Ruling on Changing the Beneficiary of an Endowment

Question: There is an endowment established for feeding those who are fasting in one of the mosques. It is not hidden that people in this age are not in need of that. So, to which party can the income of the aforementioned endowment be directed?

Answer: If the reality is as you have mentioned, it is obligatory to direct the income of the endowment to the poor of the town; because the intention of the endower is to benefit the poor and support them in the blessed days of Ramadan. So, if they are not found in the mosque, it is obligatory to direct it to them in their homes in the month of Ramadan; so that they may use it to help with fasting and standing in night prayer, and so that the benefit may be realized for the endower by carrying out the aforementioned charity to those who are entitled to it. And Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, knows best.