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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 109 of 124

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
MID-VALLEY COMMUNITY POLICE COUNCIL INCVan NuysCA$31k0
UNION COUNTY DRUG TREATMENT COURT FOUNDATION IIMonroeNC$31k0
The National 9-99 Police and Sheriff FoundationNewport BeachCA$31k0
CITIZENS AGAINST HOMICIDESan RafaelCA$31k0
The Way to Live Foundation IncBowieMD$31k0
The Well of Sychar IncHollywoodFL$31k0
SOUTH CAROLINA PUBLIC INTEREST FOUNDATIONSimpsonvilleSC$31k0
FEAR THIS INCSnellvilleGA$31k0
SHERIFFS FOUNDATION OF CHESTER COUNTYChesterSC$31k0
WASHINGTON STATE POLICE CRISIS AND TRAUMA COUNSELINGGig HarborWA$31k0
PROGRESSIVE TRANSITIONS INCBerkeleyCA$31k1
FRESNO COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEYS CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFresnoCA$31k0
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BLACK LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFINewarkNJ$31k0
ESTATE PLANNING COUNCIL OF BERGEN COUNTYMidland ParkNJ$31k0
BUKHARIAN LAW ASSOCIATION INCNew YorkNY$31k0
SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL OF THE AMERICAS INC Soroptimist International of Portland ORVancouverWA$30k0
HOUSE OF HOPE OF WARREN COUNTYWarrenPA$30k0
SEA SHEPHERD LEGALSeattleWA$30k0
CRIME STOPPERS DRUG BUSTERS OF SW OKLAHOMA INCLawtonOK$30k0
RIGHT THINKING FOUNDATIONNorfolkVA$30k1
TMST CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INCSenecaIL$30k0
SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL OF VISTA AND NORTH COUNTY INLANDVistaCA$30k0
HAWAII POLICE RELIEF ASSOCIATIONHiloHI$30k0
ANCHORAGE POLICE CITIZEN ACADEMY ALUMNI ASSOCAnchorageAK$30k0
DESOTO COUNTY DETERSouthavenMS$30k3
THE BILLINGS EXCHANGE CLUBS CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION FOUNDATIONBillingsMT$29k0
NEW YORK STATE STOP-DWI ASSOCIATION INCPlattsburghNY$29k0
HENNEPIN COUNTY SHERIFF FOUNDATIONMinneapolisMN$29k0
ORANGE COUNTY GANG INVESTIGATORS ASSOCIATIONSanta AnaCA$29k0
SERVE & PROTECTFranklinTN$29k0
SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL OF CLARK COUNTYCamasWA$29k0
REMEMBER EVERY VICTIM & MISSINGFort SmithAR$29k0
RURAL MONTANA FOUNDATIONHelenaMT$29k1
STOP CRIME ACTIONSan FranciscoCA$29k0
EFFORTS FROM EX-CONVICTS INCWashingtonDC$29k2
MIDWEST ASSOCIATION OF CRIME AND INTELLIGENCE ANALYSTS MACIAEaganMN$28k0
FREEDOM THROUGH FAITH MINITRIES INCCanon CityCO$28k1
ALLIANCE FOR RETURNED CITIZENS IncLansingKS$28k0
Cattaraugus County Sheriffs Office Benevolent AssociationLittle ValleyNY$28k0
SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY CRIME SOLVERS INCSpotsylvaniaVA$28k0
Chew and Chelton CDCPhiladelphiaPA$28k1
Operation RoseNashvilleTN$28k0
JUVENILE DEFENDERS ASSOCIATION OF PENNSYLVANIAPittstonPA$28k0
SAN DIEGO EAST COUNTY CHAMBER FDNEl CajonCA$28k0
The Jason Raynor FoundationCharlestownSC$28k0
TREASURE ISLAND POLICE ASSOCIATIONSaint PetersburgFL$28k0
Oklahoma Farm Bureau Legal FoundationOklahoma CityOK$28k0
Kristins Fund IncNew HartfordNY$28k0
NONVIOLENT COMMUNICATION SANTA CRUZSanta CruzCA$28k1
OHIO EMPLOYMENT LAWYERS ASSOCIATIONCincinnatiOH$28k0