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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 110 of 124

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
SEAL BEACH POLICE LEAGUESeal BeachCA$28k0
MISSISSIPPI LAW JOURNAL INCOxfordMS$28k0
INEZ L REED CHARITABLE FOUNDATION THE PEOPLES BANKSmith CenterKS$28k1
VERNON-WILBARGER COUNTY CRIME STOPPERSVernonTX$28k0
AFRO AMERICAN POLICE ASSOCIATIONMemphisTN$28k0
THE FOUNDATION FOR SUSTAINABLE RULE OF LAW INITIATIVESPortola ValleyCA$27k0
ALLEN COUNTY BAR FOUNDATION INCFort WayneIN$27k0
CRIME STOPPERS OF CENLA INCAlexandriaLA$27k0
ROCKAWAY TOWNSHIP PBA CIVIC ASSOCIATIONHiberniaNJ$27k0
LAKEHURST POLICE FOUNDATION INC C/O BRIAN S KLOHNLakehurstNJ$27k0
MARYLANDERS TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE INCBaltimoreMD$27k1
San Diego Police Canine AssociationSan DiegoCA$27k0
MAURY COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT RESERVE ASSOCIATIONColumbiaTN$27k0
FRIENDS OF CASAGAL OF HANCOCK COUNTYFindlayOH$27k0
JUDAN JUDO OF OHIOOregonOH$27k0
OKLAHOMA COUNTY BAR FOUNDATION INCOklahoma CityOK$27k0
CHANDLERS ANGELS INITIATIVE INCManchesterNH$27k0
The Eyes on your Mission Project IncNorth MiamiFL$27k0
SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA LAW ENFORCEMENT EMERALD SOCIETYSan FranciscoCA$26k0
KALAMAZOO CHILDREN'S ALLIANCEKalamazooMI$26k0
LA POSADA IMMIGRANT AID INCElkhartIN$26k0
NATIONAL EXCHANGE CLUB 1988CarlislePA$26k0
LAZERWERK MEMORIAL BRACELET FDNAndersonSC$26k0
FIRST STAR INSTITUTE INCPotomacMD$26k0
WICHITA COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE CITIZENS ALUMNIWichita FallsTX$26k0
INLAND EMPIRE PROJECT KIDS INCCoronaCA$26k0
BUTLER COUNTY CHIEFS OF POLICE ASSOCIATIONWest ChesterOH$26k0
HELP NOW ADVOCACYMedfordOR$26k0
COLORADO FOUNDATION FOR JUSTICEDenverCO$26k1
TRANSITION LEGAL CLINIC INCMiamiFL$26k0
NOAH BENARDOUT FOUNDATIONLos AngelesCA$26k0
CALIFORNIA ARBITRATION INCPalo AltoCA$26k0
SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM 545LancasterCA$26k0
LITERACY FOR INCARCERATED TEENSBrooklynNY$26k0
HEALTH JUSTICE INITIATIVE INCNew YorkNY$26k0
Faith Based Security Network IncPrattKS$26k1
PRISONER TRANSFORMATION INCOklahoma CityOK$26k0
MONMOUTH BAR FOUNDATIONEatontownNJ$26k0
TOGETHER FREEDOM INCMurrietaCA$26k0
Northern Kentucky Police Chiefs FoundationErlangerKY$26k0
LOW COUNTRY RETIRED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERSOkatieSC$25k0
Long Beach Mounted PoliceLong BeachCA$25k0
SHIHAN SCHOOL OF SURVIVAL INCClearwaterFL$25k0
DUI ASSESSMENTS & EDUCATION INCTulsaOK$25k2
VIRGINIA JUVENILE JUSTICE ASSOCIATIPulaskiVA$25k0
SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL OF THE AMERICAS INCVacavilleCA$25k0
SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL OF LOS BANOSLos BanosCA$25k0
John W Buckner Youth Initiative NFPChicagoIL$25k0
Friends of the Monmouth County Child Advocacy Center IncFreeholdNJ$25k0
JUST 4 VETSPine GrovePA$25k0