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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 121 of 124

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
WAS FOUNDATION INCPompano BeachFL$4k0
BEAUTIFUL BEGINNINGS FAMILY & COMMUNITY RESOURCEUpper MarlboroMD$3k0
YOUTH ACHIEVING MORAL MATURITY INCWinston SalemNC$3k0
VICTORIA'S PLACE ST PETE INCSt PetersburgFL$3k2
Sacramento Police Mounted AssociationSacramentoCA$3k0
North Carolina Coalition Against Human TraffickingChapel HillNC$3k0
TWO RIVERS LODGE 23 FOP FOUNDATIONClarksvilleTN$3k0
PINK BEHIND THE THIN BLUE LINETexarkanaAR$3k0
KIND I AM INCSarasotaFL$3k0
HPD FAMILY SUPPORT GROUPHillsboroOR$3k0
FRIENDS OF THE GREENVILLE COUNTY GUARDIAN AD LITEM PROGRAMGreenvilleSC$3k0
IMMIGRANTS LIKE US INCNew YorkNY$3k0
Nashville Coalition Against Domestic ViolenceNashvilleTN$3k0
The Buffalo Police FoundationBuffaloNY$3k0
SPECIAL NEEDS LEGAL FOUNDATIONPittsburghPA$3k0
LAW AND POLICY GROUP INCNew YorkNY$3k0
DR WB MITCHELL SR EDUCATION PROJECT INCDecaturGA$3k0
I CHOOSE ME FOUNDATIONAustinTX$3k0
THE FLETCHER FOUNDATIONFlower MoundTX$3k0
YOUTH PRESERVATION SOCIETYOaklandTN$3k0
JOHN BALLARD GORMAN FOUNDATIONJacksonMS$3k0
RESTORATIVE ACTION ALLIANCE INCKatonahNY$3k0
DNA Justice FoundationDana PointCA$3k0
FRIENDS OF GRAND COUNTY CHILDRENS JUSTICE CENTERMoabUT$3k0
AT THE WELL AND BEYONDSioux FallsSD$3k0
LIMITLESS COMMUNITY OUTREACH LTDJonesboroGA$3k0
BLACK ON BLACK CRIME INCClevelandOH$3k0
T A BYRD YOUTH ENRICHMENT PROGRAMHendersonNC$3k0
THE BRYCEN DOUGLAS FOUNDATIONWellsvilleOH$3k0
MISSION HEROES INCPenitasTX$3k0
Iowa Coalition for Collective ChangeDes MoinesIA$3k0
DAYANA NOGAREDA FIOL FOUNDATION INCMiamiFL$3k0
HEIDELBERG UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST ENDOWMENT FUNDThomasvilleNC$3k0
BUCHANAN COUNTY CRIMINAL JUSTICE FOUNDATIONSaint JosephMO$3k0
FWPD COLD CASE SUPPORT GROUP INCFort WorthTX$3k0
ENFORCERS MOTORCYCLE CLUB GC INCHollywoodFL$3k0
CALIFORNIA HUMAN TRAFFICKING INVESTIGATORS AND PROSECUTERS ASSORocklinCA$3k0
PINELLAS COUNTY HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONLargoFL$3k0
BERKS COUNTY POLICE HEROES FUNDTemplePA$3k0
COALITION OF HAITIAN DIASPORA UNITED INCMiramarFL$3k0
CONNECTIONS FOR LIFE INCBaton RougeLA$2k0
CADDO-BOSSIER DOMESTIC VIOLENCEShreveportLA$2k0
BRIDGE II PRISON MINISTRYTucsonAZ$2k0
FRIENDS OF BOZEMAN VETERANS COURTBozemanMT$2k0
EQUAL JUSTICE FOUNDATION INCColorado SpringsCO$2k0
THE FREEDOM RIDE PROJECTLaguna BeachCA$2k1
THE APPLETON PROJECTAppletonMN$2k0
COLUMBUS POLICE RECOGNITION FOUNDATIONColumbusOH$2k0
BELLMAWR POLICE RETIRED OFFICERS ASSOC A NJ NONPROFIT CORPBellmawrNJ$2k0
The Weeks Foundation IncAtlantaGA$2k0