FEDERAL AWARD FINDINGS AND QUESTIONED COSTS Finding 2025-001 Material Weakness in Internal Control Over Reporting Compliance Requirements Assistance Listing Numbers 93.224 Health Center Program 93.527 Affordable Care Act (ACA) for New and Expanded Services Under the Health Center Program Federal Agency U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration Passthrough Agency N/A Award Number/Year 2025 Criteria FFHC is responsible for preparing and submitting its annual Universal Report and Federal Financial Reports in a timely manner. Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Actions Friend Family Health Center Inc. and Affiliates (Organization) will implement the following corrective actions for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 to remediate the finding and address the cause of the finding. The Organization will implement the following corrective actions for fiscal year 2026 to remediate the finding and address the cause of the finding. The Organization has hired staff with higher technical accounting skills than the previous staff. The following staff have been hired full-time or will be hired soon: Payroll and Benefits Specialist, Finance Manager, Senior Staff Accountant, Accounts Payables and Receivables Specialist, and a Purchasing Specialist. The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) will be responsible for the implementation of the corrective action plan and will oversee all related finance activities. • To ensure compliance with timely submission of financial reports (FFR), Friend Health will implement a structured timeline that aligns with all regulatory deadlines and includes internal checkpoints to monitor progress. • The Organization has implemented a new Grants (Project) tracking module to better help with grants and contracts reporting and compliance. This module will track all deadline dates for all of the grants, including deadlines for submitting FFR’s. All grant-related year-end audit procedures have been transitioned to the Finance Manager who has experience with financial audits and compliance and reporting for City, State, and Federal grants. •The Organization will ensure that any personnel involved in financial reporting have the technical expertise to help with the preparation, review, and analysis of the Federal Financial Reports. The target date for full implementation of these corrective actions is June 30, 2026. The responsible party for the planned resources will be Wendy Thompson, Chief Executive Officer (312) 682-6110. Our address is 800 East 55th Street, Chicago, IL 60615.