[3][4] It is run by a nonprofit organization, International Student House Inc.[5] It is home to up to 96 people at any given time and has more than 15,000 alumni.

[9] ISH-DC was established in 1936 by a group of Quakers as part of the international student house movement spearheaded by the missionary Waldo Stevenson.

[10] The main building and Marpat Hall are listed as contributing properties to the Dupont Circle Historic District.

[6] ISH supplements its income by renting its common spaces to external groups for events.

[1] In June 2020, ISH ended its food services contract with Sodexo and switched to a local Nordic restaurant, Mikko.