The Chile Pepper hosts approximately 4,800 runners and over 5,000 spectators each year and is one of the largest cross country festivals in the nation. More than $250,000 has been given to northwest Arkansas cross-country programs through this event. 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.