Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald Museum Association Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
The mission of the Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald Museum is to preserve the histories and artifacts of F. Scott Fitzgerald and Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald while continuing their legacies by promoting understanding and education in the literary arts fine arts music and dance to a local and international audience and by doing so finding and fostering the next generation of writers and artists.
- Income
- $85,107
- Spending
- $74,680
- Reserves
- 3.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 60%
- Highest pay
- $36,000, executive director
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- $20,000 spent. The Great Gatsby Centenary Celebrations funded in part by a grant from Alabama Tourism. We hosted multiple school tours and talks throughout the year. Production of The Great Gatsby: The Illustrated Teaching Edition. Approx. 5000 students and teachers.
- $1,800 spent. Fitzgerald Prize for Literary Excellence Dolly Parton. Combined event supporting Dolly Partos Imagination Library with approximate sign up for imagination library books reaching 1000 parents and children.
- Fitz Tales Gatsby Old Sport podcast series funded by Alabama state Council on the Arts. Podcast reached approximately 20,000 listeners worldwide for free.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since August 1988.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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