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Updated through 2024NTEE I · Crime & Legal-Related

Crime & Legal-Related nonprofitexecutive pay

Median top-executive pay across 3,113 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
$91,761
The typical crime & legal-related nonprofit's highest-paid executive earns $91,761 in total reported compensation.
25th pct
$53k
75th pct
$146k
90th pct
$218k
3,113 organizations · 2021 – 2024
Percentile distribution

Where the middle 50% lands.

Half earn between $53k and $146k. That band is the interquartile range. The 90th percentile sits at $218k, roughly 2.4 times the median. That upper tail is where the largest organizations cluster.

PercentileTotal compMeans
90th$218,454Top 10% of earners
75th$146,07425% earn more than this
50th · median$91,761The typical executive
25th$53,00025% earn less than this
10th$24,00010% 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$36k$61,407$89k1,703
$1M – $10M$98k$132,446$180k1,166
$10M – $100M$180k$231,480$301k230
$100M – $500M$300k$325,703$505k13
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.

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 5,969 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

5,969 organizations · Page 3 of 120

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
NLEAFCF DBA First Responders Childrens FoundationNew YorkNY$21.2M6
Lasting Change INCFort WayneIN$21M8
Inner City Law CenterLos AngelesCA$20.8M8
ZEROV INCFrankfortKY$20.8M0
COMMUNITY LEGAL AID INCWorcesterMA$20.7M5
Colorado Lawyer Trust Account FoundationDenverCO$20.2M1
AROOSTOOK COUNTY ACTION PROGRAMPresque IsleME$20.2M4
Inland Counties Legal ServicesRiversideCA$20.1M14
LAND OF LINCOLN LEGAL AID INCEast St LouisIL$19.9M8
LEGAL ASSISTANCE OF WESTERN NEW YORK INCGenevaNY$19.9M9
ASIAN AMERICANS ADVANCING JUSTICE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIALos AngelesCA$19.7M9
SOCIEDAD PARA ASISTENCIA LEGAL DE PUERTO RICO INCSan JuanPR$19.1M2
MANHATTAN LEGAL SERVICESNew YorkNY$19M6
Lakeshore Legal AidWarrenMI$19M10
Ohio Access to Justice FoundationColumbusOH$19M3
CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTERS OF ILLINOISSpringfieldIL$18.8M0
The Louis D Brandeis Center IncWashingtonDC$18.7M8
CENTRO LEGAL DE LA RAZAOaklandCA$18.5M7
SOUTH JERSEY LEGAL SERVICES INCCamdenNJ$18.4M10
EVIDENT CHANGEMadisonWI$18.3M8
CONCORDANCESt LouisMO$18.2M9
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA LEGAL SERVICES CORPHammondLA$18.2M1
AGAPE NETWORK INCMiamiFL$18.1M12
National Law Enforcement Telecommunication System IncPhoenixAZ$18M7
QUEENS LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATIONNew YorkNY$17.8M6
FLORENCE IMMIGRANT & REFUGEE RIGHTS PROJECTTucsonAZ$17.8M5
New York Center for Interpersonal Development IncStaten IslandNY$17.5M7
Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Asian Law CaucusSan FranciscoCA$17.4M7
Serving Children & Adults in Need Inc S C A N INCLaredoTX$17.4M5
Indiana Legal Services IncIndianapolisIN$17.3M2
LEGAL AID OF WEST VIRGINIA INCCharlestonWV$17.2M5
THE LEGAL AID SOCIETY OF NORTHEASTERN NEW YORK INCAlbanyNY$17M7
CZ MASTER ASSOCIATION C/O SEABREEZEAliso ViejoCA$16.9M0
THE CHALDEAN COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONSterling HeightsMI$16.8M1
MASSACHUSETTS SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO CHILDRENLexingtonMA$16.7M8
ALTERNATIVES INCBillingsMT$16.7M2
Homeward Bound IncDallasTX$16.6M1
AMERICAN BAR ENDOWMENTChicagoIL$16.6M2
LEGAL SERVICES NYCNew YorkNY$16.4M6
COLUMBIA LEGAL SERVICESSeattleWA$16.3M6
PRISON LAW OFFICEBerkeleyCA$16.1M5
ORANGEWOOD FOUNDATIONSanta AnaCA$16.1M11
RS EDENMinneapolisMN$15.9M7
Iowa Legal AidDes MoinesIA$15.8M5
THE LEGAL AID BUREAU OF BUFFALOBuffaloNY$15.8M10
WILKINSON COUNTY INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITYWoodvilleMS$15.8M5
ATLANTA LEGAL AID SOCIETY INCAtlantaGA$15.6M6
RENEWAL INCPittsburghPA$15.6M8
ONONDAGA COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION ASSIGNED COUNSEL PROGRAM INCSyracuseNY$15.5M10
COMMUNITY LEGAL AID SOCALSanta AnaCA$15.5M6