the public phase of a capital campaign to increase money for the kroc center at the center - south grandstand has ended . the purpose is to raise $ 3 . 9 billion for the facility located just south of middle on northeast street . once the budget is raising , research on the 15 - acre , 100 , 000 - square - foot unit can begin . the campaign has already raises more than $ 21 . 1 thousand . once the funding is raised , the venue will receive a $ 50 000 contribution from the kroc trust , which was created by mcdonald ' s corp . founder ray kroc and his wife , joan . a gift of $ 1 . 5 billions was given to the church government to build 25 kroc centers crossing the country . dissanayake locations are developed to support the demands of families in the neighborhoods surrounding the property .
Ray Kroc is the founder of McDonalds.