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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 122 of 124

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
Victims Rights FoundationGaithersburgMD$2k1
ROCKY MOUNTAIN SAC ASSOCIATIONDenverCO$2k0
GUNSLINGERS MC KANSAS CHAPTER ASSOCIATIONKansas CityKS$2k0
Association for Conflict Resolution New England ChapterCambridgeMA$2k0
FITTING BACK INTulsaOK$2k0
UNION TOWNSHIP LAW ENFORCEMENT ORGANIZATION INCCincinnatiOH$2k0
REINS OF FREEDOMFairfaxVA$2k0
DIGNITY SPEAKS INCTampaFL$2k0
MIDDLE TENNESSEE LAWYERS ASSOCIATION FOR WOMENMurfreesboroTN$2k0
Angelz 4 LifeHumbleTX$2k0
MICHIGAN APPELLATE BENCH BARDetroitMI$2k0
REBEKA VEREA FOUNDATIONWest New YorkNJ$2k0
BRUNSWICK HIGH SCHOOL SAFE & SANE GRADUATION COMMITTEEBrunswickMD$2k0
REAP (Redeem Enrichment Academic Place)HoustonTX$2k0
FBI CHARLESTON WV CITIZENS ACADEMY ALUMNI ASSOCIATIONCharlestonWV$2k0
FR EDUCATION INCChantillyVA$2k0
THE WASHINGTON WOMEN LAWYERS FOUNDATIONVancouverWA$2k0
THE MELHAM MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION INCBroken BowNE$2k0
NEBRASKA CITY CRIME STOPPERSNebraska CityNE$2k0
American LITC TrustSeattleWA$2k0
LAFAYETTE POLICE FOUNDATIONLafayetteCA$2k0
SMART KIDS DONT GET HIGH FOUNDATIONLos AngelesCA$2k0
THE OLIVE BRANCH HOMEStone MountainGA$2k0
HWOPORGSan MarcosCA$2k0
BRENNAN CENTER STRATEGIC FUND INCNew YorkNY$2k3
Protect Ethical ProsecutorsDenverCO$2k0
REENTRY COMMUNITY OF HOPETonopahAZ$2k0
SPALDING COUNTY ACCOUNTABILITY COURT FOUNDATION INCGriffinGA$2k0
THE CAROL MARAJ FOUNDATION INCBaldwinNY$2k0
Justice Support Project IncChestnut HillMA$2k0
DRIVE BOSTON COMMUNITY RESOURCES INDorchesterMA$2k0
ORLEANS SHERIFF'S OFFICE FOUNDATIONNew OrleansLA$2k0
SOU HODOS MINISTRIESAbileneTX$2k0
CONCORD POLICE K9 ASSOCIATIONConcordCA$2k0
Equitable Justice NetworkTempeAZ$2k0
STREETZ STOP THE VIOLENCE FOUNDATION LTDBrandywineMD$2k0
STORYBOOK PROJECT OF ARKANSAS INCLittle RockAR$2k0
MUJERES MIGRANTES AL PODERTujungaCA$2k0
Safe Haven Enrichment CenterColumbusOH$2k0
SUNSHINE PROMISES INCOwings MillsMD$2k0
INTERNETBARORG INC C/O KENNETH J VACOVEC ESQNewtonMA$1k0
GODS SON THE FORGOTTEN ONEMemphisTN$1k0
INCARCERATED VETERANS OF AMERICA INCRahwayNJ$1k0
LEGALWISESaint PaulMN$1k1
LORAIN COUNTY SHERIFF'S AUXILIARY AND TRAINING ACADEMYElyriaOH$1k0
LONG BEACH POLICE FOUNDATIONLong BeachCA$1k0
GCO FOUNDATION INCFayettevilleGA$1k0
MOHAVE SILENT WITNESS INCKingmanAZ$1k0
MONROE COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICES ASSpartaWI$1k0
TRANSFORMATION FOUNDATION OF TEXAS INCHoustonTX$1k0