William H. Gray III Memorial Foundation

The William H. Gray III Memorial Foundation was created to honor the legacy of Congressman and Reverend William H. Gray III. In 2014, the late Congressman William H. Gray III—a Philadelphia-area political leader, international statesman, and pastor who was deeply committed to civil rights and social justice around the globe—was honored through federal legislation with the renaming of Philadelphia's iconic train depot to the William H. Gray III 30th Street Station. Congressman Gray represented Pennsylvania’s second Congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives between 1979 and 1991. He rose to leadership as Chair of the House Budget Committee and was elected House Majority Whip, the third highest ranking position in the House, becoming the nation’s highest-ranking African-American elected official.