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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
ON RIVER TIMEVestavia HillsAL$899k1
START OFF SMART INCHomesteadFL$899k1
CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER OF PARKER COUNTYWeatherfordTX$899k0
FRIENDS OF CHILDREN'S COVE INCBarnstableMA$897k0
TRI-COUNTY PUBLIC DEFENDERSHoughtonMI$893k1
CONFLICT RESOLUTION CENTERMinneapolisMN$893k2
PARENT RESOURCE CENTERModestoCA$892k1
Key Development Center IncHowellMI$891k0
TREATMENT COURT ADVOCACY CENTER OF LACKAWANNA COUNTYScrantonPA$891k1
LEGAL ASSISTANCE OF OLMSTED COUNTYRochesterMN$890k0
MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL BENEVOLENT FUND INCWhitewaterMO$889k0
Police Officers Memorial CommitteeWoodridgeIL$886k0
VESTED CHILD PLACING AGENCYDallasTX$885k1
LOTUS LEGAL CLINIC INCMilwaukeeWI$884k1
NETWORK BEYONDGreeleyCO$884k0
EMPLOYMENT LAW CENTER OF MARYLAND INCFrederickMD$882k2
WE RIDE TOGETHER INCWoodsideCA$882k1
Liberty Partnership Community CouncilTucsonAZ$882k4
Coalition Of Community Corrections Providers of New Jersey IncTrentonNJ$881k1
ORANGE COUNTY DIVERSION PROGRAMChelseaVT$879k2
EXPO of Wisconsin IncMadisonWI$879k3
ER CAMPBELL FAMILY FOUNDATIONShreveportLA$877k0
VOLUNTEER LEGAL SERVICES HAWAIIHonoluluHI$877k1
Bennington County Court DiversionBenningtonVT$876k1
WOMEN IN NEED OF GOD'S SHELTER INCDublinGA$876k1
California Center for Movement Legal ServicesOaklandCA$876k2
RESILIENT IN SUSTAINING EMPOWERMENTFederal WayWA$875k1
CENTER FOR LAW AND EDUCATION INCBostonMA$875k2
Child Protect IncMontgomeryAL$875k1
ZONA SECA INCSanta BarbaraCA$873k1
CALIFORNIA ATTORNEYS FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICESacramentoCA$872k1
MAGNOLIA MEDICAL FOUNDATIONJacksonMS$870k0
AROOSTOOK COUNCIL TO PREVENT CHILD D/B/A AROOSTOOK COUNCIL FOR HEALTHYHoultonME$869k0
WATER PROTECTOR LEGAL COLLECTIVEAlbuquerqueNM$869k3
OREGON CHILD ABUSE SOLUTIONSBendOR$867k1
Central Washington Justice For Our NeighborsEllensburgWA$866k1
CASA OF MCHENRY COUNTY INCCrystal LakeIL$864k1
ST JOHN'S HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPBrooklynNY$863k1
Fields of HopeCharlotteNC$862k1
HOMIES UNIDOS DENVERDenverCO$861k1
Children's Advocacy Center of Lowndes Co IncValdostaGA$860k1
National Reentry Workforce CollaborativePhiladelphiaPA$859k1
HUDSON COUNTY COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES INCJersey CityNJ$858k1
Kansas Appleseed Center for Law and Justice IncLawrenceKS$858k1
HOME BRIDGING GP INCGrants PassOR$857k0
ICT SOSWichitaKS$857k1
The Revive Center for Returning CitizensSpokaneWA$853k1
BRAVEHEART CHILDRENS ADVOCACY CENTERCambridgeIL$853k1
THE HEAR FOUNDATIONPittsburghPA$853k1
PHILADELPHIA BAR FOUNDATIONPhiladelphiaPA$851k2