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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
STARFISH STORIES INCLos AngelesCA$1.5M0
LEGAL CLINIC FOR THE DISABLEDPhiladelphiaPA$1.5M2
CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER OF THE COASTAL BENDCorpus ChristiTX$1.5M0
OAR of Richmond IncRichmondVA$1.5M1
DOUGLAS COUNTY CHILDREN'S CENTER INCRoseburgOR$1.5M1
CROSSWALK CENTERHoustonTX$1.5M1
CHILD PROTECT OF MERCER COUNTY INCPrincetonWV$1.5M0
Unlocking Doors IncDallasTX$1.5M2
MACOMB COUNTY CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER INCMount ClemensMI$1.5M0
NW Childrens FoundationSeattleWA$1.5M2
CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER FOR THE PIKES PEAK REGION INCColorado SpringsCO$1.5M1
MABEL CENTER FOR IMMIGRANT JUSTICEBostonMA$1.5M3
DICKERSON CHILDRENS ADVOCACY CENTER INCLexingtonSC$1.5M2
PROJECT PAVE INCDenverCO$1.5M2
THE PARENTING NETWORK INCMilwaukeeWI$1.5M1
START CHILDREN'S CENTER INCTroyNY$1.5M1
CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER OF SPARTANBURG CHEROKEE - UNION INCSpartanburgSC$1.5M1
CASA OF EL PASO INCEl PasoTX$1.5M1
GEORGIA INNOCENCE PROJECT INCAtlantaGA$1.5M1
Veterans For Child Rescue IncTucsonAZ$1.5M2
MAGEN AM USA INCLos AngelesCA$1.5M2
STRONG YOUTH INCUniondaleNY$1.5M1
MEN CAN STOP RAPEWashingtonDC$1.5M3
Child Advocacy Center IncGainesvilleFL$1.5M1
Victim Offender Reconciliation Program dba Colorado Circles for ChangeDenverCO$1.5M1
LET'S BREAKTHROUGH INCNew YorkNY$1.5M1
THE 100 CLUB OF AMARILLO INCAmarilloTX$1.5M1
Criminal Justice Legal FoundationSacramentoCA$1.5M2
Thomas Ridleys 1 Like Me IncIndianapolisIN$1.5M1
JUST FUTURES LAW INCWashingtonDC$1.5M5
CHILDSAFE COLORADO INCFort CollinsCO$1.5M1
NORTHEAST MICHIGAN REGIONAL DEFENDER OFFICEAlpenaMI$1.5M0
THE HUMAN TRAFFICKING LEGAL CENTERWashingtonDC$1.5M3
FOUNDATION FOR QUALITY CARE INCAlbanyNY$1.5M2
Louisiana Crisis Assistance CenterNew OrleansLA$1.5M1
SUNFLOWER HOUSE INCShawneeKS$1.5M1
VIRGINIA COMMUNITY ACTION RE-ENTRY SYSTEM INCRoanokeVA$1.5M2
Justice Policy InstituteWashingtonDC$1.5M4
AMERICAN REHABILITATION MINISTRY INCJoplinMO$1.5M4
PREVENT CHILD ABUSE ATHENSAthensGA$1.5M1
MONTANA JUSTICE FOUNDATIONHelenaMT$1.5M1
THE FUND FOR LEGAL AIDMinneapolisMN$1.5M1
BARREN RIVER AREA CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER INCBowling GreenKY$1.5M0
CENTER FOR CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND TREATMENTMinneapolisMN$1.5M1
GUADALUPE COUNTY CHILDRENS ADVOCACY CENTERSeguinTX$1.5M1
GREATER NEW BEGINNINGS YOUTH SERVICESSan LeandroCA$1.5M3
Just City IncMemphisTN$1.5M1
The Social Justice Legal FoundationLos AngelesCA$1.5M3
PCSC FOUNDATIONColumbiaSC$1.5M3
SAVING GRACE MINISTRIES INCWilliamsvilleNY$1.5M4