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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 113 of 124

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
COMPASS EMPOWERMENT SOCIETYHuntington BeachCA$19k0
SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL OF SUSANVILLESusanvilleCA$19k0
EDINBURG CRIME STOPPERS INCEdinburgTX$19k0
REACH OUT SPEAK OUT INCTampaFL$19k0
Soroptimist International of City of CommerceLos AngelesCA$19k0
CALIFORNIA REENTRY PROGRAMSan QuentinCA$19k1
CARPENTERS HOPE INCOdessaFL$19k0
ENGLEWOOD PBA LOCAL #216 ENDOWMENT ASSN INCEnglewoodNJ$19k0
TAB 7 CORPDallasTX$19k0
STANDING IN THE GAP INCPembrokeMA$19k0
HAWAII STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS ASSOCIATION c/o IRS Criminal InvestigationHonoluluHI$19k0
Communities In MindDallasTX$19k0
Girard Manor IncWarrenOH$19k0
Community Economic Advancement Initiative IncCincinnatiOH$19k1
PASSAIC COUNTY POLICE CHIEFS ASSOCIATIONWayneNJ$19k0
Caravan of HopePhiladelphiaPA$19k0
CALIFORNIA GANG TASK FORCERancho CordovaCA$19k0
ARIZONA EVANGELICAL MINISTRYTucsonAZ$18k2
LOUISIANA DENTAL ASSOCIATION FOUNDATIONBaton RougeLA$18k0
LETCHER COUNTY CARES INCWhitesburgKY$18k0
MCKINLEYVILLE HIGH SCHOOL SAFE AND SOBERMcKinleyvilleCA$18k0
Franternal Order of Police Scenic Lodge 8ClevelandTN$18k0
SHOENBERGER PUBLIC INTERESTChicagoIL$18k0
CASSELBERRY POLICE FOUNDATION INCAltamonte SpringsFL$18k0
GUARDIANS OF THE CHILDREN PENNSYLVANIAHollidaysburgPA$18k0
SOUTHWESTERN ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICEYukonOK$18k0
REVEAL TO HEAL INTERNATIONALFriscoTX$18k0
WALEC IncDuluthGA$18k0
Macoupin and Montgomery County Crimestoppers IncCarlinvilleIL$18k0
LA SHERIFF RESERVE ASSOCIATION INCSherman OaksCA$18k0
HOUSE OF GRACE OF BAY COUNTY INCBonifayFL$18k0
ALM's Ministries International IncWaterburyCT$18k0
LEMONT POLICE BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATIONLemontIL$18k0
SHELLY'S HOUSE INCSalemOR$18k0
LOUISIANA COUNCIL OF RESOURCESNew OrleansLA$18k0
INDEPENDENT INTERNATIONAL LEGAL ADVOCATES INCNew YorkNY$18k0
MOTHERS OF MULTIPLES SOCIETYGreenwood VillageCO$17k0
SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE SPECIAL OPERATIONSSalemNH$17k0
Empowered to Achieve IncFleming IslandFL$17k0
FRIENDSHIP COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONOaklandCA$17k2
POLICE ASSOCIATION OF EASTHAM INCEasthamMA$17k0
TRUTH IN JUSTICE NOW INCJerichoNY$17k0
BRASELTON POLICE FOUNDATION INCBraseltonGA$17k0
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COALITION TO SAFEGUARD COMMUNITIESOrovilleCA$17k0
BORDER PATROL OPERATORS ASSOCIATIONSEl CajonCA$17k0
DAUGHTERS OF DIVINE POWER ORGANIZATIONGoochlandVA$17k0
REACHOUT MINISTRY OF HOPE BY A NEW AND LIVING WAY INCTallahasseeFL$17k0
Great Plains Counseling CenterAdaOK$17k1
NAUGATUCK EXCHANGE FOUNDATION INCNaugatuckCT$17k0
LOS ANGELES COLLABORATIVE FAMILY LAWLos AngelesCA$17k0