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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

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Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
BARNABAS MINISTRIES INCDaculaGA$5k0
THE LOST HILLS SHERIFFS FOUNDATIONAgoura HillsCA$5k0
A TIME TO CHANGE INCPearlandTX$5k0
District Attorney Crime Prevention Foundation of Riverside CountyUplandCA$5k0
END OF WATCH MEMORIAL WALL INCVan NuysCA$5k0
EXODUS THE WAY OUTNew BraunfelsTX$5k0
Legal MeasuresPortlandOR$5k0
LET GO LET PEACE COME IN FOUNDATIONLansdalePA$5k0
PROMISE PACTBurr RidgeIL$5k0
Second Look AllianceBaton RougeLA$5k1
Streets of Glory Family Foundation IncBradentonFL$5k0
Uplift LA InstituteSanta AnaCA$5k0
Winter Haven Police Employee AssociationWinter HavenFL$5k0
UNITED STATES POLICE CANINE ASSOC REGION 15Laurel SpringsNJ$5k0
THE REACHING BACK FOUNDATION INCBostonMA$5k0
Lifeworks SCSpartanburgSC$5k2
HARRISON COUNTY POLICE RESERVESCorydonIN$5k0
GROVELAND POLICE ASSOCIATION INCGrovelandMA$5k0
DISABILITY RIGHTS NOWSan DiegoCA$5k0
Fairborn Afterprom CommitteeFairbornOH$5k0
PINELLAS ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERSClearwaterFL$5k0
Black Cops Against Police BrutalityNewarkNJ$5k0
Gainesville Area Trial Lawyers Association IncGainesvilleFL$5k0
MONTGOMERY BAIL OUT FUNDMontgomeryAL$4k0
DEBRA CLAY MINISTRIESTomballTX$4k0
ABOGADAS LELESouth GateCA$4k0
REENTER AND RECLAIM INCTuscaloosaAL$4k0
THE MORGAN COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATIONDecaturAL$4k0
FBIRA BOSTON INCChelseaMA$4k0
RENEWAL INCSaginawTX$4k0
NEW JERSEY POLICE CHIEFS FOUNDATION INCMarltonNJ$4k0
FRIENDS OF ST ALPHONSUS INCNew OrleansLA$4k0
LIFE RESOURCES INC C/O ARCHDIOCESE OF BOSTONBraintreeMA$4k0
SAN FRANCISCO SHERIFF'S MOUNTED UNITSan RafaelCA$4k0
DEDICATED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH FOUNDATIONPasadenaCA$4k2
G B O B PRODUCTIONS INCLeague CityTX$4k0
SOROPTIMIST INTL OF QUINCYQuincyCA$4k0
BLUE LINE FRATERNAL LAW ENFORCEMENT MOTORCYCLE CLUBReadingPA$4k0
CALHOUN COUNTY SHERIFFS MOUNTED UNITMarshallMI$4k0
BECTON PROJECT GRADUATION INCEast RutherfordNJ$4k0
Soroptimist International of Lake Oswego West LinnWilsonvilleOR$4k0
Partners in PreventionDaly CityCA$4k0
CHATHAM COUNTY POLICE ASSOCIATION IGuytonGA$4k0
BEREA POLICE ASSOCIATION INCBereaKY$4k0
Colorado PELADenverCO$4k0
CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL LITIGATION FUNDEncinitasCA$4k0
FOUNDATION RAGlendaleCA$4k0
Butler County Swat AssociationValenciaPA$4k0
THE CHASE & CONOR PIPER MEMORIALKeokukIA$4k0
Youth Alternatives to Incarceration IncMamaroneckNY$4k0