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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 115 of 124

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
SPEAK OUT INCHoustonTX$14k0
MYLES AWAY FROM HOME INCNew YorkNY$14k0
OREGON STATE POLICE FOUNDATION INCSalemOR$14k0
City on a Hill Legal Ministry IncCoral GablesFL$14k0
SUFFOLK COUNTY BAR PRO BONO FOUNDATIONHauppaugeNY$14k0
MILLVILLE POLICE ATHLETIC LEAGUEMillvilleNJ$14k0
Los Angeles Police AcademyLos AngelesCA$14k0
NEBRASKANS FOR ALTERNATIVES TO THE DEATH PENALTY FOUNDATION INCLincolnNE$13k1
Madison County Crime Stoppers IncMadisonvilleTX$13k0
EXCHANGE FOR CHANGE INCTiftonGA$13k0
VALLEY TEMS INCOsage BeachMO$13k0
MULBERRY TREE MINISTRIESFairportNY$13k0
MEN STOPPING VIOLENCE INCAtlantaGA$13k0
CYARAH VINCE FOUNDATIONElyriaOH$13k0
TEACH EM TO FISH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONUpper MarlboroMD$13k0
YOUTH EMERGENCY SERVICESAustinTX$13k0
ASSOCIATION OF DEFENSE TRIAL ATTORNEYS FOUNDATIONBaton RougeLA$13k0
SHEA HELLERVIK GLOBAL FOUNDATIONSt PaulMN$13k0
RESTORATIVE COMMUNITY CONCEPTSWoosterOH$13k0
SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL OF LA MESALa MesaCA$13k0
BREAKIN' CHAINS INCPhiladelphiaPA$13k0
Brooklyn Brandeis Society IncBrooklynNY$13k0
EAST JORDAN SPORTS BOOSTERSEast JordanMI$13k0
DENVER DA JUSTICE PROGRAMS FOUNDATION INCDenverCO$13k0
CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CTR FOUNDATION FOR PINELLAS COUNTY FLORIDA INCSouth PasadenaFL$13k0
NORTH TEXAS JUSTICES OF THE PEACE & CONSTABLES ASSN INCGranburyTX$13k0
CRAWFORD COUNTY SPECIAL RESPONSE TEAM ASSOCIATION INCBucyrusOH$13k0
Christys Cause IncBonita SpringsFL$13k0
Candy Cane Lane CharitiesSaint LouisMO$13k0
THE TERRELL BOSLEY ANTI-VIOLENCEChicagoIL$13k0
National Coalition for Child Protection Reform IncAlexandriaVA$12k0
OREGON FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE FOUNDATIONPortlandOR$12k0
HOPE FOR VICTIMSKnoxvilleTN$12k0
Breaking Code SilenceLos AngelesCA$12k0
John J McMahon Memorial Roller Hockey ClubNorth BabylonNY$12k0
Niku Charity Foundation InternationalHaywardCA$12k0
CENTER FOR NONVIOLENT SOLUTIONS INCWorcesterMA$12k0
MENOMINEE CANINE ASSOCIATIONKeshenaWI$12k0
MINNEAPOLIS POLICE K-9 FOUNDATIONMinneapolisMN$12k0
CHICAGO CRIME COMMISSIONChicagoIL$12k0
BATON ROUGE CHAPTER OF THE FED BAR ASSNBaton RougeLA$12k0
FOUNDATION FOR COMMUNITY JUSTICEGreenfieldMA$12k0
MICHAEL THOMPSON CLEMENCY PROJECTEast LansingMI$12k0
MIDWEST CARGO SECURITY COUNCIL INCMokenaIL$12k0
Friends of The Washington County Sheriffs Office IncJonesboroughTN$12k0
SOUTHERN TIER CANINE ASSOC INCBinghamtonNY$12k0
FUTURE POSSIBILITIES INCColumbusOH$12k0
GLOBAL OPTIONSBerkeleyCA$12k0
SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL OF WICKENBURGWickenburgAZ$12k0
CROMWELL POLICE BENEVOLENT ASSOC C/O ELIZABETH JONESCromwellCT$12k0