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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 17 of 124

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
MEMPHIS CHILD ADVOCACY CENTERMemphisTN$2.9M1
Public Interest Law ProjectOaklandCA$2.9M7
The Network Group IncArlingtonVA$2.9M4
JUST DETENTION INTERNATIONALLos AngelesCA$2.8M5
FIRST AT BLUE RIDGE INCRidgecrestNC$2.8M3
MISSOURI GIRLS TOWN FOUNDATION INCKingdom CityMO$2.8M2
Child Justice IncSilver SpringMD$2.8M1
MARSHALL COUNTY COMMUNITY PUNISHMENT AND CORRECTIONSAlbertvilleAL$2.8M1
NEW HAMPSHIRE BAR FOUNDATIONConcordNH$2.8M2
Cope Family CenterNapaCA$2.8M4
HEROES IncWashingtonDC$2.8M1
IMPACT FOR EQUITYChicagoIL$2.8M4
Crime Victim Services IncLimaOH$2.8M1
SHIELD REGIONAL TRAINING CONSORTIUMReddingCA$2.8M0
FRIENDSHIP DIVERSION SERVICESOlympiaWA$2.8M1
HARRIETT BUHAI CENTER FOR FAMILY LAWLos AngelesCA$2.8M2
LAND TOGETHER DBA INSIGHT GARDEN PROGRAMBerkeleyCA$2.8M4
EVERYCHILDMolineIL$2.7M2
BLUE JACKET INCFort WayneIN$2.7M1
SPECIAL TREATMENT EDUCATION & PREVENTION SERVICES INCBakersfieldCA$2.7M1
VOLUNTEERS OF LEGAL SERVICE INCNew YorkNY$2.7M6
INTERNATIONAL BRIDGES TO JUSTICEBostonMA$2.7M4
RAISE THE FLOOR ALLIANCEChicagoIL$2.7M0
ASSIGNED COUNSEL DEFENDER PLAN OF SUFFOLK COUNTY INCCentral IslipNY$2.7M2
Maine Equal Justice PartnersAugustaME$2.7M2
Center on Juvenile and Criminal JusticeSan FranciscoCA$2.7M2
SAN DIEGO POLICE FOUNDATIONSan DiegoCA$2.7M2
CASA of Williamson County TexasGeorgetownTX$2.7M1
WYNONA'S HOUSENewarkNJ$2.7M3
NATION OUTSIDE INCDetroitMI$2.7M1
Judge Seth Norman Recovery FoundationNashvilleTN$2.7M1
Victim Service Center of Central Florida IncOrlandoFL$2.7M1
SAINT JOSEPH YOUTH ALLIANCE INCSaint JosephMO$2.7M1
CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER OF NORTH & NORTHWEST COOK COUNTYHoffman EstatesIL$2.7M1
FAMILY SUPPORT COUNCIL INCDaltonGA$2.7M2
Contra Costa Juvenile Advocates IncWalnut CreekCA$2.7M5
GREENBURGER CENTER FOR SOCIAL AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE INCNew YorkNY$2.7M3
BITCOIN LEGAL DEFENSE FUNDNew YorkNY$2.7M1
CORNERHOUSEMinneapolisMN$2.6M1
KIDSVOICEPittsburghPA$2.6M3
MIDWEST INNOCENCE PROJECT INCKansas CityMO$2.6M1
THE NEW YORK BAR FOUNDATIONAlbanyNY$2.6M1
Dallas Bar Association Community Service FundDallasTX$2.6M5
ESSEX NON-PROFIT HOUSING CORPORATIONWarrenMI$2.6M7
FRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN- NEW YORKNew YorkNY$2.6M1
MINNESOTA INDIAN WOMEN'S SEXUAL ASSUALT COALITIONSt PaulMN$2.6M1
Bend Attorney GroupBendOR$2.6M0
NEW YORK STATE STOP-DWI FOUNDATION INCFort EdwardNY$2.6M0
UTAH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ADVISORY COUNCILSalt Lake CityUT$2.6M1
SENIOR HOUSING CRIME PREVENTION FOUNDATION INCMemphisTN$2.6M0