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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 41 of 124

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
International Association of Human Trafficking Investigators IncClearwaterFL$706k1
LATIN AMERICAN LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATIONAL FUND INCTrentonNJ$705k1
SOUTHERN MOVEMENT COMMITTEENashvilleTN$705k1
Christian New Creation IncHoustonTX$704k1
CALLISTOSan FranciscoCA$703k3
COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES OF WALKER COUNTYHuntsvilleTX$702k1
MASSACHUSETTS ACADEMY OF TRIAL ATTORNEYSWoburnMA$702k2
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR CIVILIAN OVERSIGHT OF LAW ENFORCEMENTIndianapolisIN$702k1
ADAMS COUNTY CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTERGettysburgPA$702k1
Jacobs Ladder IncFort WashingtonMD$701k1
CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER OF HAMPSHIRE COUNTY INCNorthamptonMA$700k1
ASPEN-ABUSE SUPPORT & PREVENTION EDUCATION NETWORKLivingstonMT$700k1
WIPE EVERY TEAR INCBoiseID$698k1
COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES OF MONMOUTH COUNTY INCOakhurstNJ$697k1
THE CHILDRENS ADVOCACY CENTER OF PORTAGE COUNTY INCRavennaOH$697k0
CYBERCRIME SUPPORT NETWORKPhoenixAZ$696k2
COPELebanonMO$695k1
IONIA MONTCALM SECURE & FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT CHILD ADVOCACY CENTERFenwickMI$694k1
Austin Community Law CenterAustinTX$693k0
PROJECT NEW START INCWilmingtonDE$692k1
SOUTHEAST UPLIFT NEIGHBORHOOD PROGRAM INCPortlandOR$692k1
LAWYERS CLEARINGHOUSE ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS INCBostonMA$692k1
NATIONAL POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY PROJECT INCKansas CityKS$690k2
1ST STEP MALE DIVERSION PROGRAM INCTulsaOK$690k2
HOUSING AND DEVELOPMENT LAW INSTITUTEWashingtonDC$688k1
After InnocenceOaklandCA$688k1
AYA HOUSE INCKannapolisNC$688k1
SOUTH DAKOTA BAR FOUNDATIONPierreSD$688k0
Northern MI Mobile Child Advocacy CenterHarrisonMI$687k1
MARYLAND CHILDREN'S ALLIANCE INCBaltimoreMD$686k1
CENTER FOR ELECTION CONFIDENCE INCArlingtonVA$685k0
ONE BY ONE MINISTRIESMemphisTN$684k0
Legal Services for Crime Victims in ArizonaSun CityAZ$684k1
YOUTH LIFE SUPPORT NETWORK INCAlbanyNY$683k0
FIRST NATIONS WOMENS ALLIANCEDevils LakeND$683k1
SANTA FE DREAMERS PROJECTSanta FeNM$683k2
ACTIONSTEPS COUNSELING INCTulsaOK$683k1
SAGE LEGAL CENTERPortlandOR$682k2
PUBLIC DEFENDER CORP FOR THE 30TH JUDICIAL CIRCUITWilliamsonWV$682k0
COMMUNITY CHAPLAINCY CORP OF ELKHART COUGoshenIN$682k0
KANSAS BAR FOUNDATIONTopekaKS$681k1
James M Barrie Center for ChildrenGadsdenAL$681k1
EMPOWERING WOMEN OUT OF PRISON INCHoustonTX$681k1
Court Appointed Special Advocates of Stanislaus CountyModestoCA$681k0
MONONGALIA COUNTY CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER INCMorgantownWV$680k1
SHEPHERD'S LIGHTHOUSE INCBelleviewFL$679k1
Florences Comfort House IncAustinTX$677k0
CLEVELAND METROPOLITAN BAR FOUNDATIONClevelandOH$677k2
THE FRATERNAL ORDER OF THE UMBRELLA INCStamfordCT$677k0
PRISON OF PEACECalabasasCA$676k1