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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 105 of 124

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
WILL COUNTY DEPUTY SHERIFF'S UNIONJolietIL$44k0
VETERANS LEGAL AID SOCIETY NFPChicagoIL$44k0
MISSOURI LAW ENFORCEMENT FUNERAL ASSISTANCE TEAM INCKansas CityMO$44k0
Soroptimist International of El CentroEl CentroCA$44k0
LAW ENFORCEMENT FOUNDATION OF WNYBuffaloNY$44k0
MACOMB COUNTY BAR FOUNDATION INCMt ClemensMI$44k0
TEAM DAYTONA LAW ENFORCEMENT CHARITIES INCOrange CityFL$44k0
FRIENDS OF THE NASHUA POLICE DEPARTMENT MOUNTED UNITNashuaNH$44k0
BROOKS FOUNDATIONYachatsOR$44k0
FRIENDS OF THE FLORENCE COUNTRY CANINE UNITFlorenceWI$44k0
RANDY BOLT MEMORIALRiversideCA$44k0
FAYETTEVILLECUMBERLAND CRIMESTOPPERS INCFayettevilleNC$44k0
Massachusetts Juvenile Police Officer's Association IncWestboroughMA$43k0
Dog House Auto IncMesaAZ$43k0
CRIMINAL COURTS BAR ASSOCIATION OF NASSAU COUNTY INCMineolaNY$43k0
SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL OF THE AMERICAS INCMoreno ValleyCA$43k0
CENTRAL BUCKS REGIONAL POLICE FOUNDATIONDoylestownPA$43k0
SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL OF THE AMERICA S INCFond Du LacWI$43k0
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY SWAT K9 ASSOCIATIONSan BernardinoCA$43k0
EMERSON PUBLIC SAFETY INCEmersonGA$43k0
RITAS MINISTRYAuroraIL$43k0
Soroptimist International of MaderaMaderaCA$43k0
MARION COUNTY VICTIM'S IMPACT PANELKeizerOR$43k1
SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL OF ALBANYAlbanyOR$43k0
THE AMERICAN POLICE CANINE ASSOCIATION LTDOrlandoFL$43k0
BURLINGTON COMMUNITY POLICING FOUNDBurlingtonIA$43k0
JUSTICE FOR KEITH LAMAR INCBoardmanOH$42k0
MORRIS COUNTY SHERIFF'S CRIMESTOPPERS INCConvent StationNJ$42k0
SHELBY COUNTY TENNESSEE SHERIFFS ASSISTANCE CORPORATIONMemphisTN$42k0
ANDREA PROJECT INCAmarilloTX$42k1
ALLEN PUBLIC SAFETY RECOVERY FUND INCAllenTX$42k0
Margies HouseMandevilleLA$42k0
THE BOB MCCARTHY FOUNDATIONEllicottvilleNY$42k0
UTAH JUVENILE DEFENDER RESOURCE CENTERSalt Lake CityUT$42k0
TULSA COUNTY SHERIFF FOUNDATIONTulsaOK$42k0
NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTClintonNJ$42k1
PRECIOUS IN PINK JAIL MINISTRIESHernandoMS$42k0
Kodiak Area Mentoring Program IncKodiakAK$41k0
HOPE FOR KIDS GEAUGAChagrin FallsOH$41k0
HINDS COUNTY RESERVE DEPUTIES ASSOCIATIONJacksonMS$41k0
SOROPTIMIST OCEANSIDE CARLSBADOceansideCA$41k0
VERMONT POLICE CANINE ASSOCIATIONBarreVT$41k0
PROJECT13THREETazewellVA$41k0
MASS J2J INCCambridgeMA$41k0
HINDS FEET ADVENTURESColorado SpringsCO$41k0
PALMVIEW CRIME STOPPERSPalmviewTX$41k0
Douglas County Legal Aid Society IncLawrenceKS$41k0
TEAM PRINCE WILLIAM INCWoodbridgeVA$41k0
SANTA ROSA COUNTY CRIME STOPPERSMiltonFL$41k0
NORTHLAND REENTRY INCMinneapolisMN$40k0