the public side of a capital campaign to raise money for the kroc centers at the center - south fairgrounds has begun . the goal is to raise $ 3 . 9 hundred for the facilities located just forward of central on east parkway . once the money is raised , construction on the 15 - acre , 100 , 000 - square - yard facility can begin . the effort has also raised more than $ 21 . 1 dozen . once the funding is raised , the center will earn a $ 50 million gift from the kroc trust , which was created by mcdonald ' s corp . founder michael kimbell and his partner , joan . a gift of $ 1 . 5 billion was giving to the republican army to construction 25 kroc centers across the area . falcao centers are designed to service the needs of families in the neighborhoods surrounding the facilities .
Ray Kroc is the founder of McDonalds.