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Updated through 2024NTEE I · Crime & Legal-Related

Crime & Legal-Related nonprofitexecutive pay

Median top-executive pay across 3,269 crime & legal-related nonprofits, 2021 – 2024. Each organization is counted once at its most recent filing, using the highest-paid leader reported on IRS Form 990, Schedule J.

Organizations that promote public safety through crime prevention, legal services, victim assistance, and rehabilitation of offenders.

Median executive pay
$91,711
The typical crime & legal-related nonprofit's highest-paid executive earns $91,711 in total reported compensation.
25th pct
$52k
75th pct
$147k
90th pct
$221k
3,269 organizations · 2021 – 2024
Percentile distribution

Where the middle 50% lands.

Half earn between $52k and $147k. That band is the interquartile range. The 90th percentile sits at $221k, roughly 2.4 times the median. That upper tail is where the largest organizations cluster.

PercentileTotal compMeans
90th$221,181Top 10% of earners
75th$146,55225% earn more than this
50th · median$91,711The typical executive
25th$51,75025% earn less than this
10th$22,79610% of executives earn less than this
By organization size

Bigger budgets, bigger paychecks.

Median executive pay rises with organization revenue. Each band shows the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile of top-executive pay for crime & legal-related nonprofits in that revenue range.

Revenue band25thMedian75thOrgs
Under $1M$34k$60,958$89k1,803
$1M – $10M$99k$133,354$181k1,210
$10M – $100M$186k$238,995$308k241
$100M – $500M$302k$372,673$498k14
Revenue bands with fewer than 5 organizations are not shown.
By role

Benchmark a specific Crime & Legal-Related role

Drill into median pay for individual leadership roles within crime & legal-related nonprofits.

Board & trustee pay

Crime & Legal-Related board & trustee pay norms

7% of crime & legal-related nonprofits pay at least one board member or trustee, with a typical per-person payment of $39,000 across a median board of 5 paid members.

Organizations paying board members
7%
Median board pay
$39,000
Median paid board size
5
By filing type
Form 990: 8%
Form 990-EZ: 5%
Form 990-PF: 10%
Directory

Legal aid societies, prisoner rehabilitation programs, crime prevention organizations, and victim services. Includes public interest law firms, dispute resolution, and correctional alternatives. There are 6,192 crime & legal-related organizations in our database with compensation data from IRS Form 990 filings. Use the table below to browse them, or sort by revenue, location, or number of reported executives.

Organizations in Crime & Legal-Related

6,192 organizations · Page 10 of 124

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
LOUISIANA ATTORNEY DISCIPLINARY BOARDMetairieLA$5.7M2
LEGAL AID SOCIETY OF MILWAUKEE INCMilwaukeeWI$5.7M3
NEIGHBORHOOD PLACE OF PUNAKeaauHI$5.7M1
The Chicago Area ProjectChicagoIL$5.7M3
PRISONER AND COMMUNITY TOGETHER PACT INCValparaisoIN$5.6M0
IMMIGRATION PROJECT INCNormalIL$5.6M2
API CHAYASeattleWA$5.6M2
SENIORLAW CENTERPhiladelphiaPA$5.6M2
ATLANTA FULTON COUNTY PREARREST DIVERSION INITIATIVE INCAtlantaGA$5.6M0
PRO BONO NET INCNew YorkNY$5.6M7
AND JUSTICE FOR ALLSalt Lake CityUT$5.5M1
RAPHA HOUSE INTERNATIONAL INCJoplinMO$5.5M0
OFFICE OF PUBLIC GUARDIANConcordNH$5.5M2
Law Center for Better HousingChicagoIL$5.5M2
IN OUR OWN VOICE NATIONAL BLACK WOMEN'S REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE AGENDAWashingtonDC$5.5M4
DISABILITY RIGHTS NEW JERSEY A NEW JERSEY NONPROFIT CORPORATIONTrentonNJ$5.5M6
IDAHO LEGAL AID SERVICES INCBoiseID$5.5M5
LEGAL AID SERVICE OF NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTADuluthMN$5.5M7
Integrated Justice Information Systems Institute IncAshburnVA$5.4M5
CHILD ADVOCATES INCIndianapolisIN$5.4M4
CUMBERLAND TRACE LEGAL SERVICES INCBowling GreenKY$5.4M3
STATEWIDE LEGAL SERVICES OF CONNECTICUT INCWethersfieldCT$5.4M8
CHILD ADVOCATES INCHoustonTX$5.4M6
LEGAL AID SOCIETY OF THE ORANGE COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION INCOrlandoFL$5.4M6
Legal Assistance to the ElderlySan FranciscoCA$5.4M6
APPELLATE DEFENDERS INCSan DiegoCA$5.4M6
NIHONMACHI LEGAL OUTREACH DBA ASIAN PACIFIC ISLANDER LEGAL OUTREACHSan FranciscoCA$5.3M4
WESTERN IDENTIFICATION NETWORK INCRancho CordovaCA$5.3M2
548 FOUNDATIONChicagoIL$5.3M1
NORTHERN NEVADA LEGAL AIDRenoNV$5.3M1
CHILDRENS ADVOCACY CENTER OF SMITH COUNTYTylerTX$5.3M1
Casa Cornelia Legal ServicesSan DiegoCA$5.3M5
Federal Defenders of the Middle District of Georgia IncMaconGA$5.3M7
WELD SEATTLESeattleWA$5.3M0
Familias en AccionPortlandOR$5.3M2
Children's Advocacy Centers of Georgia IncAtlantaGA$5.2M2
VERA ACTION INCBrooklynNY$5.2M4
Family Violence Law CenterOaklandCA$5.2M2
ASOCIACION INTERAMERICANA PARA LA DEFENSA DEL AMBIENTESan FranciscoCA$5.2M1
JOURNEY CENTER FOR SAFETY AND HEALINGClevelandOH$5.2M4
YOUTH EMPOWERMENT PROJECT C/O MELISSA SAWYERNew OrleansLA$5.1M5
SHRIVER CENTER ON POVERTY LAWChicagoIL$5.1M10
Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto IncEast Palo AltoCA$5.1M4
TIMELIST GROUP INCLancasterCA$5.1M1
LOUISVILLE METRO POLICE FOUNDATION INCLouisvilleKY$5.1M0
UNIVERSITY LEGAL SERVICES INCWashingtonDC$5M6
GREENHILL FAMILY FOUNDATIONPalm BeachFL$5M0
MANATEE CHILDREN'S SERVICES INCBradentonFL$5M3
THE CAMPAIGN FOR THE FAIR SENTENCING OF YOUTHWashingtonDC$5M6
REGIONAL HOUSING LEGAL SERVICESPhiladelphiaPA$5M5