie Leiva

Frank and Peggy Listi

Lockheed Martin AeroCARES

Magheramourne Foundation

Magnolia Pearl Peace Warrior Foundation

Mark and Melinda R. Maxwell-Smith

Christine and Tom McCall

Terry Mehr

Mellam Family Foundation

Joel and Joanne Mogy

Northrop Grumman

Oaktree Capital Management, LP

The Patron Saints Foundation

Dr. Kristin and Rob Pelinka

Joseph and Monica Rice

Thermo Fisher Scientific

Paul White

$5,000 – $9,999

ABKCO Music & Records, Inc.

Anonymous

Marty Adelstein

Advent International Corporation

All City Permits

Applied Medical

AV Pediatrics Medical Association Inc

Jill and Tom Barad

Brotman Foundation of California

Seth Brufsky and Jodi Guber Brufsky

Carnival Foundation

Richard Clareman

John and Diana Conners

County of Los Angeles

Raymond Dick

Disney VoluntEARS Community Fund

Jon and Laurie Feltheimer

Theodore J. Forstmann Charitable Trust

Four Seasons

Marisol Frisone

Steve Gaggero

Alicia Goranson

Nicole Greenberg

Lynn Harper

Joshua and Christine Hart

Henry Crown and Company

ImpactAssets

Craig and Lynn Jacobson

Jewish Community Foundation – San Diego

Jonah Kaplan

Alan and Debra Kaye

Caleb King

Christa Lawrence

Hilary Leavitt

Jennifer Lutton

Michael Lynton and Jamie Alter

Ezra Mack

Mick Marderosian

Masanga Marimba

Patricia Neuwirth

Raffy Karamanoukian and Mrs. Silvia Obagi Karamanoukian

Drew and Wendy Ohlmeyer

Palos Verdes High School

Peter E. Sills Family Foundation

Anne Peters

Eric Pulier

Rasmussen Family Foundation

Edward Reines

Donald and Susan Rice

Salice Rose

Steven Shapiro

Sparkle Clear Pools Spa

Peter Standish

Adam Steck

Target

The Robert Margolis Foundation

UCLA Bruin Run/Walk

Dan and Missy Wallman

Greg Wiviott

Woodward HRT, Inc.

WorldMark by Wyndham

$2,500 – $4,999

Dr. Thomas and Ellen Adamson

Alto

American Youth Soccer Organization – Region 21

Ares Management

Avangrid Renewables – Manzana Wind

Al Barrett

Max Bauer

Building Impact

Micheline and Armand Chau

City of Palmdale

Barbara Cole

CVM&AF, Inc

Scott and Kathleen Dalecio

Degerts Foundation

Eton Pharmaceuticals

Lisa Faversham

Damon and Lindy Fisher

Mark Fluent

Mike and Connie Gallagher

Brian George

Scott and Michelle Gertz

Irwin and Mary Ann Gold

David Haddad

Christine Hart

Ana and Jerry Hubner

Patrick E. Jennison and Karen Barnes

Kelly Johnson

Stephen Kriegel

Lisa Kudrow

Leona Valley Sertoma

Paul Meadows

Modern Technology Solutions, Inc.

Morrison Well Maintenance

New Frontier Communities LLC

David Nochimson

Douglas Parker

Sherrie Pastron

Martin and Deena Singer

Takeda – Thousand Oaks

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited

Frank Toothaker

Jacob Ullman

Rita Wexler

$1,000 – $2,499

Richard Pearson and Heidi Amundson

Spencer and Natalie Anderson

Anonymous (2)

Baccarat Hotel

Bass Pro Shops

Steven Baum

David and Gillian Berman

Best Beverage Catering

BJ’s Restaurants Foundation Inc.

Blue Shield of California Foundation

Brian and Selina Boxer Wachler

Diane and Larry Brahams

Jeff Brooks and Dee Yarnall

Shelly Brown

Sandra Bugalski

Arthur and Suzy Burkhard

Dr. Robert and Christine Byrd

Colin Campbell

Carol Moss Foundation

Phoebe Cates

Peter and Ashley Chang

Charles and Anna M. Pedrazzini Private Charitable Foundation

Lynda Chesterton

Chong Entertainment, LLC

City of Lancaster

Clearview Sanitarium and Convalescent Center

Wendell Collins

Mark Cousineau

Hilary Craw

George Deisler

Delta Tau Chapter of Phi Kappa Tau

Tarek El Dokor and Laura Ruberto

Barry Epstein

Teressa Foglia

Stephen and Lynda Fox

Funky Hair

Alan Garcia and Davinder Khunkhun

Marla Garlin

Bernadette Gersh

Ashley Giesler

Mary and Michael Glessner

Constance Golder

Google

Diedre Gordon

Lawrence Gordon

Mr. Terry B. Hale

Jenica and James Harmon

Alan Hastings

Joanne Hill

John Hotchkis

J. Pritchard LLC

Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles

Lisa and Pat Jones

Ronald Kagan

Danny Kahn

Joon and Pauline Kim

Deborah Klein

Carrie Kritz

Anona Kuehne

Ricki Lake and Ross Burningham

Lisa and Aaron Levy

Andrew and Lisa Licht

Zita Liebermensch

Mike Loomis

Los Angeles Dodgers

Connie and Bob Lurie

Blake Maher

Tania Mahmoudpour

Susan Mazzoni

Brian McMahon

Sherry and Tim McPherson

Merck Mercuriaids

Cody Miller

Michael Moray

Gary and Angie Morrow

Stuart and Ellen Moskovics

Dan and Sharon Munz

Cynthia Nathanson Rust

Robert Nerbonne

John Nussbaum

Kenny Ortega

Pacific Coast Management

Rob Parette

Kalpana Patel

Eileen Paulin

Jeff Pinkner

Craig Posen

Radiometer America Inc.

Paul Reiser and Paula Ravets

Phillip and Laura Roitman

Steven Romick

David Rubin

Aimee Samford

Gil Sattler

Byron Scordelis

Lois Secor

Cindy Shearin

Michael Solomon

Eve Somer

Andrea and Brian Suska

Jeffrey and April Tani

The Malibu Suites

The Lisa and Victor Nemeroff Foundation

The Byrd Family Charitable Fund

Alecia Townsend

Adriane and Scott Turow

Grace Villegas

Vision Service Plan

Craig Waters

Woodrow White

Jonathan Woods

Paul K. Zimmerman

Cynthia Zollinger

 

Thank you to all of our donors at the $1,000 level and below. Your generosity and commitment to The Painted Turtle’s mission creates a lasting impact for our campers and families.