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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 103 of 124

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
HBCU-ISAC CORPORATIONWashingtonDC$50k0
TAKING BACK OUR NEIGHBORHOOD TOGETHER INCGlenviewKY$50k0
IDAHO JUVENILE JUSTICE ASSOCIATION INCTwin FallsID$50k0
FREEDOM FROM WITHIN NFPYorkvilleIL$50k1
SJJ FOUNDATIONBloomingtonMN$50k0
LYDIAS PLACETomballTX$50k0
MARION PD FOUNDATIONMarionMS$50k0
NEW YORK STATE CRIME STOPPERS INCWhite PlainsNY$49k0
FONTANA POLICE OFFICERS BENEFIT ASSOCIATIONFontanaCA$49k0
Fight IncorporatedStockbridgeGA$49k0
Jail Chaplaincy Of Kenosha CountyKenoshaWI$49k0
FROM THE INSIDE OUT MINISTRIESSpringfieldMO$49k1
SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL OF DAVISDavisCA$49k0
SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL OF SANTA ROSASanta RosaCA$49k0
CHRISTIAN PRISON MINISTRIESTucsonAZ$49k0
MONTANA ASSOCIATION OF CHIEFS OF POLICEGreat FallsMT$49k0
UNITY OUTREACH INCSaint AugustineFL$49k0
Salinas Police FoundationSalinasCA$49k0
ARIZONA FALLEN HERO MEMORIAL RIDERSPeoriaAZ$49k0
CALIFORNIA WOMEN JUDGESLos AngelesCA$49k0
GEMS UNCOVERED INCLong BeachCA$49k0
KILLEEN POLICE DEPARTMENT LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE FUNDKilleenTX$49k0
Nicole Parker Foundation for ChildrenVan NuysCA$49k0
Rotary - Family Youth Initiative IncMemphisTN$49k0
CORONA POLICE COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPCoronaCA$49k0
None Left BehindPortlandOR$49k1
PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY POLICE TEPHyattsvilleMD$49k0
FRIENDS OF MIDDLETOWN THRALL LIBRARYINCMiddletownNY$49k0
STEPHENSON COUNTY CRIME STOPFreeportIL$49k0
LOG FOUNDATION INCORPORATEDBurbankCA$49k0
Street Vendors Association of ChicagoChicagoIL$48k0
AMERICAN JAMAICAN LINK CHARITAGrayGA$48k0
TEAM MONMOUTH COUNTY SHERIFFSFreeholdNJ$48k0
HELP THE INNOCENT INCSouth JordanUT$48k0
The Signal Hill Police FoundationSignal HillCA$48k0
SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL OF THE AMERICAS INCPort OrchardWA$48k0
K-9 Partners of CovinaCovinaCA$48k0
SURREAL FRIENDS INCMiamiFL$48k0
CREATORS PLACE LLCPonsfordMN$48k1
ATF ASSOCIATION FOUNDATIONFlower MoundTX$48k0
STATE PATROL FOUNDATIONJefferson CityMO$47k0
Enfield Police Benevolent AssociationEnfieldNH$47k0
SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL OF AMARILLO TXAmarilloTX$47k0
BUTLER COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION FOUNDATIONButlerPA$47k0
GEDDIE-COLE CENTER INCMcCollSC$47k0
The Justice Project International IncConcordNC$47k0
ORANGE COUNTY BANKRUPTCY FORUMIrvineCA$47k0
BLUEGRASS CRIME STOPPERS INCLexingtonKY$47k0
THIN BLUE LINE FOUNDATIONCoeur D AleneID$47k0
CHRISTIAN'S TOUCH INCMaconGA$47k0