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        <ExplanationTxt>TO FACILITATE CROSS-CULTURAL RELATIONS, EDUCATION, AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH INCLUDING FORMAL EDUCATION THROUGH EL PUENTE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL IN COSTA RICA.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>ANNA SLENK ANDRES CASTRO PRESIDENT SECRETARY MARRIED</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>THE 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND TREASURER AND PROVIDED TO THE BOARD MEMBERS BEFORE FILING.</ExplanationTxt>
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