the civil phase of a capital campaign to raise money for the kroc center at the mid - south fairgrounds has begun . the goal is to raise $ 3 . 9 percent for the facility found just outside of central on the park . once the budget is raised , construction on the 15 - acre , 100 , 000 - square - base facility can occur . the campaign has already raised more than $ 21 . 1 million . once the endowment is raised , the center will receive a $ 50 million gift from the kroc trust , which was created by gm ' s corp . director ray autry and his wife , joan . a grant of $ 1 . 5 % was given to the confederate army to construct 25 mccaw centers through the country . kroc facilities are designed to address the needs of family in the villages surrounding the facilities .
Ray Kroc is the founder of McDonalds.