RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF CUNY

52 Green card sponsorships · 967 Temporary work filings · Education · FY2008–FY2025
FEIN 13-1988190 from DOL disclosure data (FY2024-2025)
Also filed as RESEARCH ASSOCIATE Research Foundation of CUNY RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF CUNY RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW Research Foundation of the City University of New York
Filing volume Top 1% of 332,896 US employers by PERM — Permanent Employment Certification (ETA-9089) Employer's DOL filing to sponsor a specific worker for an employment-based green card after testing the U.S. job marketTemporary visa (often F-1 student → H-1B)PERM — employer asks DOL to certify the job (you are here)I-140 — employer petitions USCISPriority-date wait (varies by country of birth — years to decades)Green card (I-485 / consular)DOL certifies paperwork — it does not issue green cards; per-position; certified ≠ granted. NEVER "work permit"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ + LCA — Labor Condition Application (ETA-9035) Employer's legally binding wage promise to DOL, required before employing H-1B/H-1B1/E-3 workersJob offer + prevailing wageLCA — wage promise to DOL (you are here)Cap lottery registration (USCIS)I-129 petition (USCIS)Visa issued / status changed (DOS or USCIS)One filing can cover MANY positions — filing counts ≠ worker counts (employers over-file for lottery/relocations); not a visaCommon path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ volume
6,000 Total employees Self-reported on green-card filings · FY2025
0.87% Green-card sponsorship rate 52 green-card filings / 6,000 employees · FY2008–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 headcount
16.1% Work-visa filing rate 967 work-visa filings / 6,000 employees · FY2008–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 headcount
17.0% Visa filings vs workforce 1,019 filings / 6,000 employees · FY2008–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 headcount

What this means for you

  • Is this employer actively hiring — and are the filings real?
  • Education · est. 6,000 U.S. employees
  • 41% Green-card filings certified 18 of 44 green-card filings · last filed Jun 2026 · FY2008–FY2025
    4 Green-card filings denied of 44 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2025 filings
    0 Green-card filings withdrawn of 44 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2025 filings
    Top 3% Green-card + work-visa filings 1,019 filings · last Jun 2026 · Top 3% of 7,445 in Education · Top 1% of 332,896 US employers · FY2008–FY2025
    17% Visa filings vs workforce 1,019 filings / 6,000 employees · FY2008–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 self-reported headcount
    Top 3% Green-card + work-visa filings, Education 1,019 filings · Top 3% of 7,445 in Education · FY2008–FY2025
    Top 1% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 1,019 filings · Top 1% of 332,896 US employers · FY2008–FY2025
    52 Green-card filings FY2008–FY2025
    967 Work-visa filings FY2008–FY2025
    Top 41% Work-visa filings per employee, Education 383 filings / 6,000 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 41% of 2,650 in Education with work-visa filings and a reported headcount · FY2008–FY2025
    Top 51% Green-card + work-visa filings per employee, Education 435 filings / 6,000 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 51% of 4,213 in Education reporting headcount · FY2008–FY2025
    Top 77% Green-card filings per employee, Education 52 filings / 6,000 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 77% of 4,213 in Education with green-card filings and a reported headcount · FY2008–FY2025
  • Layoff notices are withheld here: our WARN coverage is 4.5%, below the 60% we require before pairing layoffs with visa filings for a named employer. Coverage gate
  • History, not a hiring promise.

Filing pattern observations

Filing patterns are statistical observations derived from public U.S. Department of Labor records. They do not constitute accusations of wrongdoing. Wage levels are determined by the DOL's rigid 5-step NPWC evaluation process based on O*NET Job Zone requirements. Use this information to inform your own due diligence.
LCA-to-visa realization gap

LCA realization gap: 19.4% of certified LCAs resulted in USCIS decisions

Immigration How this is calculated →

Public record data. PERM — Permanent Employment Certification (ETA-9089) Employer's DOL filing to sponsor a specific worker for an employment-based green card after testing the U.S. job marketTemporary visa (often F-1 student → H-1B)PERM — employer asks DOL to certify the job (you are here)I-140 — employer petitions USCISPriority-date wait (varies by country of birth — years to decades)Green card (I-485 / consular)DOL certifies paperwork — it does not issue green cards; per-position; certified ≠ granted. NEVER "work permit"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ and LCA — Labor Condition Application (ETA-9035) Employer's legally binding wage promise to DOL, required before employing H-1B/H-1B1/E-3 workersJob offer + prevailing wageLCA — wage promise to DOL (you are here)Cap lottery registration (USCIS)I-129 petition (USCIS)Visa issued / status changed (DOS or USCIS)One filing can cover MANY positions — filing counts ≠ worker counts (employers over-file for lottery/relocations); not a visaCommon path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ filing data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor OFLC disclosure files. Methodology →

Certified

22

PERM — Permanent Employment Certification (ETA-9089) Employer's DOL filing to sponsor a specific worker for an employment-based green card after testing the U.S. job marketTemporary visa (often F-1 student → H-1B)PERM — employer asks DOL to certify the job (you are here)I-140 — employer petitions USCISPriority-date wait (varies by country of birth — years to decades)Green card (I-485 / consular)DOL certifies paperwork — it does not issue green cards; per-position; certified ≠ granted. NEVER "work permit"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ approvals

Expired

25

53.2% rate

Denied

4

7.7% rate

Withdrawn

1

1.9% rate

Filings over time

How many green card applications RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF CUNY has filed each quarter, from FY2008 to today.

FY2008 Q1: 6 filingsFY2009 Q1: 4 filingsFY2010 Q1: 1 filingsFY2011 Q1: 3 filingsFY2012 Q1: 2 filingsFY2013 Q1: 3 filingsFY2015 Q2: 1 filingsFY2015 Q3: 1 filingsFY2015 Q4: 1 filingsFY2016 Q1: 1 filingsFY2016 Q2: 2 filingsFY2016 Q3: 2 filingsFY2017 Q2: 2 filingsFY2018 Q2: 1 filingsFY2018 Q3: 2 filingsFY2019 Q1: 3 filingsFY2020 Q3: 1 filingsFY2021 Q2: 1 filingsFY2021 Q3: 1 filingsFY2022 Q2: 1 filingsFY2023 Q1: 1 filingsFY2023 Q2: 1 filingsFY2023 Q4: 1 filingsFY2025 Q2: 1 filingsFY2026 Q3: 1 filings036FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2016FY2019FY2023
Source: U.S. Department of Labor public records Updated 2026-04-11 08:05:34.412930+00:00

What this means

RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF CUNY applied to sponsor 52 workers for green cards between 2008 and 2025. A green card application is what an employer files to help a worker stay in the U.S. permanently.

Important: everything on this page is derived from public U.S. Department of Labor records. It is not a statement of fraud, wrongdoing, or hiring intent. It describes observable filing patterns only.

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