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The 990 read · EIN 58-1698648 · GA · Fiscal year FY ending Aug 2025

The Task Force for Global Health

The Task Force for Global Health Inc: CEO salary, finances and where donations go

In its own words

“The mission of The Task Force for Global Health is to solve large-scale health problems affecting populations through three impact areas: health system strengthening, center for vaccine equity, and neglected tropical diseases.”

Data only Figures straight from the filing, screened by our rules. Not yet reviewed in depth by a CPA.

Methodology by Amir Arani, CPA, CA · Updated

Top pay
$397K Patrick O'carroll, 0.4% of spending
Revenue
$114.0M 96.8% from donations and grants
Spent
$89.6M 83.5% on programs, as reported
Net assets
$105.2M end of FY ending Aug 2025
Savings
14.1 months of spending, net assets ÷ spending
People
233 employees, 4 volunteers
Form 990 (FY ending Aug 2025), Parts I, VII, IX, X
01 · Red flags

No red flags in its latest filing.

We screen every filing against twelve rules. A flag is a prompt for a closer look, not a finding of wrongdoing.

No reported asset diversions, no insider transactions, no fundraisers keeping most of the money, and the governance policies we check for are in place.

02 · Where $1 goes · FY ending Aug 2025

Of each dollar it spent, 83.5¢ went to programs, as reported.

The split the charity filed.
83.5¢
Programs, $74.8M
0.1¢
Fundraising, $76K
16.4¢
Admin, $14.7M
Form 990 (FY ending Aug 2025), Part IX, line 25
Cost to raise $1
0¢
as reported

For each dollar donated, The Task Force for Global Health spent 0¢ on fundraising.

Fundraising ÷ $110.3M contributions · Form 990 Parts VIII, IX
03 · What it does

What it told the IRS it spent on.

The charity's own description of its largest programs, with what each cost.

Program 1 · 15% of program spending $11.2M

Funded principally by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the U.S. Agency for International Development, the NTD-SC supports Operational Research (OR) to eliminate neglected tropical diseases that threaten the lives and well-being of more than one billion people in some of the world's poorest communities, serving as the Secretariat for the Coalition for Operational Research on Neglected Tropical Diseases (COR-NTD). As of 2024, the NTD-SC managed a portfolio of more than 330 OR projects spanning 60 countries, and targeting all five neglected tropical diseases amenable to preventive…

Program 2 · 14.5% of program spending $10.8M

The International Trachoma Initiative (ITI) works tirelessly for a world free from trachoma. ITI contributes to eliminating trachoma as a public health threat by stewarding Pfizer's donation of azithromycin to treat and prevent the condition; building and strengthening partnerships to accelerate progress; and developing innovative tools to share data. Between September 2024 and August 2025, ITI organized just-in-time shipments of 44.6 million treatments for trachoma to be distributed at MDAs in 12 countries. As of August 2025, ITI has shipped more than 1.117 billion treatments to…

Program 3 · 9% of program spending $6.7M

Public Health Informatics Institute

Program 4 · 8.5% of program spending $6.4M

Training Programs in Epidemiology and Public Health Interventions Network (TEPHINET)

Program 5 · 8.1% of program spending · $1.0M in grants $6.1M

Polio Eradication

Program 6 · 8.1% of program spending · $746K in grants $6.1M

Vacine Safety

Form 990 (FY ending Aug 2025), Part III
04 · The savings

Net assets: $36.7M to $105.2M in 11 years.

Net assets at each fiscal year end, 2013 to 2025.

Net assets at year end, $ millions
37
42
43
44
67
51
54
53
60
76
77
105
Form 990 history via ProPublicaForm 990 (FY ending Aug 2025)
05 · Who gets paid

The 8 highest-paid people.

Reportable pay in FY ending Aug 2025, from the charity and related organizations.

Patrick O'carroll
President & CEO
$397,023
John Ward
Program Director
$317,468
Joseph Bresee
Program Director
$297,032
Yao Sodahlon
Program Director
$276,866
Robert Chen
Program Director
$276,233
Patrick Lammie
Program Director
$271,979
Vivian Singletary
Program Director
$271,083
Mark Mckinlay
Program Director
$245,812
Form 990 (FY ending Aug 2025), Part VII, Section A
Largest outside contractors
ContractorServicePaid
Virodefense IncVaccine development$3,700,579
Trust for Health Systems Planning and DevelopmentEnable integration of covid-19 vaccination$1,859,166
Pure Devices Inc Dba AthriiveCreating practical solutions for harmonized safety assessment of cepi vaccines$1,470,753
Sydani Initiative for International DevelopmentMerla assessment protocol$1,407,110
Bao Systems LLCConfiguration of a monitoring and evaluation software tool as a nis system data qaulity control data$1,244,831
Form 990 (FY ending Aug 2025), Part VII, Section B
06 · Questions

The questions people ask about the The Task Force for Global Health.

Short, sourced answers. Each one stands on its own.

How much does the The Task Force for Global Health CEO make?

Patrick O'carroll, President & CEO, received $397,023 in reportable compensation in FY ending Aug 2025, 0.4% of The Task Force for Global Health's $89.6M in spending.

Form 990 (FY ending Aug 2025), Part VII

What percentage of The Task Force for Global Health donations go to programs?

The Task Force for Global Health reported 83.5% of FY ending Aug 2025 spending as programs, 0.1% as fundraising and 16.4% as management.

Form 990 (FY ending Aug 2025), Part IX

How much money does The Task Force for Global Health have?

Net assets were $105.2M at the end of FY ending Aug 2025, about 14.1 months of spending.

Form 990 (FY ending Aug 2025), Part X

Does The Task Force for Global Health have any red flags in its filing?

Its latest Form 990 triggered none of our twelve screening rules, which cover reported asset diversions, insider transactions, fundraiser costs, governance policies and spending patterns.

Form 990 (FY ending Aug 2025)
07 · Sources and citing

Every number, traced.

  1. The Task Force for Global Health Form 990, FY ending Aug 2025 (IRS e-file)
  2. The Task Force for Global Health Form 990 history (ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer)
Cite this page

Amir Arani, “The Task Force for Global Health: CEO salary, finances and where your dollar goes,” Charity Math, updated 2026-11-07. https://charitymath.com/charities/the-task-force-for-global-health/