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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 15 of 124

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
MARCH FOR OUR LIVES FOUNDATIONNew YorkNY$3.4M0
A CHILD'S PLACE PAPittsburghPA$3.4M1
POLICE FOUNDATION OF KANSAS CITYKansas CityMO$3.4M1
BOSTON BAR FOUNDATIONBostonMA$3.4M1
LIFEDESIGNS INCBloomingtonIN$3.4M0
ME TOO INTERNATIONAL INCAtlantaGA$3.4M4
FOR THE CHILD INCLong BeachCA$3.3M1
GENDER JUSTICESt PaulMN$3.3M0
GATEWAY JUVENILE DIVERSION PROJECT INCMt SterlingKY$3.3M4
The Petey Greene Program IncPrincetonNJ$3.3M3
Men Opposing Sex Trafficking IncAtlantaGA$3.3M4
JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE AUXILIARY SERVICES CORPORATION INCNew YorkNY$3.3M7
NORTHWESTERN LEGAL SERVICESEriePA$3.3M2
WISCONSIN PROFESSIONAL POLICE ASSOCIATION INCMadisonWI$3.3M8
DAMASCUS WAY RE-ENTRY CENTER INCMinneapolisMN$3.3M3
BLUE RIDGE LEGAL SERVICES INCHarrisonburgVA$3.3M0
CAPITAL AREA PRIVATE DEFENDER SERVICESAustinTX$3.3M6
ARKANSAS COALITION AGAINST SEXUAL ASSAULTLittle RockAR$3.3M0
CALIFORNIA PRISON HEALTH CARE RECEIVERSHIP CORPORATIONSacramentoCA$3.3M2
VIRGINIA SEXUAL AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ACTION ALLIANCERichmondVA$3.3M1
CENTER FOR PUBLIC REPRESENTATION INCEasthamptonMA$3.3M8
CHILDRENS ADVOCACY CENTER OF HIDALGO COUNTY INCEdinburgTX$3.3M1
SEROLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTERichmondCA$3.3M6
BRIDGING FREEDOM INCTampaFL$3.3M2
Gulfcoast Legal Services IncSt PetersburgFL$3.3M3
New Priorities Family ServicesRedmondOR$3.2M0
PUBLIC DEFENDER CORPORATION FOR THE 23RD JUDICIAL CIRCUITMartinsburgWV$3.2M1
New Pathways For YouthPhoenixAZ$3.2M4
BRIDGES OF AMERICA INCOrlandoFL$3.2M6
Traffick911AddisonTX$3.2M1
Memphis Area Legal Services IncMemphisTN$3.2M2
CABRINI GREEN LEGAL AIDChicagoIL$3.2M1
OFFENDER AID AND RESTORATION OF CHARLOTTESVILLE AND ALBEMARLECharlottesvilleVA$3.2M1
EVERY CHILD INCPittsburghPA$3.2M1
BRIDGES OF AMERICA - THE JACKSONVILLE BRIDGE INCOrlandoFL$3.2M0
VOLUNTEER LEGAL SERVICES PROJECT OF MONROE COUNTY INCRochesterNY$3.2M4
DESIGNING JUSTICE DESIGNING SPACESOaklandCA$3.2M8
PENNSYLVANIA PRISON SOCIETYPhiladelphiaPA$3.2M1
LIBERTY JUSTICE CENTERAustinTX$3.2M7
United Neighbors HDFCBronxNY$3.2M1
CROSSROADS FOR WOMENAlbuquerqueNM$3.2M3
THE MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE FOR A NEW COMMONWEALTH INCBostonMA$3.2M5
THE CONSERVATION LAW CENTER INCBloomingtonIN$3.2M4
FOR THE PEOPLEOaklandCA$3.2M6
RON WOOD FAMILY RESOURCE CENTERCarson CityNV$3.2M0
Partners with Families and Children SpokaneSpokaneWA$3.2M3
THE ALPHA HOUSE OF SPRINGFIELDSpringfieldMO$3.2M1
CAFE MOMENTUM ATLANTA CORPORATIONAtlantaGA$3.2M2
GIVE MERITDetroitMI$3.1M1
CHILD PROTECTION CENTER INCKansas CityMO$3.1M1