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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 14 of 124

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
WASHINGTON APPELLATE PROJECTSeattleWA$3.8M6
National Technical Investigators AssoArvadaCO$3.8M1
American GatewaysAustinTX$3.8M4
THE FOOD & DRUG LAW INSTITUTEWashingtonDC$3.7M7
CENTRO DE FORTALECIMIENTO FAMILIARSan Juan$3.7M2
KIDS INTERVENTION AND DIAGNOSTIC SERVICE CENTERBendOR$3.7M5
MIL MUJERES INCWashingtonDC$3.7M1
PUBLIC JUSTICE CENTER INCBaltimoreMD$3.7M6
EMERALD COAST CHILDRENS ADVOCACY CENTER INCNicevilleFL$3.7M1
Galveston-Houston Immigrant Representation ProjectHoustonTX$3.7M1
SOUTHWEST VA LEGAL AID SOCIETY INCMarionVA$3.7M2
SAFE SITE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT INCLos LunasNM$3.7M2
LEGAL COUNSEL FOR YOUTH AND CHILDRENSeattleWA$3.7M8
EAST BAY CHILDRENS LAW OFFICES INCOaklandCA$3.7M6
FIRST WITNESS CHILD ADVOCACY CENTERDuluthMN$3.6M1
MARCH FOR OUR LIVES ACTION FUNDNew YorkNY$3.6M4
FREEDOM RANCH INCTulsaOK$3.6M1
KidsFirst Child Abuse Prevention Council of Placer CountyRosevilleCA$3.6M1
F5 PROJECTFargoND$3.6M3
INSPIRATION MINISTRIES INCButlerIN$3.6M3
LINN DEFENDERS INCAlbanyOR$3.6M3
CASA OF OKLAHOMA COUNTY INCOklahoma CityOK$3.6M1
MOMENTUM ADVISORY COLLECTIVEDallasTX$3.6M7
NACDL FOUNDATION FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICEWashingtonDC$3.6M5
THE CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER INCSpringfieldMO$3.6M1
TZEDEK DC INCWashingtonDC$3.6M4
ILLINOIS LEGAL AID ONLINEChicagoIL$3.6M3
WASHINGTON LEGAL FOUNDATIONWashingtonDC$3.6M4
HOPE COMMUNITY SERVICES INCGlendaleAZ$3.5M1
LINCOLNLANCASTER COUNTY CHILD ADVOCACY CENTERLincolnNE$3.5M1
Pinellas Ex-Offender Re-entry Coalition IncClearwaterFL$3.5M1
INDIANA SHERIFFS' ASSOCIATION INCAvonIN$3.5M1
Justice Information Resource Network IncWashingtonDC$3.5M3
JOHN VOLKEN ACADEMYSurrey$3.5M0
PHILLIPS BLACK INC A NONPROFIT PUBLIC INTEREST LAW PRACTICEOaklandCA$3.5M1
NORTHEAST NEBRASKA JUVENILE C/O MARK H BENNE ADMINISTRATORMadisonNE$3.5M0
LEGAL SERVICES FOR MAINE ELDERS INCAugustaME$3.5M2
Chicago Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law IncChicagoIL$3.5M6
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPLESEED CENTER FOR LAW AND JUSTICE INCWashingtonDC$3.5M1
BRIARPATCH YOUTH SERVICES INCFitchburgWI$3.5M1
LEGAL AID SOCIETY OF ROCKLAND COUNTYNew CityNY$3.5M6
ONE STEP FURTHER INCGreensboroNC$3.5M3
JUVENILE ADVOCACY COLLECTIVESalemOR$3.5M0
DELAWARE CENTER FOR JUSTICEWilmingtonDE$3.4M1
Bivona Child Advocacy CenterRochesterNY$3.4M2
ATLANTA POLICE FOUNDATION INCAtlantaGA$3.4M5
CORRECTIONAL LEADERS ASSOCIATIONIdaho FallsID$3.4M1
U-TURN FOUNDATIONMesaAZ$3.4M0
BRIDGES OF AMERICA - THE LAKE CITY BRIDGE INCOrlandoFL$3.4M0
CHILDREN'S SAFETY CENTERSpringdaleAR$3.4M1