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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
HIGHLANDS RANCH LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING FOUNDATIONLittletonCO$1.8M0
THE FOOD PROJECT ASSOCIATIONWashingtonDC$1.8M1
Wilmington Hope Commission IncWilmingtonDE$1.8M1
INDIANA CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION FORUMIndianapolisIN$1.8M4
Fair Housing Advocates of Northern CaliforniaSan RafaelCA$1.8M1
CORRECTIONS FOUNDATION INCTallahasseeFL$1.8M2
Dismas of Vermont IncWinooskiVT$1.8M1
SPARKYOUTH NYC INCNew YorkNY$1.8M1
FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER ST CROIX VALLEY INCBaldwinWI$1.8M1
MARY ABBOTT CHILDREN'S HOUSENormanOK$1.8M1
NEW YORK STATE SHERIFFS' INSTITUTEAlbanyNY$1.8M1
FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING CENTER RECREATION ASSOCINCGlyncoGA$1.8M0
OFFICE OF KENTUCKY LEGAL SERVICES PROGRAMS INCLexingtonKY$1.8M0
THE VICTOR S JOHNSON III NASHVILLE CHILDREN'S ALLIANCE INCNashvilleTN$1.8M1
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE EMERGENCY SE DOVES OF GATEWAYMoreheadKY$1.8M1
Fight Against Domestic ViolenceMidvaleUT$1.8M2
LAWYERS WITHOUT BORDERS INCNew HavenCT$1.8M2
CAFE MOMENTUM PITTSBURGHPittsburghPA$1.8M1
MAINLAND CHILDRENS PARTNERSHIPTexas CityTX$1.8M1
LEGAL AID OF WYOMING INCCheyenneWY$1.8M1
COURT DIAGNOSTIC AND TREATMENT CENTERToledoOH$1.8M1
JOHNSON COUNTY CHILDRENS ADVOCACY CENTERCleburneTX$1.8M1
INTERCULTURAL ADVOCACY INSTITUTEClearwaterFL$1.8M1
INTERMOUNTAIN PUBLIC DEFENDER INCPendletonOR$1.8M1
AFFIRMING HEART VICTIM SERVICESCarlsbadNM$1.8M1
THE LEGAL REVOLUTIONSt PaulMN$1.8M2
THE MEDIATION CENTER OF COASTAL EMPIRE INCSavannahGA$1.8M1
CHILDREN'S ASSESSMENT CENTERHollandMI$1.8M1
LEGACY REENTRY FOUNDATION NFPWaukeganIL$1.8M5
Seattle Police FoundationSeattleWA$1.8M1
ELDER CARE SERVICES OF DEKALB COUNTY INCDeKalbIL$1.8M0
THE CENTRAL INDIANA POLICE FOUNDATION INCIndianapolisIN$1.8M1
HELP ELIMINATE LEGAL PROBLEMS FOR SENIORS AND DISABLEDSalemOR$1.8M2
DC JUSTICE LABWashingtonDC$1.8M4
TENNESSEE LEGAL COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONNashvilleTN$1.8M3
CASA FOR DOUGLAS COUNTYOmahaNE$1.8M1
Serenity Group Homes IncFresnoCA$1.8M1
YOUTH SENTENCING & REENTRY PROJECT INCPhiladelphiaPA$1.8M1
Pegasus Legal Services for ChildrenAlbuquerqueNM$1.8M2
ORIANA SERVICES INCAkronOH$1.8M5
Wellbeing & Equity Innovations IncHygieneCO$1.8M4
GOOD SAMARITAN HOME INCGreenvilleOH$1.8M1
Community Resource InitiativeSan FranciscoCA$1.8M2
PEACE LEARNING CENTER INCIndianapolisIN$1.7M1
AIRBORNE PUBLIC SAFETY ASSOCIATION INCORFrederickMD$1.7M1
Alternative DirectionsGrand RapidsMI$1.7M0
CENTER FOR WOMEN IN TRANSITION DBA KEYWAY CENTER FOR DIVERSION & REENTRYSt LouisMO$1.7M1
WASHINGTON INNOCENCE PROJECTSeattleWA$1.7M1
OREGON IMPACTMilwaukieOR$1.7M1
RURAL LAW CENTER OF NEW YORK INCPlattsburghNY$1.7M3