Recognizing that tomorrow's needs may differ from today's, Foundation funds can be reassessed over time to ensure the original charitable vision is still intact and appropriate to the community.

Over the course of time, many noble causes have been supported by philanthropy, but changing attitudes and circumstances have made some such causes obsolete. using the Foundation's variance power, funds can be redirected. For example, funds set aside for the abolition of slavery might today be applied to minority education; funds to find a cure for polio could be redirected to Alzheimer's research; and funds for promoting temperance in the prohibition era might now be used for alcohol abuse treatment.