Nonprofit · EIN 53-6009405
INTERNATIONAL STUDENT HOUSE INC
Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20009
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $2,190,057 | $2,617,147 | -$427,090 | $3,385,038 | $1,065,938 | $2,319,100 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $2,295,253 | $2,367,900 | -$72,647 | $3,452,544 | $971,576 | $2,480,968 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $2,277,511 | $2,237,107 | $40,404 | $3,365,077 | $1,107,702 | $2,257,375 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $459,824
- Program service revenue
- $1,793,430
- Investment income
- $1,025
- Net rental income
- $21,984
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$92,206
- Other revenue
- -$64,222
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $161,811
- Other salaries and wages
- $280,736
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $563,842
- Professional fundraising fees
- $42,000
- Legal fees
- $5,069
- Accounting fees
- $168,937
- Occupancy
- $594,088
- Travel
- $6,239
- Depreciation
- $94,159
- Program services (functional)
- $2,000,197
- Management and general (functional)
- $434,389
- Fundraising (functional)
- $182,561
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $3,452,544
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,385,038
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,065,938
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,319,100
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $661,695
- Publicly traded securities
- $2,291,979
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,824,270
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $494,830
- Gross receipts
- $2,334,329
- Employees
- 7
- Volunteers
- 50
- Year formed
- 1963
- State of legal domicile
- DC
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DANIEL BREMER-WIRTIG | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $153,579 | $8,232 |
| TIIA KARLEN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| IGNACIO JAUREGUI | FIRST VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER NORTON | SECOND VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| JANET PITT | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN DAVIS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $0 | $0 |
| ABRAHAM AKOI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KARA ARIAIL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA BARRY | DIRECTOR (FROM 2025) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM J BONSTRA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LORRAINE RIFFLE CARON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ISABEL CUTLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EVERETT EISSENSTAT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JANE EISSENSTAT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE FOSTER | DIRECTOR (FROM 2025) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
10 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEPHEN FREDERICO | DIRECTOR (FROM 2025) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARKO GRUJICIC | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TONIJA HOPE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LARRY JENNINGS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MELIKE YETKEN KRILL | DIRECTOR (FROM 2025) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ERIC MELBY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KENNETH PROPP | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LARA TENNYSON | DIRECTOR (FROM 2025) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PURU TRIVEDI | DIRECTOR (FROM 2025) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KATHERINE WILKENS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 27 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DANIEL BREMER-WIRTIG | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $153,823 | $8,007 |
| HON MICHELE BOND | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| EVERETT EISSENSTAT | FIRST VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| IGNACIO JAUREGUI | SECOND VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| TONIJA HOPE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LARRY JENNINGS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $0 | $0 |
| ABRAHAM AKOI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KARA ARIAIL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JANET BLANCHARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM J BONSTRA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CYNTHIA BUNTON | DIRECTOR (TO 2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HON FLETCHER BURTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LORRAINE RIFFLE CARON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ISABEL CUTLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAWRENCE P DUNHAM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JANE EISSENSTAT | DIRECTOR (FROM 2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT FLEMING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES GALE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARKO GRUJICIC | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TIIA KARLEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHAISTA MAHMOOD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC MELBY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KENNETH PROPP | DIRECTOR (FROM 2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RACHEL RUBIN | DIRECTOR (TO 2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE SKAHILL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHERINE WILKENS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RACHEL YOUNG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 28 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DANIEL BREMER-WIRTIG | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $154,394 | $8,267 |
| HON MICHELE BOND | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| LAWRENCE P DUNHAM | FIRST VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT FLEMING | SECOND VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| TONIJA HOPE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES GALE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $0 | $0 |
| ABRAHAM AKOI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KARA ARAIL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA BARRY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JANET BLANCHARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM J BONSTRA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CYNTHIA BUNTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HON FLETCHER BURTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LORRAINE RIFFLE CARON | DIRECTOR (FROM 2023) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ISABEL CUTLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EVERETT EISSENSTAT | DIRECTOR (FROM 2023) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARKO GRUJICIC | DIRECTOR (FROM 2023) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LARRY JENNINGS | DIRECTOR (FROM 2023) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TIIA KARLEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MELIKE YETKEN KRILLA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TANGLEY LLOYD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHAISTA MAHMOOD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC MELBY | DIRECTOR (FROM 2023) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RACHEL RUBIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE SKAHILL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATE THOMPSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHERINE WILKENS | DIRECTOR (FROM 2023) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RACHEL YOUNG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1825 R ST NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20009-1603
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- TIIA KARLEN, 1825 R STREET NW, WASHINGTON, DC 200091603
- Signed the 990
- TIIA KARLEN, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (202) 232-4007
- Website
- WWW.ISHDC.ORG
- Return prepared by
- JOHNSON LAMBERT LLP
Mission
THE INTERNATIONAL STUDENT HOUSE, A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION IN THE HEART OF WASHINGTON, DC, PROVIDES AN EXCEPTIONAL RESIDENTIAL EXPERIENCE TO A HIGHLY DIVERSE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY OF GRADUATE STUDENTS, INTERNS, AND VISITING SCHOLARS. THE HOUSE PROMOTES INTER-CULTURAL DIALOGUE, ENCOURAGES LIFE-LONG CONNECTIONS, AND FOSTERS GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP.
Program accomplishments
- APPROXIMATELY 250-300 INTERNATIONAL GRADUATE STUDENTS, INTERNS, AND VISITING SCHOLARS WERE PROVIDED ROOM, BOARD, AND RELATED SERVICES ALONG WITH AN EXTENSIVE PROGRAM OF SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES. THE INTERNATIONAL STUDENT HOUSE ALSO ENCOURAGES RESIDENT SCHOLARS TO PARTICIPATE IN OUTREACH AND VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES SUCH AS ASSISTING LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES AND OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS.Expenses $2,000,197 · revenue $1,793,430
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 53-6009405
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1963
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- International, foreign affairs and national security (Q220)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $3,385,038
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,334,329
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $2,190,057 | $2,617,147 | $3,385,038 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $2,295,253 | $2,367,900 | $3,452,544 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $2,277,511 | $2,237,107 | $3,365,077 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $2,351,020 | $2,187,950 | $2,855,365 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 53-6009405).
Questions about INTERNATIONAL STUDENT HOUSE INC
- What is the EIN of INTERNATIONAL STUDENT HOUSE INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of INTERNATIONAL STUDENT HOUSE INC is 53-6009405.
- Is INTERNATIONAL STUDENT HOUSE INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1963.
- Are donations to INTERNATIONAL STUDENT HOUSE INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does INTERNATIONAL STUDENT HOUSE INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of INTERNATIONAL STUDENT HOUSE INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did INTERNATIONAL STUDENT HOUSE INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of INTERNATIONAL STUDENT HOUSE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names TIIA KARLEN.
- Who are the officers and directors of INTERNATIONAL STUDENT HOUSE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 25 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $153,579 (DANIEL BREMER-WIRTIG, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does INTERNATIONAL STUDENT HOUSE INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,190,057, expenses of $2,617,147 and total assets of $3,385,038 at year end.
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