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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 19 of 124

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
OKLAHOMA CITY FAMILY JUSTICE CENTER INCOklahoma CityOK$2.4M2
CENTER FOR CONFLICT RESOLUTIONChicagoIL$2.4M2
LEGAL AID SOCIETY OF SALT LAKESalt Lake CityUT$2.4M2
AMERICA ON TRACKSanta AnaCA$2.4M2
Houston Bar FoundationHoustonTX$2.4M0
TB ENTERPRISES INCTulsaOK$2.4M0
RIVERSIDE CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES INCMiamiFL$2.4M2
JUSTICE ASSISTANCE CORPCranstonRI$2.4M2
THE MASTER'S APPRENTICE INCDenverCO$2.4M2
PARENTS CENTER INCSanta CruzCA$2.4M1
HEART OF MISSOURI CASAColumbiaMO$2.4M1
DARKNESS TO LIGHT INCMt PleasantSC$2.4M1
GRAY HAVEN INCNapaCA$2.4M1
MOTIVATING INSPIRING SUPPORTING AND SERVING SEXUALLY EXPLOITED YOUTHOaklandCA$2.4M3
CHINATOWN PRESERVATION HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANYINCNew YorkNY$2.4M5
PRO BONO INSTITUTEWashingtonDC$2.4M6
STEP FORWARD FOUNDATIONMorgan HillCA$2.4M1
Northwest Employment Education and Defense FundPortlandOR$2.4M1
ALABAMA CIVIL JUSTICE FOUNDATIONMontgomeryAL$2.4M1
Friends Of The Legal Services CorporationWashingtonDC$2.4M1
ELDER LAW & ADVOCACYSan DiegoCA$2.3M2
CHILDREN'S TRUST FUND ALLIANCESeattleWA$2.3M7
Worker Justice Center of New York IncRochesterNY$2.3M2
GEORGETOWN HEALTHCARE COMMUNITY SERVICESGeorgetownTX$2.3M3
THE INNOCENCE CENTER INCSan DiegoCA$2.3M4
Sullivan Legal Aid Panel IncMonticelloNY$2.3M2
County Sheriffs of ColoradoLittletonCO$2.3M1
CRIME VICTIMS CENTER INC D/B/A PARENTS FOR MEGANS LAW INCRonkonkomaNY$2.3M1
JAMES B MORAN CENTER FOR YOUTH ADVOCACYEvanstonIL$2.3M1
THE PUBLIC INTEREST LAW CENTERPhiladelphiaPA$2.3M4
FEDERAL CIRCUIT BAR ASSOCIATION CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL FUNDWashingtonDC$2.3M1
CENTER FOR CHILD & FAMILY ADVOCACY INCNapoleonOH$2.3M2
Elkhorn Public DefenderCanyon CityOR$2.3M1
Peace for DCWashingtonDC$2.3M1
NOTHING INTO SOMETHING REAL ESTATEColumbusOH$2.3M1
ARISE COLLECTIVE INCRaleighNC$2.3M1
Freedom FWD-DBA Freedom ForwardSan FranciscoCA$2.3M2
OREGON DEFENSE ATTORNEY CONSORTIUMHillsboroOR$2.3M0
THE FOUNTAIN FUNDCharlottesvilleVA$2.3M1
Legal Aid Foundation of ColoradoDenverCO$2.3M1
PENINSULA CONFLICT RESOLUTION CENTERSan MateoCA$2.3M1
Street Fraternity IncDenverCO$2.3M1
CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER OF SUFFOLK COUNTY INCBostonMA$2.3M2
THE PALM BEACH COUNTY SHERIFF'S FOUNDATION INCWest Palm BeachFL$2.3M0
Progress House AssociationTacomaWA$2.3M2
ROSE ANDOM CENTER INCDenverCO$2.3M1
ASSOCIATION OF FAMILY AND CONCILIATION COURTSMadisonWI$2.3M4
SAVE OUR YOUTH INCDenverCO$2.3M3
FAMILY VIOLENCE APPELLATE PROJECTOaklandCA$2.3M6
SEX OFFENDER TREATMENT AND ASSESSMENT OF NORTH DAKOTAFargoND$2.3M6