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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
EVERETT LAW ASSOCIATIONEverettWA$1.3M0
ORLANDO CENTER FOR JUSTICEOrlandoFL$1.3M2
LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTION PARTNERSHIP INCBeverlyMA$1.3M3
AFFORDABLE HOMEOWNERSHIP FOUNDATION INCFort MyersFL$1.3M1
GEMEINSCHAFT HOME INCHarrisonburgVA$1.3M1
ANGELS OF AMERICA'S FALLENColorado SpringsCO$1.3M1
SOUTHEAST ALABAMA HUMAN DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL INCAbbevilleAL$1.3M0
North Carolina Equal Access to Justice Foundation IncRaleighNC$1.3M1
COUNCIL ON ADDICTION PREVENTION AND EDUCATION OF DUTCHESS COUNTY INCWappingers FallsNY$1.3M0
NO MEANS NO WORLDWIDEMcLeanVA$1.3M4
PUTNAM COUNTY FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES INCGreencastleIN$1.3M1
DAVID F AND FRANCES A EBERHART FOUNDATIONNew YorkNY$1.3M0
HEARTS OF HOPELafayetteLA$1.3M1
FREESTATE JUSTICE INCBaltimoreMD$1.3M1
Oregon Crime Victims Law CenterPortlandOR$1.3M1
THE EXCHANGE CLUB CENTER FOR THE PREVENTION OF CHILD ABUSE OF SOUTHERN CT INCStamfordCT$1.3M1
CRISIS SUPPORT NETWORKRaymondWA$1.3M1
GENERATIONS GROUP HOMES OF GREENVILLE INCSimpsonvilleSC$1.3M0
Wise County Domestic Violence Task ForceDecaturTX$1.3M0
MICHIGAN COMMUNITY RESOURCESDetroitMI$1.3M2
CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE IS A LEGAL DUTY USAPhiladelphiaPA$1.3M2
VISITORS SERVICE CENTER INC VOICES FOR A SECOND CHANCEWashingtonDC$1.3M1
THE COMPASS CENTERSioux FallsSD$1.3M1
Galileo Foundation US IncLos AngelesCA$1.3M1
CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION SERVICES INCMarshalltownIA$1.3M1
MEDIATION AND RESTORATIVE JUSTICE CENTERBooneNC$1.3M1
BREHON INSTITUTE FOR FAMILY SERVICES INCTallahasseeFL$1.3M1
PRAXIS INTERNATIONALSt PaulMN$1.3M2
UPPER MIDWEST LAW CENTERMinnetonkaMN$1.3M3
MICHIGAN SHERIFFS ASSOCIATION EDUCATIONAL SERVICELansingMI$1.3M1
ENIVISONING JUSTICE SOLUTIONS INCSimi ValleyCA$1.3M1
COMMUNITY JUSTICE CENTERLincolnNE$1.3M1
BLOUNT COUNTY CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER INCMaryvilleTN$1.3M1
CIVIL JUSTICE INCBaltimoreMD$1.3M3
SAFE HARBOR CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTERAlleganMI$1.3M1
ST LOUIS REGIONAL CRIME COMMISSIONSt LouisMO$1.3M1
VIOLENCE POLICY CENTERWashingtonDC$1.3M3
GUARDIAN AD LITEM SERVICES INCNaugatuckCT$1.3M1
WESLEY FAMILY SERVICES FOUNDATIONPittsburghPA$1.3M2
CENTER FOR COMMUNITY RESEARCH INCSan DiegoCA$1.2M3
Community Justice CenterFresnoCA$1.2M0
HOGAR ALBERGUE DE NINOS MALTRATADOS DE SAN GERMAN INCSan GermanPR$1.2M1
Skagit Legal AidMount VernonWA$1.2M1
White Buffalo Calf Women Society IncMissionSD$1.2M1
CHELAN-DOUGLAS VOLUNTEER Attorney ServicesWenatcheeWA$1.2M1
MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL LEGAL PARTNERSHIP INCNew YorkNY$1.2M0
OBLATAS DEL SANTISIMO REDENTOR INC BO CERRO GORDO BAYAMON PR 00619BayamonPR$1.2M1
FAITH HOPE & CHARITY INCCorvallisOR$1.2M1
DOVE HOUSE CHILDREN'S ADVOCACYStatesvilleNC$1.2M0
FAIR SHAKE ENVIRONMENTAL LEGAL SERVICESPittsburghPA$1.2M1