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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

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Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
Sober Apartment Living CoDenverCO$2.3M1
PUBLIC EQUITYHomewoodIL$2.3M0
THE VICTORY PROJECT LLCDaytonOH$2.3M3
HARVEST ACADEMYIndianolaIA$2.3M2
LAST PRISONER PROJECTDenverCO$2.3M2
COLUMBIA GORGE DEFENDERSHood RiverOR$2.3M6
COLORADO POVERTY LAW PROJECTDenverCO$2.3M2
UNEMPLOYMENT LAW PROJECTSeattleWA$2.3M1
LAW FORWARD INCMadisonWI$2.3M6
Collective Legal Services Eviction Defense CenterOaklandCA$2.2M1
THE GEORGIA HEIRS PROPERTY LAW CENTER INCAthensGA$2.2M2
LEGAL SERVICES VERMONT INCBurlingtonVT$2.2M1
Lane County Defense ConsortiumEugeneOR$2.2M0
Life Anew Restorative JusticeAustinTX$2.2M2
ANTI-VIOLENCE PARTNERSHIP OF PHILADELPHIAPhiladelphiaPA$2.2M1
Greater Chicago Legal ClinicChicagoIL$2.2M1
OREGON STATE SHERIFF'S ASSOCIATIONSalemOR$2.2M3
CASA of San Mateo CountyRedwood CityCA$2.2M3
PHILADELPHIA VIP INCPhiladelphiaPA$2.2M1
FORGOTTEN MAN MINISTRIESGrand RapidsMI$2.2M1
NORTHLAND FAMILY HELP CENTERFlagstaffAZ$2.2M1
SILVERLEAF SEXUAL TRAUMA RECOVERY SERVICES INCElizabethtownKY$2.2M1
Critical ResistanceOaklandCA$2.2M3
Orange County Bar FoundationSanta AnaCA$2.2M1
CHRYSALIS MINISTRIES INCSan AntonioTX$2.2M1
MORGAN COUNTY PARTNERSHIP INCBerkeley SpringsWV$2.2M0
SEATTLE CLEMENCY PROJECTKentWA$2.2M17
Truly Reaching You IncAkronOH$2.2M2
YOUTH REPRESENT INCNew YorkNY$2.2M5
THE NOTIFICATION IS PREVENTION FOUNDATION INCBushLA$2.2M1
COPTIC ORTHODOX CHARITIES INCClearwaterFL$2.2M1
REACH COUNSELING SERVICES INCNeenahWI$2.2M1
It Takes A Village to Help Our Children IncCrisfieldMD$2.2M0
RAPE CRISIS CENTER OF CENTRAL NEW MEXICOAlbuquerqueNM$2.2M1
NORTHWEST INTERTRIBAL COURT SYSTEMLynnwoodWA$2.2M0
Safe & Sound IncMilwaukeeWI$2.2M1
ACCESS JUSTICE BROOKLYN INCBrooklynNY$2.2M6
KING COUNTY BAR FOUNDATIONSeattleWA$2.2M2
LEGAL HAND INCPalm BeachFL$2.2M2
MASS LIBERATIONTorranceCA$2.1M2
PENNSYLVANIA CASA ASSOCIATION INCMechanicsburgPA$2.1M4
Child Abuse Network Inc dba Child Advocacy NetworkTulsaOK$2.1M3
Alive and FreeSan FranciscoCA$2.1M1
GOING HOME HAWAIIHiloHI$2.1M3
ZACHARIAS SEXUAL ABUSE CENTERGurneeIL$2.1M2
OHIO TACTICAL OFFICERS ASSOCIATIONClevelandOH$2.1M1
Domestic Abuse Project IncMinneapolisMN$2.1M1
NO TO ABUSE-NEVADA OUTREACH NEVADA OUTREACH TRAINING ORGANIZATIPahrumpNV$2.1M0
PATH2FREEDOM INCNaplesFL$2.1M5
THE FORGE FOR FAMILIESHoustonTX$2.1M1