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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
ICCA FOUNDATION INCNew YorkNY$1.7M0
Todos Juntos IncCanbyOR$1.7M2
PRO BONO PARTNERSHIP OF OHIOCincinnatiOH$1.7M1
LAMOILLE RESTORATIVE CENTER INCHyde ParkVT$1.7M1
INLAND FAIR HOUSING AND MEDIATION BOARDOntarioCA$1.7M1
DELAWARE COALITION AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCEWilmingtonDE$1.7M1
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION COUNCIL DBA CFSSLOAtascaderoCA$1.7M2
RE-ENTRY ALLIANCE PENSACOLAPensacolaFL$1.7M1
CENTER FOR WOMEN CHILDREN AND FAMILIES INCLexingtonKY$1.7M1
JUSTICEMATTERS INCDurhamNC$1.7M1
DOORS TO FREEDOMSummervilleSC$1.7M1
The Urban FarmDenverCO$1.7M2
GENERATIONS ALTERNATIVE PROGRAMS INCSimpsonvilleSC$1.7M0
EQUAL JUSTICE AMERICA INCMidlothianVA$1.7M1
FAMILIES AND FRIENDS OF LOUISIANAS INCARCERATED CHILDRENNew OrleansLA$1.7M3
QUAIL VALLEY FUND INCMissouri CityTX$1.7M0
FRESHLY RENEWED FAITH BASED TRANSITIONALLittle RockAR$1.7M1
SARA IncFort MorganCO$1.7M1
CHILD AND FAMILY ADVOCACY PROGRAMBoulderCO$1.7M5
SOUTHWEST GEORGIA CHILDREN'S ALLIANCE INCAmericusGA$1.7M0
ALTERNATE DEFENDERS INCSan RafaelCA$1.7M3
COLORADO COALITION AGAINST SEXUAL ASSAULTDenverCO$1.7M2
FRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN - DETROITDetroitMI$1.7M1
LATIN AMERICAN HEALTH ALLIANCE OF CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS INCWorcesterMA$1.7M0
SAFE ON MAIN INCLebanonOH$1.7M2
BRIDGES TO LIFEHoustonTX$1.7M2
EXCHANGE CLUB CENTER FOR THE PREVENTION OF CHILD ABUSE OF OKLAHOMA INCOklahoma CityOK$1.7M1
Wyoming Guardianship CorporationCheyenneWY$1.7M1
NEW YORK STATE CASA ASSOC INCAlbanyNY$1.7M1
Healing Advocacy FundDenverCO$1.7M4
COLUMBIA GORGE CHILDRENS ADVOCACY CENTERHood RiverOR$1.7M1
SEVENTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT PUBLIC DEFENDER CORPORATIONMorgantownWV$1.7M1
NEW FORDHAM HDFC INCBronxNY$1.7M1
EDEN COUNSELING SERVICES INCCastro ValleyCA$1.7M2
INSTITUTE FOR AMERICAN POLICE REFORM INCLebanonTN$1.7M3
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS 673ABCJacksonvilleFL$1.6M3
JOVIAL CONCEPTSMorrisonCO$1.6M1
Center for State Enforcement of Antitrust & Consumer Protection LaWashingtonDC$1.6M1
PUBLIC SERVICE LAW CORPORATION DBA RIVERSIDE LEGAL AIDRiversideCA$1.6M2
DISMAS HOUSE OF MASSACHUSETTS INCWorcesterMA$1.6M2
HIGH POINT POLICE FOUNDATIONHigh PointNC$1.6M0
TENNESSEE INNOCENCE PROJECTNashvilleTN$1.6M2
OSTARA INITIATIVEMinneapolisMN$1.6M1
FREE A GIRL FOUNDATION USA INCORPORATEDSalt Lake CityUT$1.6M2
HEART AND HAND CENTERDenverCO$1.6M2
FAMILY VISITOR PROGRAM OF GARFIELD COUNTY INCGlenwood SpgsCO$1.6M1
CHILDREN'S PROTECTION CENTERLittle RockAR$1.6M1
NATIONAL COUNCIL ON ALCOHOLISM & DRUG DEPENDENCECovinaCA$1.6M3
GODLY RESPONSE TO ABUSE IN THELynchburgVA$1.6M4
FIRST FOLLOWERSChampaignIL$1.6M0