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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 101 of 124

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
DELAWARE CHAPTER OF THE ASSOCIATION OF LEGAL ADMINISTRATORSWilmingtonDE$56k0
SOROPTIMIST INTL OF TWAIN HARTETwain HarteCA$56k0
SEATTLE POLICE CHAPLAINS ASSOCIATIONSeattleWA$56k0
LANE COUNTY DUII VICTIM IMPACT PANELEugeneOR$56k2
FLORIDIANS ADVOCATING FOR ABUSED CHILDREN AND ENCOCasselberryFL$56k0
FAYETTE COUNTY SHERIFF FOUNDATION INCFayettevilleGA$56k0
CENTER FOR REUNITING FAMILIESTempletonCA$55k2
CADDO SHERIFF'S K9 UNIT SUPPORT FOUNDATIONShreveportLA$55k0
Gracefully BrokenGreenwoodMS$55k0
United Coalition of Public SafetySeattleWA$55k0
MACOMB COUNTY SHERIFFS RESERVE OFFICERS ASSOCIATIONMount ClemensMI$55k0
BLUECOATS OF MEDINA COUNTY INCMedinaOH$55k3
BOCA RATON BLUE BENEVOLENT INCBoca RatonFL$55k0
INSIDE OUT INCFairview ParkOH$55k1
MONMOUTH COUNTY POLICE CHIEFS ASSN CO CHIEF KEVIN SAUTERFreeholdNJ$55k0
VAN ESS VERONA E SCHOLARSHIP TUWSaint LouisMO$55k1
HELPING OURSELVES TO TRANSFORM INCLaurelMD$55k0
SECURE OUR SCHOOLS FOUNDATIONNewport BeachCA$55k0
SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL OF THE AMERICAS INCBrentwoodCA$55k0
NORTHWEST ALABAMA CORRECTIONS FOR YOUTH INCJasperAL$55k0
HELP SOAR INCWichitaKS$55k0
BLADE OF HOPE INCApplegateCA$55k0
FRIENDS OF THE LONG CREEK YOUTH DEVELOPMENT CENTERSouth PortlandME$55k0
The New 49ers Legal FundHappy CampCA$54k0
SHEILA D BROWN WOMEN'S CENTERPhiladelphiaPA$54k4
Crime Stoppers Program IncDenverCO$54k0
PIMA COUNTY BAR FOUNDATIONTucsonAZ$54k1
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Golf ClassicBrockportNY$54k0
IOWA COURT REPORTERS ASSOCIATIONAdelIA$54k0
FAIRFIELD POLICE BENEVOLENT ASSOCFairfieldCT$54k0
WEISS FAMILY IMPACT FUNDScottsdaleAZ$54k0
ZAMORANO FINE ARTS ACADEMY EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONSan DiegoCA$54k0
BEXAR COUNTY WOMEN'S BAR FOUNDATIONSan AntonioTX$54k0
DADE LEGAL AID FOUNDATIONMiamiFL$54k0
DETERMINATION INCORPORATEDKansas CityMO$54k1
Pahs Senior ParentsPort AngelesWA$54k0
CAROLINA DIVE & RESCUERock HillSC$54k0
GOT YOUR 6Oak LawnIL$53k0
CARIBBEAN ATTORNEYS NETWORK INCQueens VillageNY$53k0
JUSTICE FOR ALL INSTITUTEBrentwoodTN$53k0
PROJECT EWULas VegasNV$53k0
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF UPPER ST CLAIRPittsburghPA$53k0
BROOKVILLE POLICE BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION INCGlen HeadNY$53k0
WHITEWATER VALLEY DISTRICT 9 PRO BONO COMMISSION INCRichmondIN$53k0
SAFE HAVEN RECOVERYPurcellvilleVA$53k0
CRIME SOLVERS OF VIRGINIA BEACH INCVirginia BchVA$53k0
MWA III INCWest Des MoinesIA$53k0
FOCUS FORWARD PROJECT INCNew YorkNY$53k1
SOROPTIMIST INTL SIERRA FOOTHILLSGrass ValleyCA$52k0
San Diego Federal Bar FoundationSan DiegoCA$52k0