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Part VI Line 19 The governing documents are maintained by the board of directors and they Part VI Line 19 are made available as needed to conduct the business of the organization. Part XI Line 9 ASF recorded activity to reconcile accounting balances that were Part XI Line 9 not reflective when the return was prepared for 2022. LINE 3a While A Step to Freedom (ASF) has received federal funds and LINE 3a experienced substantial growth in the past few years, much of our LINE 3a expansion was driven by pandemic-related local one-time funding LINE 3a and foundation grants. This, support arose to meet increased LINE 3a demand during the pandemic, and as ASF scaled its services, the LINE 3a development of essential infrastructure and internal controls LINE 3a was prioritized to ensure sustainable, compliant operations. LINE 3a In 2024, ASF expects to have the required systems fully in place LINE 3a to begin the audit process. This timeline allosw the organization LINE 3a to complete an effective, thorough audit that reflects a LINE 3a committment to transparency and accountability. We are currently LINE 3a focused on establishing the necessary capacity to support a full LINE 3a audit proces, including stregthening our internal controls, LINE 3a building our finance team, and implementing appropriate accounting LINE 3a practices. With these developments underway, we are on track to LINE 3a conduct our first audit in 2024, setting us up for compliant, LINE 3a effective financial oversight in the future.