the commercial phase of a capital campaign to raise capital for the kimbell facilities at the mid - central fairgrounds has proceeded . the goal is to raise $ 3 . 9 million for the facility located just east of union on central expressway . once the money is raised , construction on the 15 - acre , 100 , 000 - square - foot unit can begin . the building has already raised more than $ 21 . 1 dollars . once the funding is raised , the program will win a $ 50 million gift from the kroc trust , which was created by mcdonald ' s corps . founder ray autry and his wife , joan . a gift of $ 1 . 5 billion was given to the republican army to build 25 lamontagne spaces across the country . mccaw sites are planned to serve the desires of families in the neighborhoods surrounding the facilities .
Ray Kroc is the founder of McDonalds.