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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 18 of 124

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
LE PHILLIPS SENIOR CENTER INCEau ClaireWI$2.6M1
NATIONAL CENTER FOR LAW AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE INCNew YorkNY$2.6M6
POLITICAL ASYLUMIMMIGRATION REPRESENTATION PROJECT INCBostonMA$2.6M1
THE AHIMSA COLLECTIVEOaklandCA$2.6M3
603 LEGAL AIDConcordNH$2.6M2
THE NC YOUTH VIOLENCE PREVENTION CENTERLumbertonNC$2.6M7
Redwood City Police Activities League IncRedwood CityCA$2.6M1
COMMITTEE AGAINST DOMESTIC ABUSE INCMankatoMN$2.6M2
BETTER BASICS INCBirminghamAL$2.6M1
CHILDREN'S CENTER OF SURRY INCDobsonNC$2.6M1
IMMIGRANT LEGAL ADVOCACY PROJECTPortlandME$2.6M1
GREENE COUNTY EMERGENCY MEDICAL SYSTEMSCairoNY$2.6M2
TAPESTRI INCTuckerGA$2.6M1
CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY NETWORK INCAlexandriaLA$2.6M1
CORE PROGRAM INCStuartFL$2.6M1
CHILDRENS RIGHTS SOCIETY INCGoshenNY$2.5M1
Counsel For Defense of Chelan CountyWenatcheeWA$2.5M7
SHIELD 616 INCColorado SpringsCO$2.5M1
CHIEF PROBATION OFFICERS OF CALIFORNIA FOUNDATIONSacramentoCA$2.5M0
VERMONT BAR FOUNDATIONMontpelierVT$2.5M0
LEGAL RIGHTS CENTERMinneapolisMN$2.5M1
FAMILY HELP CENTER INCBuffaloNY$2.5M1
FREE ARTS FOR ABUSED CHILDREN OF NEW YORK CITY INCNew YorkNY$2.5M5
KIND CAMPAIGNLos AngelesCA$2.5M2
Minnesota Coalition Against Sexual AssauSt PaulMN$2.5M1
UNLOCKED LABSSaint LouisMO$2.5M2
NATIONAL CHILD PROTECTION TASK FORCFayettevilleAR$2.5M5
INNOCENCE PROJECT NEW ORLEANSNew OrleansLA$2.5M3
Safe and Sound A Sandy Hook Initiative IncJoplinMO$2.5M2
LONE STAR JUSTICE ALLIANCEAustinTX$2.5M4
Marion County Children's Advocacy Center IncOcalaFL$2.5M1
Friends N Family Helping the Youth IncIndependenceMO$2.5M0
OOH DE LALLYOmahaNE$2.5M2
ACTION FOR BETTERMENT OF COMMUNITYSturgisSD$2.5M2
NATIONAL LEGAL AND POLICY CENTERFalls ChurchVA$2.5M5
DELAWARE VOLUNTEER LEGAL SERVICES INCWilmingtonDE$2.5M1
WESTERN JUSTICE CENTER FOUNDATIONPasadenaCA$2.5M1
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Pittsburgh IncPittsburghPA$2.5M3
RODEHEAVER BOYS RANCH INCPalatkaFL$2.5M2
HOUSTON REVISIONHoustonTX$2.5M2
COUNCIL OF JUVENILE JUSTICE ADMINISTRATORS INCHinghamMA$2.5M6
UTAH COLD CASE COALITIONSalt Lake CityUT$2.5M1
Legal Services of Northern MichiganEscanabaMI$2.5M1
COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES OF COOK COUNTYChicagoIL$2.4M1
CONNECTICUT VETERANS LEGAL CENTER INCWest HavenCT$2.4M3
Southwestern Oregon Public Defender Services IncCoos BayOR$2.4M1
THE HIGH ROAD PROGRAMCedar CityUT$2.4M8
OKLAHOMA INDIAN LEGAL SERVICES INCOklahoma CityOK$2.4M1
GEORGIA ASYLUM & IMMIGRATION NETWORK INCAtlantaGA$2.4M2
Legal Aid Society of BirminghamBirminghamAL$2.4M0