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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
THE KEVIN KELLY FOUNDATIONDelray BeachFL$4820
THE UNIVERSITY CLUB FOUNDATION INCOrlandoFL$4820
ADVOCATES FOR THE FALSELY ACCUSEDMontgomeryIL$4810
PALMER POLICE CLUB INCPalmerMA$4720
PACIFIC ISLANDER LEGAL ASSOCIATIONHonoluluHI$4620
PROTECTOR PROJECT INCTeaSD$4450
FREE RIDES PROGRAMSan AntonioTX$4210
GUN BY GUNVeniceCA$4030
EAGLE COLD CASE & MISSING PERSON INSTITUTELexingtonSC$3990
BELDEN UNITED OUTREACH CENTER INCBeldenMS$3830
FREEDOM SPIRIT PRISON OUTREACHSalidaCO$3800
ALASKA AWAREAnchorageAK$3500
LEO WIVES HAVE YOUR 6 CORPORATIONJarrettsvilleMD$3360
LINCOLN POLICE UNION MEMORIAL FUND INCLincolnNE$3250
JERRY LEE FOUNDATIONBryn MawrPA$3050
BOULDER POLICE EXPLORER POSTBoulderCO$3000
Boxford Police Relief AssociationBoxfordMA$3000
CREATIVE INITIATIVE FOR STUDENT & FAMILIES INCQuincyFL$3000
THE MESSAGES PROJECT INCNorfolkVA$3000
ILLINOIS LAW ENFORCEMENT EDUCATION FOUNDATIONSpringfieldIL$2910
UNITE NATIONWIDE FOR COPS UNDER FIRE FOUNDATION AKA UNCUFF THE INNOCENTAmesIA$2680
Digital Defenders UnitedDothanAL$2630
Cornerstone Foundation Transitional CenterSummitIL$2500
TROTTER FAMILY FOUNDATIONPoulsboWA$2500
PRISM REFORM INCBrooklynNY$2400
Body Safety SongsTaylorsvilleUT$2380
STOTESBERY FAMILY FOUNDATIONSaint HelenaCA$2380
SOUTHWEST ACADEMY TRAINING FOUNDATION INCBristolVA$2040
DELAWARE COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA STRATEGIC RESPONSE UNITMediaPA$2000
OZIIOZAA BELIEVERLincolnRI$2000
SECOND CHANCE NETWilsonvilleOR$2000
CHANGE FOR JUSTICE FOUNDATION C/O EISNER AMPERLa JollaCA$1850
BROOKLYN CONVENTION COMMITTEE INCBaysideNY$1770
Brown Family Foundation IncPost FallsID$1700
F3 MISSING CHILDRENS INTELLIGENCE AGENCY INCOrlandoFL$1700
DEVELOPING AND MENTORING ON BIKESAlbanyGA$1600
KATALYSTDenverCO$1500
CORR FOUNDATIONPine ValleyCA$1480
EVOLVE TOGETHER INCNew YorkNY$1400
SALEM CHAPTER WARTHOGS MOTORCYCLE CLUBWalled LakeMI$1370
BEAVERTON POLICE FOUNDATIONBeavertonOR$1050
IDAHO MEDICAL DEBT FOUNDATION INCIdaho FallsID$1040