VHC Health announces new foundation president

Amy Ellis Hauser will be the next president of the VHC Health Foundation and senior vice president of VHC Health, the Arlington County health system announced this week.

VHC Health is a not-for-profit, 537-bed health system serving the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area.

The new role is a return for Hauser, who previously held key positions at the Virginia Hospital Center Foundation (now the VHC Health Foundation), including director of principal giving and director of major gifts and planned giving. Hauser was most recently chief philanthropy officer at Arlington’s Conquer Cancer, the ASCO Foundation. She also was associate vice president at Children’s National Hospital Foundation.

“Philanthropic giving has always been the cornerstone of VHC Health,” Hauser said in a statement. “As VHC Health grows with the community into a comprehensive health system, the generosity from the community remains essential in touching and improving the lives of patients through compassionate, state-of-the-art care. I am excited to return to VHC Health and combine my passion for health care with my experience connecting donors to philanthropic opportunities that have the power to make a difference.”

“VHC Health is rapidly expanding, introducing state-of-the-art health care projects this year and beyond,” VHC Health President and CEO Chris Lane said in a statement. “The community plays a crucial role in driving these initiatives forward, and Amy is uniquely qualified to connect philanthropic opportunities that empower individuals to make a meaningful impact in the communities VHC Health serves.”

According to a news release, before she left VHC in 2018, Hauser designed and implemented the foundation’s annual giving and major capital campaign of $50 million. And at Conquer Cancer, she led a feasibility study for an endowment campaign to double previous fundraising revenue and expand donor audiences over five years. And at Children’s National, Hauser helped devise a strategic fundraising plan and implement a successful $500 million campaign.

Hauser holds a master’s degree from Southern Illinois University, Carbondale. She was a board member for Doorways for Women in Arlington from 2015 to 2021, and a board member for the Association for Fundraising Professionals DC Chapter in 2018.