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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 13 of 124

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
Support Center for Child AdvocatesPhiladelphiaPA$4.1M5
FAITH INCClaytonGA$4.1M1
ALLEGHENY COUNTY BAR FOUNDATIONPittsburghPA$4.1M3
FAMILY SERVICE AND CHILDREN'S AID SOCIETY OF VENANGO COUNTYOil CityPA$4.1M1
GREATER RICHMOND SCAN - STOP CHILD ABUSE NOW INCRichmondVA$4.1M1
ABOLITIONIST LAW CENTERPittsburghPA$4.1M3
MAJOR CITIES CHIEFS ASSOCIATIONMidvaleUT$4.1M3
Direction ServiceSpringfieldOR$4.1M2
MISSISSIPPI CENTER FOR JUSTICEJacksonMS$4.1M4
WEST END MINISTRIESHigh PointNC$4.1M1
Time for Freedom IncOcalaFL$4.1M2
INDEPENDENT COUNSEL INCRichmondCA$4.1M4
THE DAVENPORT FAMILY FOUNDATIONSoutheasternPA$4.1M3
THE NETWORK FOR BETTER FUTURES DBA BETTER FUTURES MINNESOTAMinneapolisMN$4.1M1
COUNCIL ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE INCWashingtonDC$4M7
FAMILY TREE RELIEF NURSERYAlbanyOR$4M1
WISCONSIN INSTITUTE FOR LAW & LIBERTYMilwaukeeWI$4M10
Impact Family CounselingVestavia HillsAL$4M1
Lavender Rights ProjectSeattleWA$4M6
DISABILITY LAW CENTERSalt Lake CityUT$4M3
CAREHOUSE OF OAKLAND COUNTY INCPontiacMI$4M1
RHODE ISLAND BAR FOUNDATIONCranstonRI$3.9M0
AVENUES FOR JUSTICE INCNew YorkNY$3.9M3
PROJECT AVARY INC ALTERNATIVE VENTURES FOR AT RISK YOUTHSan RafaelCA$3.9M5
OHIO STATE BAR FOUNDATIONColumbusOH$3.9M2
PALAMA SETTLEMENTHonoluluHI$3.9M3
ROOT & REBOUNDOaklandCA$3.9M1
North MS Rural Legal Services IncOxfordMS$3.9M4
HUMAN SKILLS & RESOURCES INCTulsaOK$3.9M2
CHILDRENS LEGAL CENTERChicagoIL$3.9M1
LOUISIANA CENTER FOR CHILDREN'S RIGHTSNew OrleansLA$3.9M2
ROXBURY YOUTHWORKS INCRoxbury CrossingMA$3.8M2
MISSOULA CORRECTIONAL SERVICES INCMissoulaMT$3.8M1
LEGAL AID FOUNDATION OF SANTA BARBARA COUNTYSanta BarbaraCA$3.8M6
WAYCROSS AREA SHELTER FOR ABUSED PERSONS INCBlackshearGA$3.8M1
Survivors and Victims EmpoweredLancasterPA$3.8M5
SAN GABRIEL VALLEY CONSERVATION AND SERVICE CORPSEl MonteCA$3.8M0
NEW MEXICO CENTER ON LAW AND POVERTYAlbuquerqueNM$3.8M2
UNITED FAMILY SERVICES INCPine BluffAR$3.8M1
ZERO ABUSE PROJECTSt PaulMN$3.8M6
CAPITAL DISTRICT WOMEN'S BAR ASSOCIATIONSchenectadyNY$3.8M1
WESTERN KENTUCKY FEDERAL COMMUNITY DEFENDER INCLouisvilleKY$3.8M6
ASIAN TASK FORCE AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INCBostonMA$3.8M3
CALIFORNIA STATE SHERIFFS ASSOCIATIONSacramentoCA$3.8M2
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA FEDERAL COMMUNITY DEFENDERSHammondIN$3.8M6
POLICE UNITY TOUR INCFlorham ParkNJ$3.8M5
EMPOWER TEHAMARed BluffCA$3.8M1
NATIONAL RESOURCE CENTER ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INCHarrisburgPA$3.8M4
VOLUNTEER LAWYERS FOR JUSTICE INNewarkNJ$3.8M6
FREEDOM PROJECTRentonWA$3.8M1