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        <ExplanationTxt>THE MISSION OF CHILE PEPPER, INC. IS TO PROMOTE, ASSIST, AND SUPPORT HIGH SCHOOL TRACK, FIELD, AND CROSS COUNTRY TEAMS AND PROGRAMS WITHIN THE CONFINES OF BENTON AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES, ARKANSAS AND TO PURSUE A PURPOSE AND PLAN OF OPERATIONS WHICH WILL BE TO PROMOTE THE INTELLECTUAL WELL-BEING OF YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN BY ASSISTING THEM IN THEIR INDIVIDUAL SCHOOL'S TRACK AND FIELD PROGRAMS AND TO OFFER THEM FRIENDLY COUNSEL, ADVICE, AND ASSISTANCE; AND TO ENCOURAGE AND CULTIVATE THE ART OF TRACK AND FIELD AND RELATED PURSUITS AND TO ASSIST IN FOSTERING GOOD CLEAN COMPETITION , A HIGH LEVEL OF SPORTSMANSHIP, TO PROMOTE INTEGRITY AND GOOD FAITH, AND JUST AND EQUITABLE PRINCIPLES IN SPORTS ACTIVITIES.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE OFFICER &amp; TREASURER KEN ROBERTSON OF CHILE PEPPER, INC. PRIOR TO SIGNING AND FILING WITH THE IRS.</ExplanationTxt>
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