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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 32 of 124

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
BLUECOATS INCBeachwoodOH$1.1M1
NATIONAL AMERICAN INDIAN COURT JUDGES ASSOCIATIONBoulderCO$1.1M1
Fresh Start PsAuburnWA$1.1M1
Pouhana O Na WahineKaneoheHI$1.1M2
IMMIGRANT ADVOCATES RESPONSE COLLABORATIVE INCAlbanyNY$1.1M1
DISPUTE RESOLUTION CENTER INCMiddletownNY$1.1M1
COLUMBIA COUNTY INDIGENT DEFENSE COSaint HelensOR$1.1M0
SOUTHEAST ALABAMA COURT SERVICESOzarkAL$1.1M0
MILLENNIA MINISTRIESMill CreekWA$1.1M2
HALFWAY HOUSE INCPortlandME$1.1M1
MAGDALENE OMAHA INCOmahaNE$1.1M1
CAMERON COUNTY CHILDREN ADVOCACY CENTER INCSan BenitoTX$1.1M1
HORIZON COMMUNITIES CORPTallahasseeFL$1.1M1
LEVITT & QUINN FAMILY LAW CENTERLos AngelesCA$1.1M3
Riverside County Coalition for Alternatives to Domestic ViolenceMenifeeCA$1.1M0
SOLANO ADVOCATES FOR VICTIMS OF VIOLENCEVacavilleCA$1.1M0
KIDS PLACE A CHILD ADVOCACY CENTERLawrenceburgTN$1.1M1
V-DaySan FranciscoCA$1.1M2
NEBRASKA ALLIANCE OF CHILD ADVOCACY CENTERSOmahaNE$1.1M1
NEW HOUR FOR WOMEN & CHILDREN LI IBrentwoodNY$1.1M1
EXCHANGE CLUB HOLLAND J STEPHENS CENTERLivingstonTN$1.1M0
OPEN CITY ADVOCATESWashingtonDC$1.1M2
Legal Access AlamedaSan FranciscoCA$1.1M2
THE CUMBERLAND VALLEY CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER INCLondonKY$1.1M0
COMMUNITY MEDIATION & RESTORATIVE SERVICES INCNew HopeMN$1.1M2
National Association of Pretrial Service AgenciesWashingtonDC$1.1M0
THE CASIE CENTER INCSouth BendIN$1.1M2
FURTHERJUSTICE FOUNDATION INCHarrisonNY$1.1M0
POLK COUNTY HOUSE OF HOPEBolivarMO$1.1M3
RAY OF HOPE ADVOCACY CENTER INCBartlesvilleOK$1.1M0
JUSTICE LEAGUEPowellOH$1.1M1
VOLUNTEER LEGAL SERVICES OF CENTRAL TEXASAustinTX$1.1M2
TERRIE HESS CHILD ADVOCACY CENTERSalisburyNC$1.1M1
BRIDGES FEDERAL REINTEGRATION CENTERS INCOrlandoFL$1.1M0
SUPPORTING HEROES INCLouisvilleKY$1.1M1
RUSK COUNTY CHILDRENS ADVOCACY CENTER INCHendersonTX$1.1M1
SOTERIA SOLUTIONSDurhamNH$1.1M2
RYAN COMMUNITY INCAppletonWI$1.1M0
OHIO LEGAL HELPColumbusOH$1.1M1
A QUARTER BLUEOrangeCA$1.1M3
Life Community DevelopmentAdelantoCA$1.1M1
CASA OF VENTURA COUNTY INCCamarilloCA$1.1M1
CREATIVE ACTSInglewoodCA$1M1
WA STATE ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE LEGAL EDUCATION SEMINARSSeattleWA$1M1
Reentry Association of WNY IncRochesterNY$1M3
THE LEGAL CLINICHonoluluHI$1M2
RESTORE OAKLAND INCOaklandCA$1M1
IM IN TRANSITION MINISTRIESClevelandOH$1M0
URBAN REHAB INCJacksonMS$1M1
Raising Austin IncAustinTX$1M3