Programs

  • Program 1 [2020]

    AQUARIUM PROGRAM - IN 2020, THE AQUARIUM FACED THE CHALLENGES OF OPERATING AND ENDURING DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. DUE TO THE OUTBREAK OF THE COVID-19 VIRUS IN EARLY 2020 AND THE ENSUING PUBLIC HEALTH RESPONSE, THE FACILITY CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC ON MARCH 14 AND REOPENED MAY 10 TO LIMITED CAPACITY. THE ORGANIZATION REMAINED STEADFAST AND RESILIENT IN THE FACE OF THE MANY CHALLENGES BROUGHT ON BY THE PANDEMIC. THROUGH FEDERAL CARES ACT FUNDING INCLUDING PAYROLL PROTECTION PROGRAM (PPP) AND OTHER STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDING MADE AVAILABLE, THE ORGANIZATION HAS MAINTAINED OPERATIONS WITHOUT SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS OF STAFF. IN JULY 2020, A NEW OUTDOOR PLAZA AREA OPENED TO THE PUBLIC, OFFERING AN ADDITIONAL 63,600 SQUARE FEET OF INTERACTIVE AND INTERPRETIVE EXHIBITS, PLUS A STAGE FOR PERFORMANCES AND EVENTS BENEATH EECO (ECOSYSTEM EXPLORATION CRAFT & OBSERVATORY), FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE "CLAW." INTERACTIVE EXHIBITS SUCH AS THE WATER CYCLE TABLE HELP CHILDREN TO UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS OF PRECIPITATION, EVAPORATION AND WATER RESOURCE CONSERVATION.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $8.2M

  • Program 2 [2020]

    EDUCATION PROGRAM - DURING 2020, THE ORGANIZATION DEVELOPED SEVERAL NEW VIRTUAL EDUCATION OUTREACH PROGRAMS TO REACH STUDENTS DURING THE PANDEMIC. A LARGE AMOUNT OF EDUCATIONAL CONTENT IS NOW AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS, FAMILIES, AND TEACHERS AT NO COST. A NEW SERIES OF RECORDED WORKSHOPS FOR TEACHERS WAS ALSO DEVELOPED TO ASSIST IN THE TRANSITION TO ONLINE AND HYBRID LEARNING.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $1.3M

  • Aquarium Education and Conservation

    AQUARIUM PROGRAM THE AQUARIUM CONSISTS OF SIX PRIMARY EXHIBIT AREAS CENTERED AROUND UNIQUE GEOGRAPHIC ECOSYSTEMS FOUND ON EARTH. EXHIBITS INCLUDE OCEAN EXPLORER, EXPEDITION ASIA, PENGUIN RESEARCH STATION, DISCOVER UTAH, JOURNEY TO SOUTH AMERICA, AND DEEP SEA LAB. THERE ARE ALSO SEVERAL OUTDOOR INTERACTIVE EXHIBITS ON THE PLAZA, INCLUDING A CORAL PLAYGROUND AND AN INTERACTIVE WATER TABLE THAT ENCOURAGE GUESTS OF ALL AGES TO EXPLORE, DISCOVER, AND LEARN ABOUT EATHS DIVERSE ECOSYSTEMS. GUESTS CAN SEE OVER 5,600 ANIMALS REPRESENTING 550 DIFFERENT SPECIES FROM ECOSYSTEMS ACROSS THE WORLD. THIS YEAR SAW PHYSICAL ADDITIONS TO THE BUILDING THAT EXPANDED OUR EDUCATIONAL CAPABILITIES GREATER THAN BEFORE. EECO VOYAGER WAS IMPLEMENTED TO BE AN EXCITING WAY TO TEACH PEOPLE ABOUT OUR PLANET AND HOW EVERYTHING IS INTERCONNECTED. GUESTS WEAR VR HEADSETS AND EXPERIENCE A SIMULATED REALITY THAT LETS THEM EXPLORE ECOSYSTEMS FAR FROM OUR LANDLOCKED LOCATION. IT TEACHES THE IMPORTANCE OF WATER, THAT WE ARE ALL CONNECTED BY WATER, AND THAT THE CHOICES WE MAKE MATTER. 2022 SAW A RESURGENCE OF GROWTH AND MANY EXCITING DEVELOPMENTS WITHIN THE LIVING PLANET AQUARIUM. WE CELEBRATED OUR 7 MILLIONTH GUEST THIS YEAR, PUTTING US AT PROJECTED ATTENDANCE AHEAD OF OUR PRE-COVID TRAJECTORY AND ON TRACK TOWARD REACHING A GREATER PART OF THE UTAH AND ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGIONAL POPULATION. GUESTS WERE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN MANY EXCITING PRESENTATIONS AND ACTIVITIES IN ALIGNMENT WITH OUR MISSION: TO EXPLORE, DISCOVER, AND LEARN ABOUT EARTHS DIVERSE ECOSYSTEMS. TO HELP ACCOMMODATE THE EVER-GROWING NUMBER OF GUESTS, LLPA BROKE GROUND ON OUR BRAND-NEW SCIENCE LEARNING CENTER IN 2022. THIS CENTER QUINTUPLES THE NUMBER OF AVAILABLE CLASSROOMS WE HAVE FOR LEARNERS OF ALL AGES AND DOUBLES THE SQUARE FOOTAGE OF THE AQUARIUM SO THAT EVEN MORE LEARNERS CAN CONNECT THEMSELVES TO OUR LIVING PLANET. NEW FALCONRY MEWS EXPAND OUR COLLECTION OF ANIMALS TO BIRDS OF PREY FROM UTAH AND HELP TO DEMONSTRATE THE NECESSITY OF CONSERVATION ACTION IN OUR OWN BACKYARDS.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $12.9M