9 2 7 ▁by ▁R al ston ▁Pur ina ▁founder ▁William ▁H . ▁Dan for th ▁and ▁his ▁wife , ▁the ▁Dan for th ▁Foundation ▁gr ants ▁fund ed ▁exclus ively ▁to ▁the ▁St . ▁Louis ▁region . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁it ▁fund ed ▁many ▁projects ▁involving ▁religion ▁and ▁higher ▁education . ▁The ▁Dan for th ▁F ell ows ▁Program , ▁which ▁supported ▁gradu ate ▁study ▁in ▁religion ▁for ▁sch ol ars ▁in ▁other ▁fields , ▁was ▁fol ded ▁into ▁the ▁Society ▁for ▁Val ues ▁in ▁High er ▁Education . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁Method ist ▁minister ▁and ▁the olog ian ▁M err imon ▁C uning g im ▁res igned ▁as ▁executive ▁director ▁because ▁of ▁a ▁perce ived ▁conflict ▁of ▁interest ▁from ▁a ▁$ 6 0 ▁million ▁grant ▁to ▁Washington ▁University ▁in ▁St . ▁Louis ▁author ized ▁by ▁William ▁Henry ▁Dan for th , ▁Jr ., ▁who ▁was ▁then ▁both ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁foundation ▁and ▁ch an cell or ▁of ▁the ▁university . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Dan for th ▁Chap els ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Foundation Center . org : ▁Dan for th ▁Foundation ▁Sh ifts ▁F ocus , ▁C uts ▁Staff ▁Mu Oh io . edu : ▁About ▁the ▁Dan for th ▁Foundation ▁ ▁Category : E du c ational ▁found ations ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : Def unct ▁organizations ▁based ▁in ▁Missouri ▁Category : Non - pro fit ▁organizations ▁based ▁in ▁Missouri