Loveland Living Planet Aquarium (LLPA) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that inspires people to explore, discover, and learn about Earth’s diverse ecosystems. A world-class facility, the Aquarium provides learning opportunities at all levels, interests, and ages. Since opening its new facility in Draper in March 2014, the Aquarium has welcomed over six million visitors and provided more than 650,000 educational experiences to students. Home to more than 4,000 animals representing 650 species, the Aquarium showcases ecosystems from around the planet including kelp forests, coral reefs, the deep ocean, Antarctic waters, Asian cloud forests, South American rain forests, and the waterways of our home state of Utah. Loveland Living Planet Aquarium is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA).
The new Rio Tinto Kennecott Plaza, a nine-acre expansion south of the Aquarium, recently opened and features the 165-foot tall EECO structure, peaceful gardens, artistic sculptures, and unique event space.
To learn how our Founder and CEO Brent Andersen brought the Aquarium to life, read this Utah Business article.
Our Mission
We inspire people to explore, discover, and learn about Earth’s diverse ecosystems.
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Our Vision
We strive to foster stewardship for the environment and life on Earth.
Who We Are & What We Do
We are a world-class Aquarium that engages and educates people about their place in the global system of life by showcasing the world’s ecosystems.
We provide living “classrooms” that immerse people in natural ecosystems, bridging the gaps between education, entertainment, and conservation to help people understand and appreciate their connection to the global system of life.
Board of Directors
- Ken Murdock: Chair
- Terry Grant: Vice-chair
- Jim Loveland: Treasurer
- Tim Cosgrove: Secretary
- Michele Hilton
- Jeff Flamm
- Rick White
- Brent Andersen
Founding Members
Legacy Level
($1,000,000+)
Benefactors Circle
($500,000+)
George W. Perkins, Jr.
Katherine W. Dumke & Ezekiel R. Dumke, Jr. Foundation
Founders Circle
($250,000 – $499,999)
Utah Division of Water Resources
Directors Circle
($100,000 – $249,999)
Adobe
Arthur & Gail Benjamin Foundation
The Clark Foundation
D. Forrest & Gerda M. Greene Foundation
Richard S. Prows
Rocky Mountain Power
The Walbridge Fund
White Family Trust
Presidents Circle
($50,000 – $99,999)
Neptune Divers
RBM Services
RotoAire Filters
Scheels
Wheeler Foundation
USANA
Zions Bank
Kent and Pam England
Curators Circle
($25,000 – $49,999)
Andrew Powell
Billy Hensler
Brent V. Andersen
Child Family Foundation
goBE Realty
The Nature Conservancy of Utah
Anonymous (Palladium Foundation)
Sandy City
Sydney Vie
Stonehaven Dental
Tanner LLC
Utah Office of Museum Services
Wells Fargo Bank
Dolphin Level
($10,000 – $24,999)
Aspen Press
AutoDesk
Bourne-Spafford Foundation
The Silver Cricket
Conely Company
Corporate Edge Printing & Marketing
Brad Daniels
E*Trade
Fat Pipe
Flamm Family Foundation
Trace Gordon
Harrington Industrial Plastics
Lance Kocherhans & Jared Jeppson
Christopher Layton
Jim and Laurie Loveland
Ken Murdock
Rebecca Ann Johnson
Kayla Hyde Keller
Aryeh Robinson
Randy OlsenTyler & Michelle Perry
Rhina International
Rocky Mountain Power Foundation
Stephen S. Schulkens
Simmons Media
Sean Smith, Uinta Golf
Pi Foundation
Jan Stumacher
Troy & Jean Takach
Blue Marlin Level
($5,000 – $9,999)
AgelCares Foundation
Art Andersen
Scott Anderson
Ashton Family Foundation
Robert Bennett
Bird & Exotic Pet Hospital
Bradley Sterling Scott
Century Link Foundation
Crawford Family Foundation
Dixon Security Cameras
Douglas Morton
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund
Sterling & Shelli Gardner Family Foundation
Val A. Green & Edith D. Green Foundation
Hometown Values
InVision Eye Health
Jones, Waldo, Holbrook & McDonough
Phyllis Kleinschnitz
Leavitt Group
McCarthey Family Foundation
Media One
Nash & Associates
Oakleigh L. Thorne Foundation
Richard & Jill Pope
Peak Alarm
Performance Audio
Press Media
Project Learning TreePrudential Financial
Stevenson Smith CPA, LLC
Joey Spafford
Paul St. Pierre Foundation
Sunrise Engineering
Sysco Intermountain
Paul Taggart
Gail L. Waite
Whittington Family
Manta Ray Level
($2,500 – $4,999)
1-800 Contacts
Accent Surfaces
Alpha Graphics
Arizona Tile
Bamberger-Allen Foundation
Brett Partridge Family
CCG Howells
Composite Coatings, LLC
Copperview Medical Center
CounterPoint Studios
James Cross
Days of ’47, Inc.
European Marble & Granite
Ferguson Supply
Rhett & Katrina Fornoff
Franklin Templeton
Martin (Sonny) Hollingsworth
IKON Office Solutions
IT Now
KDYL-AM
KOSY-FM
Katrina Larson
W.C. Klintworth
Lundquist Sales
Jay Magure
Mandalay Bay Aquarium
Media OneTracy Mendenhall
Monterey Bay Aquarium
Montgomery Watson Americas
Morton Salt
Charles Maxfield & Gloria F. Parrish Foundation
Quality Acoustics
Soren & Heather Simonsen
Steinhart Aquarium
Stephen Moody Studios
Sandy Stewart
Stone Touch
The Bryne Foundation
Tom Taylor
Wasatch Concrete Cutting
Winroc
Rainbow Trout Level
($1,000 – $2,499)
George Armstrong
Aurant
Bank of the West
Caleb & Betsey Richardson Foundation
Charles & Elizabeth Beck
Seward & Natalie Benjamin
Willis Boyd
Patrick Bryne
Chris & Dicks
John & Rose Craven
Dako Corporation
Robert J. DeBry
Defender Direct
Dive Addicts
Division of Wildlife Resources
Dorsey & Whitney Foundation
Steve Drott
Elements Day Spa
Empowered Wealth Foundation
First Utah Bank
FranklinCovey
Geneva Rock
Goldman Sachs & Co.
Greenbacks
H & E Rentals
The Marion D. & Maxine C. Hanks Foundation
Heinz Family Charitable Fund
Richard H. & Joann O. Keller Family Foundation
Lewis Brothers Stages
Little America Hotel
Marine Products
Smokey Meehan
Mike Hatch Tile & Stone
Mike Mower
Miller Paving
Mountain Express Magazine
Kristin Murdock
NACS
Noorda Family Trust
Ortho Development
Raymond Peterson
In Memory of LaVaughn & Kathryn Robison
Ron Hartford Painting & Construction
Ryan Herco Flow Solutions
Savage Scaffold
Jana Rae Shaw
Shaw & Co., P.C.
Sierra Electric
Dale Smith
Sundance Resort
Ann Stanger
Stewart Charitable Foundation
Texas Roadhouse
Scott & Betsy Thornton Family Foundation
Timbercreek Doors
Trajectory Ticketing
Kenneth R. Troester
Utah Business Magazine
Vision International
Waste Management
Sidney Waite
Western Nut Company
Harold & Joan Wolf
Evan Whitaker
Sea Turtle Level
($500 – $999)
Becker Media
Blooming Enterprises
Blythe Lee
Career College Association
Gary Christensen
Cuisine Unlimited
Fairy Tales
FM 100
Fila Golf
Four Seasons Biltmore Hotel
Robert & Joyce Graham
Douglas & Irene Grossman
Reed Harris
Jennifer Kesteloot
Liberty Mutual
Brenda Lyon
Mobile Logic Media
Nothing Bundt Cakes
Oasis Stage Werks
Packaging Corporation of America
Pamela Parsons
Phase II Construction
Pleasant Grove Marine Center
Razoo Foundation
Rubios
Ben Saturen
Elizabeth Seng
Suzanne Smith
Staples
Sunrise Press
David C. Taylor
Eva Marie Bellevue Thomas
Trout Unlimited (Utah Council)
United Airlines
Walmart Foundation
Washington Mutual
Tim & Tina Weidauer
Wisdom In Numbers
David Young
