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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 38 of 124

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
THE CHILDRENS CENTER INC DBA CHILDRENS ADVOCACY CENTER OF PARISParisTX$808k1
VECINAAustinTX$807k3
JUST FOR KIDS INCBeckleyWV$807k1
INTERNATIONAL BEIT DIN INCProvidenceRI$807k1
Valley Court Diversion Programs IncWhite River JunctionVT$806k1
THE PRISON SCHOLAR FUNDSeattleWA$806k1
PATHWAY TO FREEDOM INCLittle RockAR$806k1
GATEWAY CHILDRENS ADVOCACY CENTERMoreheadKY$805k0
PAUL STAUDENMAIER BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF DULUTH FOUNDATIONDuluthMN$801k0
MAUI POLICE FOUNDATIONWailukuHI$801k0
ONE PLACE METRO AL FAMILY JUSTICE CENTERBirminghamAL$801k1
CHILD & PARENTAL RIGHTS CAMPAIGN INCPeachtree CornersGA$800k3
Nassau County Police Department Foundation IncGarden CityNY$800k1
ANOTHER LEVEL TRAINING ACADEMYFresnoCA$799k0
NATIONAL BOARD OF TRIAL ADVOCACY IN FKA NATIONAL BOARD OF LEGAL SPECIALWrenthamMA$798k2
RIVER RANCH EDUCATIONAL CHARITIESMcKinneyTX$797k0
Cotta-Brown Group HomeFresnoCA$797k1
MARCHIncLibertyMO$795k1
BETHESDA FAMILY SERVICES FOUNDATION INCLewisburgPA$794k3
Kindred Place IncMemphisTN$794k0
CONFLICT RESOLUTION CENTER OF BALTIMORE COUNTY INCCockeysvilleMD$794k1
WIFLE FOUNDATION INCPasadenaMD$793k2
KNOT TODAY INCIndianapolisIN$792k1
JOHN HOWARD ASSOCIATIONChicagoIL$791k1
LITIGATORS FOR LIBERTY NETWORKPhoenixAZ$791k1
6TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT CASA PRO C/O LESLI SCHEIPocatelloID$790k1
CHILD FIND OF AMERICA INCNew PaltzNY$790k1
JUNIORS HOUSE INCFayettevilleTN$789k0
Focus ReentryBoulderCO$787k1
CHRISTLIFE MINISTRIESPueblo WestCO$786k2
SEVENTH STEP FOUNDATION INCHaywardCA$785k1
WHEELCHAIRS AGAINST GUNS INCBrooklynNY$783k4
DEKALB COUNTY CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER INCFort PayneAL$782k1
GLASS EMPLOYERS ASSOCIATION OF NEW ENGLAND INCBraintreeMA$781k2
Turning Point for Women and FamiliesFlushingNY$780k1
RECIPE FOR CHANGEWinnetkaIL$780k1
NASSAU ALTERNATIVE ADVOCACY PROGRAM INCNew Hyde ParkNY$780k0
Casa de Esperanza A NJ Nonprofit CorporationPlainfieldNJ$779k2
TURNING POINT MEN'S HOMEINCHoltvilleCA$778k0
NEW MEXICO KIDS MATTER INCAlbuquerqueNM$777k0
FAMILY & CHILDREN'S LAW CENTERSan RafaelCA$777k1
TUSCALOOSA SAFE CENTERINCTuscaloosaAL$774k1
E 3 FAMILY SOLUTIONS INCBushnellFL$772k0
Joy House IncJasperGA$772k1
WELLSPRINGDetroitMI$771k1
MONROE COUNTY CASA INCBloomingtonIN$771k1
THE GATEWAY CENTER INCCordeleGA$770k0
OKLAHOMA LAWYERS FOR CHILDREN INCOklahoma CityOK$768k1
CAROLINA MIGRANT NETWORK INCCharlotteNC$768k2
VETERANS LAW CENTERWallingfordPA$768k2