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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
ANEW VISION TRANSITIONAL LIVING INCRio VistaTX$851k2
KIDS FIRST INCElizabeth CityNC$850k1
TRUANCY INTERVENTION PROJECT GEORGIAAtlantaGA$848k3
SANE OF BUTLER COUNTYFairfieldOH$846k1
Navarro County Children's Advocacy Center IncCorsicanaTX$845k1
THE FREEDOM TO CHOOSE PROJECTSanta BarbaraCA$843k1
Child Protection Response CenterDavenportIA$842k2
Asian Pacific American LegalWashingtonDC$841k1
CH PENNSYLVANIA UNDER - 21 HOLDINGS INCPhiladelphiaPA$840k4
New York State Childrens' Alliance IncManliusNY$840k2
CENTREPEACE INCBellefontePA$838k1
ALL OUR CHILDRENS ADVOCACY CENTER C/O DANIELLE R BUTTSJusticeIL$837k1
FORENSIC JUSTICE PROJECTPortlandOR$836k1
Creative Services IncOcalaFL$834k1
MS CENTER FOR POLICE & SHERIFFSRaymondMS$834k0
KIRSTIN'S HAVEN INCWaldorfMD$833k1
R O D MINISTRIESDallasTX$831k8
Scatter Joy AcresMurrayNE$830k0
Southwest Detroit Immigrant and Refugee CenterGrosse PointeMI$830k2
TREE HOUSE CHILD AND FAMILY CENTER INCElkhornWI$829k1
Hawthorn Heights WNC IncBryson CityNC$829k1
HOPE EXISTS FOUNDATION INCLinwoodNJ$828k6
BENT NOT BROKEN BY H5KalamazooMI$828k1
COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES OF CUMBRLNDGLOUCTERSALEM CO INCBridgetonNJ$827k1
KATE'S HOUSE FOUNDATIONSeattle WaWA$826k4
TRANSITION PROFESSIONALSHackensackNJ$826k6
RECONNECT INCOmahaNE$824k1
THE DOVE PROJECTVashonWA$823k1
WISCONSIN BADGER STATE SHERIFFS ASSOCIATION INCBarabooWI$823k1
FORGE EVOLUTIONColorado SpringsCO$823k1
NORTH COUNTY SOBER LIVINGCarlsbadCA$822k1
RULE 62 CLUBState CollegePA$822k0
EXODUS MINISTRIESDallasTX$819k1
YOUTH CONVERSION INCDallasTX$819k2
EAST BAY PERINATAL CENTERSacramentoCA$818k12
REDEFINING REFUGE INCTampaFL$817k1
VOICES FOR CASA CHILDREN INCScottsdaleAZ$815k0
Guardian PartnersPortlandOR$815k1
API RISEMonterey ParkCA$814k0
Knoble IncChattanoogaTN$813k0
NO MORE RED DOTS INCLouisvilleKY$813k1
ST CLAIR COUNTY CHILD ADVOCACY CENTERBellevilleIL$813k1
CROSSROADS FOUNDATION INCSlidellLA$812k1
The Texas Center for Legal EthicsAustinTX$812k1
CONNECT INCNew YorkNY$811k2
COMMUNITY BOARD PROGRAMSan FranciscoCA$811k1
THE LILY PAD SANE CENTER INCAlbanyGA$811k0
CONSIDER THE LILY INCGilbertAZ$811k1
The Second Look ProjectWashingtonDC$810k1
Charleston Legal AccessNorth CharlestonSC$809k1