Sentence Correction (SC) | Besides seeking new sources of its funding, the board was content to

Besides seeking new sources of itsfunding , the board was content to rely on the contributions of reliable donors.

A. Besides seeking new sources of its funding
"Besides" mean "in addition to"
I don't see any V-ing follows before. Besides + Noun / Besides + Comma + clause.
Ex: Do you play any other sports besides golf?
or She won't mind if you're late -besides, it's hardly your fault.
-> eliminate
B. Instead ofseeking new sources of funding
-> structure is correct.
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