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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 111 of 124

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
BEAUFORT COUNTY CRIME STOPPERS PROGWashingtonNC$25k0
Kendall County Assn of Chiefs of Police NFPYorkvilleIL$25k0
US HELPS CASE INCFort LauderdaleFL$25k0
PARMA HEIGHTS K9 UNITParma HeightsOH$25k0
AMERICAN TORT REFORM FOUNDATIONWashingtonDC$25k0
ELDER ABUSE SOLUTIONS INCNew YorkNY$25k0
PRISONER THEORY INSTITUTEFlagstaffAZ$25k0
UNITED FOR IMMIGRANTS LEGAL SERVICE CORPOrlandoFL$25k0
MODESTO CANINE ASSOCIATIONModestoCA$25k0
COLORADO FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE LODGE 3 BENEVOLFort CollinsCO$25k0
Leadership Care FundFargoND$25k0
LOUISVILLE FAMILY JUSTICE ADVOCATES INCLouisvilleKY$25k0
NH STATE POLICE BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATConcordNH$25k0
Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center FoundationChicagoIL$25k0
BUTLER COUNTY SHERIFF'S MOUNTED PATROL INCHamiltonOH$25k0
Belton Citizen's Police Academy Alumni AssociationBeltonTX$25k0
HUNTON ANDREWS KURTH VIRGINIA PRO BONO OFFICESRichmondVA$25k0
GREEN PASTURES CHURCH MINISTRYSummerfieldFL$25k0
New England Police Ben Assoc Charitable Foundation IncNorth ChelmsfordMA$25k0
BACON COUNTY SHERIFF'S FOUNDATION INCAlmaGA$25k0
PINELLAS COUNTY TRIAL LAWYERSINCLargoFL$24k0
METRO NEW YORK CHAPTER OF CONCERNS OF POLICE SURVIVORS INCBay ShoreNY$24k0
THE EAT CAKE FOUNDATIONFairdaleWV$24k0
SOUTHERN LEGAL CENTER FOR YOUTH CORPCollege ParkGA$24k0
Code 4 Initiative IncClermontFL$24k0
BUTTERFLY FREEDOM HOUSE INCORPORATEAmesIA$24k0
NEW HAMPSHIRE SUPREME COURT HISTORICAL SOCIETY INCConcordNH$24k0
INTERNETBARORG INSTITUTE INC C/O KENNETH J VACOVEC ESQNewtonMA$24k0
SOROPTIMIST INT'L ST HELENA SUNRISt HelenaCA$24k0
SWANSEA POLICE PATROLMANS ASSNSwanseaMA$24k0
EASTERN DISTRICT CIVIL LITIGATION FUND INCNew YorkNY$24k0
MAHONING COUNTY BAR FOUNDATIONYoungstownOH$24k0
HARVARD LEGAL AID BUREAUCambridgeMA$24k0
Louisiana Trooper Foundation IncBaton RougeLA$24k0
MCCRAW & ADAMS SERVICESLos AngelesCA$24k0
SOS K9 INCBonduelWI$24k0
HELLENIC LEGAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES C/O HELLENIC FOUNDATIONChicagoIL$23k0
Friends of the GCSO IncBellFL$23k0
SANTA CLARITA VALLEY BAR ASSOCIATION INCValenciaCA$23k0
GOING BALLISTIC INCStreetmanTX$23k0
Capitol Area Constables AssociationHarrisburgPA$23k0
KANSAS GANG INVESTIGATORS ASSOCKansas CityKS$23k0
KAMAUU OHANA FOUNDATIONKamuelaHI$23k0
JEFFERSON CITY MISSOURI POLICE FOUNDATIOJefferson CityMO$23k0
JOIN HANDS SAVE A LIFECarlsbadCA$23k0
TRUE NORTH MINISTRYAkronOH$23k1
ReEntry Mediation Institute of LouisianaNew OrleansLA$23k0
ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY BAR FOUNDATION INCAnnapolisMD$23k0
GOLDEN TRIANGLE CRIME STOPPERS INCColumbusMS$23k0
WAUWATOSA NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH COMMITTEE INCWauwatosaWI$23k0