H-1B sponsorWAFEIN 56-2618866Updated May 2026

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Filed 70 disclosures between FY2020 and FY2025 from worksites with a WA headquarters indicator.

Total filings

Outside top-N

Certified

85.7%

unconditional approval

Withdrawn

4.3%

incl. cert-withdrawn

Denied

0.0%

rejection rate

Summary

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is a Washington-based philanthropic organization that has been an active H-1B employer since 2020. Over five years, the foundation filed 70 H-1B petitions with a strong 85.71% certification rate and no denials, demonstrating consistent approval outcomes across filings.

H-1B sponsorship at the foundation has grown notably, rising from 9 filings in 2020 to 19 in 2025. The certified roles span management and analytical specialties, with Public Relations Managers (5 filings), Managers All Other (4), Natural Sciences Managers (2), Operations Research Analysts (2), and Market Research Analysts (2) as the top occupations. Withdrawn petitions account for 4.29% of total activity.

The foundation's H-1B profile reflects demand for leadership and data-driven expertise in its global health and development programs, with filing volume accelerating in recent years.

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation H-1B
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H-1B certification rate
H-1B management roles
nonprofit H-1B filings

Outcome breakdown

Share of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s LCAs by DOL case status.

Certified85.7%

Cert-withdrawn10.0%

Withdrawn4.3%

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Top occupations sponsored

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

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	11-2032	Public Relations Managers	5
2	11-9199	Managers, All Other	4
3	11-9121	Natural Sciences Managers	2
4	15-2031	Operations Research Analysts	2
5	13-1161	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	2
6	11-2033	Fundraising Managers	2
7	15-2051	Data Scientists	1
8	19-2012	Physicists	1
9	19-4061	Social Science Research Assistants	1
10	11-1011	Chief Executives	1

Public Relations Managers

Managers, All Other

Natural Sciences Managers

Operations Research Analysts

Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists

Fundraising Managers

Data Scientists

Physicists

Social Science Research Assistants

Chief Executives

Filings by fiscal year

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

Year	Filings
FY2020	9
FY2021	9
FY2022	8
FY2023	10
FY2024	15
FY2025	19

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