H-1B sponsorWAFEIN 56-2618866Updated Jun 2026

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Filed 213 disclosures between FY2010 and FY2026 from worksites with a WA headquarters indicator.

Total filings

Outside top-N · FY2026

Certified

100.0%

unconditional · FY2026

Withdrawn

0.0%

withdrawn rate · FY2026

Denied

0.0%

rejection rate · FY2026

Summary

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is a Washington-based nonprofit organization that has sponsored H-1B workers since 2010. In FY2026, the foundation filed 5 H-1B petitions, all of which were certified, reflecting strong approval outcomes.

Over its 16-year history (2010–2026), the foundation has submitted 213 total H-1B filings with a 30.52% certification rate overall. Petition volume peaked in 2016 with 24 filings, then declined through 2022 before rising again in 2025 (19 filings). The foundation has not had any denied petitions, with only 1.41% withdrawn. Its top sponsored roles include Management Analysts (20 filings), Logisticians (20 filings), and positions in research, public relations management, and general management, reflecting its mission-driven workforce needs across program evaluation, supply chain, and strategic roles.

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H-1B outcome breakdown

Share of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s LCAs by DOL case status, all fiscal years. Use the year filter above for a single-year breakdown.

Outcome breakdown
Outcome	Share
Certified	86.7%
Cert-withdrawn	9.3%
Withdrawn	4.0%

Certified86.7%

Cert-withdrawn9.3%

Withdrawn4.0%

Top occupations sponsored

SOC codes filed most by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation across all fiscal years. Click any row to open the national salary guide.

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	13-1111	Management Analysts	20
2	13-1081	Logisticians	20
3	11-9199	Managers, All Other	9
4	19-4061	Social Science Research Assistants	9
5	11-2032	Public Relations Managers	9
6	11-3031	Financial Managers	8
7	27-3031	Public Relations Specialists	7
8	15-2051	Data Scientists	7
9	45-1011	First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	7
10	11-9121	Natural Sciences Managers	6

Management Analysts

Logisticians

Managers, All Other

Social Science Research Assistants

Public Relations Managers

Financial Managers

Public Relations Specialists

Data Scientists

First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers

Natural Sciences Managers

H-1B filings by fiscal year

Year-over-year H-1B filing volume — a hiring-demand signal, not headcount.

Year	Filings
FY2010	5
FY2011	7
FY2012	10
FY2013	17
FY2014	14
FY2015	19
FY2016	24
FY2017	10
FY2018	18
FY2019	14
FY2020	9
FY2021	9
FY2022	8
FY2023	10
FY2024	15
FY2025	19
FY2026	5

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