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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
VIBRANT & SAFE DOWNTOWNMinneapolisMN$939k8
SHMIRA VOLUNTEER PATROL CORPDBA WILLIAMSBURG SAFETY PATROLBrooklynNY$938k0
ENGEDI REFUGE MINISTRIESLyndenWA$937k2
EFFECTIVE LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR ALLSilver SpringMD$936k0
CASA PROGRAM OF MADISON COUNTY INC DBA EAST CENTRAL INDIANA CASAAndersonIN$933k0
EveryChild IncAustinTX$933k1
NORTH DELTA LAW ENFORCEMENT DISTRICT INCWinnsboroLA$933k1
FLORIDA JUSTICE REFORM INSTITUTE INCTallahasseeFL$933k1
COALITION ENDING GENDER-BASED VIOLENCESeattleWA$932k3
YELLOWSTONE CASA INCBillingsMT$930k1
WOMENFIRST TRANSITION REFERRAL CENTERPortlandOR$928k2
CASA OF CLACKAMAS COUNTYOregon CityOR$928k1
COLLINS CENTERHarrisonburgVA$927k1
Joint Office of Citizen ComplaintsDaytonOH$927k1
Salt Lake City FoundationSalt Lake CityUT$926k0
POLICE UNITY TOUR CHAPTER X - CENTRAL NJPoint PleasantNJ$924k1
Rainbow House Childrens Resource Center IncWarner RobinsGA$922k1
ROBERTA'S PLACE INCGrantsNM$922k1
THE NEBRASKA LAWYERS FOUNDATIONLincolnNE$921k2
Good Call NYCBrooklynNY$921k1
MILWAUKEE BAR ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION INCMilwaukeeWI$921k1
LEGAL ACTION CHICAGO LLCChicagoIL$918k3
SECOND STREET SECOND CHANCES INCPittsfieldMA$918k0
BHPOA BENEVOLENT FUNDBeverly HillsCA$918k0
Community Mediation Services of Central OhioColumbusOH$918k1
ADVOTLos AngelesCA$916k6
YORK COUNTY BAR FOUNDATIONYorkPA$916k1
CASA OF BROWN COUNTY INCGreen BayWI$916k1
YORK COUNTY CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTERYorkPA$915k1
OPPORTUNITIES ALTERNATIVES AND RESOURCES OF TOMPKINS COUNTYIthacaNY$915k0
VETERANS LEGAL ADVOCACY GROUP PCArlingtonVA$915k5
THE ROAD CALLED STRATEAuroraCO$914k1
Child Advocacy Center of the 23rd Judicial DistrictCharlotteTN$914k0
COMMUNITY RESTORATIVE JUSTICE CENTER INCSt JohnsburyVT$913k1
ELEVATE COMMUNITY CENTERMountain ViewCA$913k1
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CRIME ANALYSTS INCOverland ParkKS$912k0
TEXAS LAWYERS FOR CHILDRENDallasTX$912k2
CASA OF THE EASTERN PANHANDLE INCMartinsburgWV$910k0
MOUNT OLIVE MINISTRIES INCMount OliveMS$908k1
BARBARA MCDOWELL SOCIAL JUSTICE CENTERFalls ChurchVA$908k0
MONTGOMERY COUNTY MARYLAND BAR FOUNDATION INCRockvilleMD$907k1
Immigrant & Refugee Law CenterCincinnatiOH$907k2
NATIONAL ALLIANCE TO END SEXUAL VIOLENCEChantillyVA$904k2
Southern California Indian Law and Justice CenterValley CenterCA$903k1
Good Shepherd MinistriesDaytonOH$903k2
ADVOCATES FOR IMMIGRANT RIGHTSMemphisTN$902k1
Virginia Citizens Defense League IncBeaverdamVA$902k2
Rock Minstries of Philadelphia IncPhiladelphiaPA$902k3
COMPASS CENTER FOR FAMILIESSheridanWY$901k0
COMMUNITY JUSTICE INCORPORATEDMadisonWI$901k1