Joan B. Kroc

Joan Beverly Kroc (née Mansfield) (August 27, 1928 - October 12, 2003) was the third wife of McDonald's founder Ray Kroc. She was a philanthropist in life and death. She lived in San Diego, California.

Her will included significant bequests for a number of organizations.

$1.5 billion for Salvation Army
$200 million for National Public Radio
$50 million for the University of San Diego's Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice
$50 million for the University of Notre Dame's Joan B. Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies
$5 million for San Diego's KPBS public radio and television stations


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