the public process of a successful campaign to raise money for the kroc building at the mid - south fairgrounds has begun . the goal is to generate $ 3 . 9 billions for the facility located just south of southern on western parkway . once the money is gathered , construction on the 15 - acres , 100 , 000 - square - foot facility can resume . the campaign has already raised more than $ 21 . 1 million . once the amount is finished , the center will receive a $ 50 million gift from the kurzweil trust , which was created by wendy ' s co . alumnus ray mcdonald and his husband , joan . a total of $ 1 . 5 billion was given to the national front to build 25 dissanayake center along the us . kurzweil malls are built to serve the needs of families in the towns opposite the facilities .
Ray Kroc is the founder of McDonalds.