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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 40 of 124

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
CALIFORNIA POLICE ATHLETIC FEDERATIONSan DiegoCA$736k1
LEGAL AID OF MANASOTA INCSarasotaFL$736k1
ADVOCACY CENTER FOR CHILDREN OF GALVESTON COUNTYGalvestonTX$735k1
THREE RIVERS LAW CENTERLongviewWA$733k2
ECONOMIC JUSTICE INSTITUTE INCMadisonWI$733k1
JUSTICE AND ACCOUNTABILITY CENTER OF LOUISIANANew OrleansLA$732k1
EQUITY LEGAL SERVICES INCFairview HeightsIL$729k0
CENTRAL WEST END NEIGHBORHOOD SECURITY INITIATIVESt LouisMO$729k1
Tenth Circuit Public Guardian IncWinter HavenFL$728k3
THE TREE HOUSE INCWinderGA$727k0
FOOTHILLS CHILD ADVOCACY CENTERCharlottesvilleVA$727k0
CHULA VISTA POLICE FOUNDATIONChula VistaCA$727k0
NATIONAL LEGAL ADVOCACY NETWORK DBA GLOWChicagoIL$727k1
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF MISSOURISt LouisMO$726k3
ARIZONA LEGAL WOMEN AND YOUTH SERVICESPhoenixAZ$725k1
ORANGE COUNTY FAMILY JUSTICE CENTER FOUNDATIONAnaheimCA$725k1
Nassau County Bar Association Assigned Counsel Defender Plan IncMineolaNY$725k1
MEDIATION NETWORK OF NORTH CAROLINAReidsvilleNC$725k0
COUNTY CORRECTIONS GOSPEL MISSIONCoatesvillePA$725k1
COASTAL FAMILIES RELIEF NURSERYCoos BayOR$725k0
STREET SMART YOUTH PROJECT INCAtlantaGA$724k1
WADE KNOX CHILDRENS ADVOCACY CENTER INCLonokeAR$724k0
TWO FIVE THREE TWO CORP NFPChicagoIL$723k2
PHILADELPHIA POLICE FOUNDATIONPhiladelphiaPA$723k2
GEORGICA ASSOCIATIONEast HamptonNY$722k0
PARTAKERS INCAuburndaleMA$722k1
Amethyst Foundation LLCEppingNH$721k1
Elyssas Mission NFPNorthbrookIL$721k2
CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER OF MCHENRY CO INCCrystal LakeIL$720k1
BARRE COMMUNITY JUSTICE CENTER INCBarreVT$717k1
Response IncWoodstockVA$717k1
THE POSSIBILITY PROJECT INCNew YorkNY$717k0
QUEENS VOLUNTEER LAWYERS PROJECT INCJamaicaNY$716k1
Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Merced CountyMercedCA$715k1
SAN LUIS VALLEY IMMIGRANT RESOURCEAlamosaCO$713k1
PURPLE HEALTH FOUNDATION INCNew YorkNY$713k0
Puertas Abiertas IncGrand RapidsMI$713k1
Get On Your FeetAuroraCO$712k3
Third District Guardian Ad Litem ProgramCaldwellID$712k0
Los Angeles Innocence Project IncLos AngelesCA$711k3
Shelby County Children's Advocacy CenterColumbianaAL$710k0
Dispute Resolution Center of Grays Harbor and Pacific CountiesAberdeenWA$710k1
EDMONDSON TELFORD CENTER FOR CHILDREN IGainesvilleGA$710k0
CASA of Lea CountyHobbsNM$709k1
DISCIPLESHIP UNLIMITED INCTempleTX$708k3
ASSOCIATION FOR THE RECOVERY OF CHILDRENEstes ParkCO$708k0
PARENTS HELPING PARENTS - THE ROUNDTABLE OF SUPPORT INCWatertownMA$707k1
CALIFORNIA STATE SHERIFFS ASSN FOUNDSacramentoCA$707k2
LUZERNE COUNTY CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER INCWilkesbarrePA$706k1
CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND MERCY MINISTRIES OF OKLAHOMA INCOklahoma CityOK$706k1