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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 123 of 124

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
DELTA REGIONAL CHILD ADVOCACY CENTEREscanabaMI$1k0
VOICE FOR THE CHILDREN INCWest Palm BeachFL$1k0
IRENE AND WALLACE D FRANSON FOUNDATIONLos AngelesCA$1k0
Dispute Resolution Services IncSpringfieldMA$1k0
UNITY PARTNERSHIP NFP ORGANIZATIONNapervilleIL$1k0
WHISTLE AWAY CRIME INCLarkspurCO$1k0
FOUNDATION FOR SURVIVORS OF ABUSESalt Lake CtyUT$1k0
DISTRIBUTING HOPE INCHelenaMT$1k0
DANIEL A LARSON FOUNDATION INCSouth HadleyMA$1k0
SLEIGHTON SCHOOLElwynPA$1k3
QUICY CITIZEN POLICE ACADEMY ALUMNI ASSOCIATIONQuincyIL$1k0
JUSTICE 4 THE WRONGFULLY INCARCERATED INCNew YorkNY$1k0
FAIRHAVEN POLICE WORKING DOG FOUNDATION INCNorth DartmouthMA$1k0
CHILD INJURY PREVENTION ALLIANCEColumbusOH$1k0
CHOICE RESOURCESBeverly HillsCA$1k2
Friends of the Public Defender Service of the District of ColumbiaWashingtonDC$1k0
GIFT OF LOVE IS HERE CORPORATIONHinesvilleGA$1k0
Noah's Ark Community Development CorpOrlandoFL$1k0
PREDICT ALIGN PREVENTBoulderCO$1k0
RANKIN SHERIFF BENEVOLENT FUNDBrandonMS$1k0
React CorporationCovingtonGA$9800
Joshua Citizens Police Academy AlumJoshuaTX$9740
CRIME ANALYSTS ASSOCIATION OF ILLINOISSkokieIL$9240
NATIONAL CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN INVESTIGATORS ASSOCIATIONConroeTX$9120
NORTH TEXAS REGIONAL SWAT SUPPORT GROUPGranburyTX$9000
Project SAVEPhiladelphiaPA$9000
FRIENDS OF THE ST JOSEPH COUNTY JUVENILE JUSTICE CENTER INCSouth BendIN$8730
Minnesota Incarcerated Workers Organizing CommitteeBrooklyn CenterMN$8470
TRAC to the FuturePhiladelphiaPA$8400
G and T Young at HeartLongviewTX$8110
ALTAMONT HOTEL INCSan FranciscoCA$7760
TRUTHS OF THE HEARTSLas VegasNV$7000
SAGINAW CITZENS POLICE ACADEMY ALUMNI ASSOCIATIONSaginawTX$6950
Post Conviction Project IncSeffnerFL$6570
GREY TREEGainesvilleVA$6500
Battle Buddies of OklahomaSkiatookOK$6250
Robin Dancy Center for Healing and HopeNorwalkCT$6190
THE PHILIP J HANSBURY REHABILITATIVE JUSTICE FOR WOMEN FOUNDATION INCSalemMA$6160
LUTHERAN LEGAL LEAGUEJacksonvilleFL$6110
Montauk Tribe of Indians Fund IncAmityvilleNY$6000
Achievement Center of Virginia Beach INCVirginia BeachVA$5810
The Justice For Jenny Foundation IncJersey CityNJ$5700
ATHENS COUNTY CHILD ADVOCACY CNTRAthensOH$5430
Free Where You Are Prison Mindfulness Community IncColumbiaMD$5410
Blue Line K-9 AssociationFlushingMI$5380
LIGHTING THE WAY TRANSITION HOUSEDeer ParkNY$5250
SEEKING ASYLUM & FINDING EMPOWERMENT INCJackson HeightsNY$5230
Pleasant Prairie Police Officers Appreciation Association IncNorthbrookIL$5200
SAVING LIVES USING MUSIC INCElmwoodTN$5000
Immigration Services Access Coalition IncGarden CityNY$4900