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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>SINCE 1924 THE CLEVELAND COUNTY FAIR HAS BEEN HOME TO WHAT HAS BECOME NORTH CAROLINA'S LARGEST AGRICULTURAL FAIR. THE ANNUAL FAIR PROMOTES AGRICULTURE, EDUCATION, HISTORY, ALONG WITH ART AND INDUSTRY. DUE TO COVID-19, NO FALL 2020 NOR FALL 2021 FAIR WAS HELD.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>THE BOARD CHAIR REVEIWS FORM 990 WITH THE PREPARER. THE BOARD CHAIR THEN SUMMARIZED THE FORM 990 AND 990-T WITH THE EXECUTIVE BOARD AND THEN THE FULL BOARD.</ExplanationTxt>
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      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>FROM 990 AND 990-T ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST OF THE ORGANIZATION'S MANAGER.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>CONTRACT LABOR 264,413 0 0 LICENSES 1,163 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS 614 0 0 DUES &amp; SUBSCRIPTIONS 4,470 0 0 PROFESSIONAL FEES 7,125 0 0 TOTAL 277,785 0 0</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
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