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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

6,192 organizations · Page 3 of 124

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
PRAIRIE STATE LEGAL SERVICES INCRockfordIL$22.7M7
ZEROV INCFrankfortKY$22.7M0
IMMIGRANT JUSTICE CORPS INCNew YorkNY$22.7M7
COMMUNITY LEGAL AID INCWorcesterMA$22.4M5
Inner City Law CenterLos AngelesCA$21.9M8
LEGAL ASSISTANCE OF WESTERN NEW YORK INCGenevaNY$21.6M7
NATIONAL CONSUMER LAW CENTER INCBostonMA$21.6M13
EVIDENT CHANGEMadisonWI$21.3M14
SOCIEDAD PARA ASISTENCIA LEGAL DE PUERTO RICO INCSan JuanPR$21.2M3
NLEAFCF DBA First Responders Childrens FoundationNew YorkNY$21.2M6
Lasting Change INCFort WayneIN$21M8
ORANGEWOOD FOUNDATIONSanta AnaCA$20.8M11
The Hebrew Home for the Aged at Riverdale Foundation IncBronxNY$20.8M4
THE LEGAL AID BUREAU OF BUFFALOBuffaloNY$20.8M9
Colorado Lawyer Trust Account FoundationDenverCO$20.2M1
AROOSTOOK COUNTY ACTION PROGRAMPresque IsleME$20.2M4
Inland Counties Legal ServicesRiversideCA$20.1M14
SOUTH JERSEY LEGAL SERVICES INCCamdenNJ$20.1M10
LAND OF LINCOLN LEGAL AID INCEast St LouisIL$19.9M8
SOUTHERN MN REGIONAL LEGAL SERVICES INCSt PaulMN$19.8M7
ASIAN AMERICANS ADVANCING JUSTICE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIALos AngelesCA$19.7M9
AGAPE NETWORK INCMiamiFL$19.7M7
LEGAL SERVICES OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIASacramentoCA$19.3M11
SAFE PASSAGESOaklandCA$19.1M5
MANHATTAN LEGAL SERVICESNew YorkNY$19M6
Lakeshore Legal AidWarrenMI$19M10
Ohio Access to Justice FoundationColumbusOH$19M3
CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTERS OF ILLINOISSpringfieldIL$18.8M0
ONONDAGA COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION ASSIGNED COUNSEL PROGRAM INCSyracuseNY$18.8M9
The Louis D Brandeis Center IncWashingtonDC$18.7M8
CENTRO LEGAL DE LA RAZAOaklandCA$18.5M7
CONCORDANCESt LouisMO$18.2M9
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA LEGAL SERVICES CORPHammondLA$18.2M1
PISGAH LEGAL SERVICESAshevilleNC$18.1M8
National Law Enforcement Telecommunication System IncPhoenixAZ$18M7
Asian Law CaucusSan FranciscoCA$17.9M6
QUEENS LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATIONNew YorkNY$17.8M6
FLORENCE IMMIGRANT & REFUGEE RIGHTS PROJECTTucsonAZ$17.8M5
DEMOCRACY FORWARD FOUNDATIONWashingtonDC$17.8M12
LEGAL SERVICES NYCNew YorkNY$17.7M12
ALTERNATIVES INCBillingsMT$17.6M2
New York Center for Interpersonal Development IncStaten IslandNY$17.5M7
Law Foundation of Silicon ValleySan JoseCA$17.4M7
Serving Children & Adults in Need Inc S C A N INCLaredoTX$17.4M5
APPELLATE ADVOCATESNew YorkNY$17.4M8
JUSTICEPOINT INCMilwaukeeWI$17.3M8
NEVADA BAR FOUNDATIONLas VegasNV$17.2M0
LEGAL AID OF WEST VIRGINIA INCCharlestonWV$17.2M5
LEGAL ACTION OF WISCONSIN INCMilwaukeeWI$17.1M7
YOUTH OPPORTUNITY CENTER INCMuncieIN$17.1M4