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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 39 of 124

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
ONLY HOPE PRISON MINISTRIESSimi ValleyCA$767k2
NOLEF TURNSRichmondVA$766k3
ARK CRISIS PREVENTION NURSERY INCEvansvilleIN$766k0
FALLEN BLUE HEROESRenoNV$766k0
Santa Barbara County Immigrant Legal Defense CenterSanta BarbaraCA$766k1
REPAY INCMorgantonNC$765k1
West Tennessee Forensic Services IncJacksonTN$765k1
PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES FOUNDATIONSan FranciscoCA$764k2
NASHVILLE CONFLICT RESOLUTION CTRNashvilleTN$764k1
MILITARY RELIGIOUS FREEDOM FOUNDATION INCAlbuquerqueNM$763k1
SUR LEGAL COLLABORATIVE INCDecaturGA$763k1
OKLAHOMA APPLESEED CENTER FOR LAW AND JUSTICE INCTulsaOK$763k0
JASPER COUNTY CASAJoplinMO$762k0
Immigration Project IncBerkeleyCA$760k0
Kern Law Enforcement AssociationBakersfieldCA$760k1
ADVOCATES FOR FAITH AND FREEDOMMurrietaCA$760k1
GONZALES REGIONAL CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER INCGonzalesTX$759k0
AmericanWitness IncWashingtonDC$758k1
MORGAN COUNTY CHILD ADVOCACY CENTERDecaturAL$755k1
ST CLAIR COUNTY CHILD ABUSENEGLECT COUPort HuronMI$755k0
COASTAL CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER INCSavannahGA$754k1
SOUTHWEST INDIGENOUS WOMEN'S COALITIONMesaAZ$754k1
SAFE STREETS CAMPAIGNTacomaWA$753k1
ENOUGH IS ENOUGHMount PleasantSC$752k2
Maine Prisoner Re-Entry Network IncLewistonME$751k1
Child Medical Collaborative IncSylvaNC$751k1
PAROLE JUSTICE WORKSSherman OaksCA$750k1
CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY ALLIANCE INCLas VegasNV$750k1
SAN DIEGO POLICE SWAT OFFICERS ASSOCSan DiegoCA$749k0
Houston Bar Association Alternative Dispute Resolution Center IncHoustonTX$747k1
WOMEN'S BAR FOUNDATION OF MASSACHUSETTSBostonMA$746k1
KY ACCESS TO JUSTICE COMMISSION INCFrankfortKY$745k1
GUARDIAN GROUPBendOR$745k3
HOPE MOBILIZATION INCLowellMA$744k0
ARTS AND BUSINESS COUNCIL OF GREATER NASHVILLE INCNashvilleTN$744k1
UTAH SHERIFF'S ASSOCIATION INSanta ClaraUT$743k2
THE WOMAN'S OPPORTUNITY REHABILITATION CENTER INCHempsteadNY$742k1
Taylor County Collaborative Family Resource Network IncGraftonWV$741k1
EMPIRE MOCK TRIAL ASSOCIATIONWashingtonDC$740k1
PENINSULA DISPUTE RESOLUTION CENTERPort AngelesWA$740k0
Texas Fair Defense ProjectAustinTX$740k3
Bexar County Family Justice Center FoundationSan AntonioTX$739k0
OKLAHOMA ALTERNATIVE RESOURCESTulsaOK$738k0
HUTCHINSON COUNTY CRISIS CENTER INCBorgerTX$738k1
Great Rivers Environmental Law CenterSaint LouisMO$738k1
UNITED CHRISTIAN ADVOCACY NETWORK INCJamestownNY$737k1
LOWCOUNTRY LEGAL VOLUNTEERSBlufftonSC$737k1
CITIZEN ACTION DEFENSE FUNDOlympiaWA$737k1
FORSYTH JAIL AND PRISON MINISTRIESWinston SalemNC$736k0
Child Abuse Reporting and Enforcement Center of Southwest VaRichlandsVA$736k2