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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 4 of 124

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
THE LEGAL AID SOCIETY OF NORTHEASTERN NEW YORK INCAlbanyNY$17M7
CZ MASTER ASSOCIATION C/O SEABREEZEAliso ViejoCA$16.9M0
THE CHALDEAN COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONSterling HeightsMI$16.8M1
MASSACHUSETTS SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO CHILDRENLexingtonMA$16.7M8
Homeward Bound IncDallasTX$16.6M1
AMERICAN BAR ENDOWMENTChicagoIL$16.6M2
ST JUDE'S RANCH FOR CHILDREN NEVADA REGION INCBoulder CityNV$16.6M2
BONA VISTA PROGRAMS INCKokomoIN$16.6M3
BRIDGES TO CHANGE INCPortlandOR$16.6M4
NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATIONJersey CityNJ$16.4M7
SOCIAL SCIENCE SERVICES INCBloomingtonCA$16.4M5
COLUMBIA LEGAL SERVICESSeattleWA$16.3M6
RS EDENMinneapolisMN$15.9M7
Iowa Legal AidDes MoinesIA$15.8M5
WILKINSON COUNTY INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITYWoodvilleMS$15.8M5
ATLANTA LEGAL AID SOCIETY INCAtlantaGA$15.6M6
RENEWAL INCPittsburghPA$15.6M8
COMMUNITY LEGAL AID SOCALSanta AnaCA$15.5M6
PRISON FELLOWSHIP INTERNATIONALWashingtonDC$15.2M9
CHILDREN'S LAW CENTER INCWashingtonDC$15.1M8
SOUTH COASTAL COUNTIES LEGAL SERVICES INCFall RiverMA$15M7
OREGON LAW CENTERPortlandOR$14.7M9
LEGAL AID SERVICES OF OREGONPortlandOR$14.6M7
CONNECTICUT LEGAL SERVICES INCMiddletownCT$14.6M8
COMMUNITY SPECIALISTS CORPORATIONPittsburghPA$14.4M0
CENTRAL CALIFORNIA LEGAL SERVICES INCFresnoCA$14.4M6
EL CENTRO DE CORAZONHoustonTX$14.3M9
AMERICAN LAW INSTITUTEPhiladelphiaPA$14.3M8
BAKER COUNTY CORRECTIONS MANAGEMENT CORPORATIONMacclennyFL$14.2M0
FAMILY JUSTICE CENTER OF WASHINGTON COUNTYBeavertonOR$14.2M1
NORTHSIDE ACHIEVEMENT ZONEMinneapolisMN$14.1M10
GEORGIA BAR FOUNDATION INCAtlantaGA$14.1M1
INDIANA BAR FOUNDATIONIndianapolisIN$14.1M3
LEGAL SERVICES OF EASTERN MISSOURI INCSt LouisMO$14M7
MIDPENN LEGAL SERVICESHarrisburgPA$14M5
THE CAMPAIGN LEGAL CENTER INCWashingtonDC$13.9M7
South Carolina Legal ServicesGreenvilleSC$13.8M8
Helpline Youth Counseling IncWhittierCA$13.7M5
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JUVENILE & FAMILY COURT JUDGESRenoNV$13.7M7
CAPITAL AREA IMMIGRANTS' RIGHTS COALITIONWashingtonDC$13.6M6
Utah County Public Defender AssociationProvoUT$13.6M5
WEST SIDE JUSTICE CENTER INCChicagoIL$13.4M2
FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER OF SOUTH FLORIDA INCMiamiFL$13.4M4
Legal Aid at WorkSan FranciscoCA$13.3M11
METROPOLITAN ORGANIZATION COUNTERING SEXUAL ASSAULTKansas CityMO$13.3M6
LEGAL AID SOCIETY OF MID-NEW YORK INCUticaNY$13.3M7
ATTIC CORRECTIONAL SERVICES INCMadisonWI$13.2M5
CENTER FOR APPELLATE LITIGATION INCNew YorkNY$13.2M10
Legal Aid of Western MissouriKansas CityMO$13.1M5
NEW MEXICO LEGAL AID INCAlbuquerqueNM$13.1M7