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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 118 of 124

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
Child at Risk Response Team of Schoharie County IncWarnervilleNY$8k0
MONTANA GENERATIONAL JUSTICEHelenaMT$8k0
RESTORATION PLACE 136CarrierMS$8k0
WICKENBURG CITIZENS PATROL INCWickenburgAZ$8k0
PELOTON OF HOPEBiloxiMS$8k0
NEW AND FRESH START INCToledoOH$8k1
NEIGHBORHOODS UNITING KIDS IN EXCELLENCEChicagoIL$8k0
CLICKSAFE INTELLIGENCESaint MichaelMN$8k0
SAFE TO HOPE INCSatsumaFL$8k0
FORSYTH COUNTY COMMUNITY BAIL FUNDWinston SalemNC$8k0
Soroptimist International of San Bernardino California IncSan BernardinoCA$8k0
SULLIVAN COUNTY SHIELDSLiberyNY$8k0
CONCERNS OF POLICE SURVIVORS NORTHERN NEVADA CHAPTERSparksNV$8k0
Pro Bono of NEAJonesboroAR$8k1
COFFEYVILLE FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE LODGE 35 INCCoffeyvilleKS$8k0
Ontario County Lieutenants Police Benevolent AssocCanandaiguaNY$8k0
You Hold the Key IncHagerstownMD$8k0
NWLAR FOUNDATIONShreveportLA$8k0
Pima County Justice for AllTucsonAZ$8k0
LAIRD PRIVATE FOUNDATIONRatonNM$7k0
Manchester Township PAL IncLakehurstNJ$7k0
HELPING HANDS FAMILY OUTREACH INCJolietIL$7k0
DEPUTY SHERIFFS ASSOCIATION OF PENNSYLVAScottdalePA$7k0
MONTANA FREEDOM OF INFORMATION HOTLINE INCHelenaMT$7k0
Pursue It If You Want ItOlympiaWA$7k5
WASHINGTON FOUNDATIONManvelTX$7k0
BERWICK POLICE BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATIONBerwickPA$7k0
FONTANA POLICE FOUNDATIONFontanaCA$7k0
NORTH CAROLINA CENTER FOR MEDIATION INCCaryNC$7k0
END EXPLOITATION MONTANABillingsMT$7k1
FRIENDS OF FELLOWSHIP OF RECONCILIATION INCNyackNY$7k0
RC Deputies FoundationSt PaulMN$7k0
Thurgood Marshall Heritage IncBaltimoreMD$7k0
GREATER BURLINGTON AREA CRIME STOPPERS INCBurlingtonIA$7k0
FOUNDATION OF THE BAR ASSN OF DCWashingtonDC$7k0
LUBBOCK POLICE FOUNDATIONLubbockTX$7k0
SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL OF FIVE POINTS MAGNETAPhiladelphiaPA$7k0
NORTHEAST INDIANA LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING COUNCILMiddleburyIN$7k0
CHILD MOLESTATION RESEARCH & PREVENTION INSTITUTEAlamedaCA$7k0
NEIGHBORHOOD LEGAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMCharlestonSC$7k0
SUSQUEHANNA GUARDIANS-ADVISORS INC C/O JAMES MALEEWilliamsportPA$7k0
RECLAIM GLOBAL INCJacksonvilleFL$7k0
SUMMIT COUNTY CRIMESTOPPERS INC C/O COPLEY POLICE DEPARTMENTCopleyOH$7k0
EQUALITY LEGAL ACTION FUNDLincolnNE$7k1
ABBA S ARMS INCORPORATEDOcoeeFL$7k0
SRV2THRV FOUNDATIONAustinTX$7k1
GRACE IT UP INCCharlotteNC$7k0
CITIZEN NINE 26SpokaneWA$7k0
DEFENSE RESOURCES FOUNDATION INCYumaAZ$7k0
MENDOCINO PUBLIC SAFETY FOUNDATIONUkiahCA$7k0