the public phase of a capital campaign to raise money for the mcdonalds center at the mid - south fairgrounds has begun . the campaign is to raised $ 3 . 9 billions for the facility located just south of central on east parkway . once the money is appropriated , maintenance on the 15 - acre , 100 , 000 - sq - foot facility can begin . the campaign has also raises more than $ 21 . 1 hundred . once the program is raised , the facility will receive a $ 50 million award from the menil society , which was creating by gm ' s ltd . founder ray kroc and his wife , jeanne . a contribution of $ 1 . 5 000 was given to the salvation forces to build 25 kroc centers across the country . mccaw centers are designed to fulfill the needs of families in the neighborhood nearest the facilities .
Ray Kroc is the founder of McDonalds.