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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 42 of 124

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
Chicago Torture Justice CenterChicagoIL$675k0
Community Law Center IncBaltimoreMD$675k2
DISPUTE SETTLEMENT CENTER INCCarrboroNC$674k1
SAVE OUR YOUTH SOYCosta MesaCA$672k1
CASA OF BELL AND CORYELL COUNTIESBeltonTX$672k0
MISSISSIPPI WORKERS CENTER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS INCGreenvilleMS$672k2
Oklahoma Institute for Child AdvocacyOklahoma CityOK$672k10
Atlantic Center for Capital Representation IncPhiladelphiaPA$672k1
GATEKEEPERS CORPORATIONHagerstownMD$672k2
Minnesota Youth Intervention Programs AssociationHam LakeMN$672k1
WAYNE PRETRIAL SERVICE INCNewarkNY$671k1
KIRANRaleighNC$670k1
PEACE AND JUSTICE INSTITUTE INCWinter ParkFL$670k1
UNITY FAMILY COMMUNITY CENTER INCWillistonFL$668k1
Witness to InnocencePhiladelphiaPA$665k5
FAMILIES IN PARTNERSHIP INCLibbyMT$665k1
Iowa Legal Aid FoundationDes MoinesIA$665k2
CASA of Johnson County IncCleburneTX$664k1
DAUPHIN COUNTY PRETRIAL SERVICESHarrisburgPA$664k1
23rd District Judicial AdvocatesAshland CityTN$663k0
COMMUNITY LEGAL SERVICESSan FranciscoCA$663k1
PRISON BOOK PROGRAMQuincyMA$662k0
CITRUS COUNTY CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CLecantoFL$659k0
REDWOOD MINISTRIESDes MoinesWA$659k5
ATHENS-CLARKE POLICE FOUNDATION INCAthensGA$658k0
Next Step Recovery IncAshevilleNC$658k0
KANSAS SHERIFFS ASSOCIATIONPittsburgKS$658k0
Northeast Arkansas Children's Advocacy Center IncJonesboroAR$657k0
HELPAGE USA INCWashingtonDC$657k1
CASA OF THE FOX CITIES INCAppletonWI$657k1
Committee For JusticeWashingtonDC$655k0
DUPAGE LEGAL AID FOUNDATIONWheatonIL$655k0
Center For Justice And Human DignityTempeAZ$654k1
DISPUTE RESOLUTION CENTERS OF MICHIGAN INCAnn ArborMI$654k1
CHILD ADVOCATE NETWORK INCAvondale EstatesGA$654k1
RESILIENCE EDUCATIONCharlottesvilleVA$653k1
NEW PHILADELPHIA CITY SCHOOLS QUAKER FOUNDATION INCNew PhiladelphiaOH$653k1
OHIO BIRD SANCTUARY INCMansfieldOH$651k1
Southwest Iowa FoundationOmahaNE$651k1
FAMILY INTERVENTION CENTER INCWaterburyCT$650k1
NEBRASKA STATE BAR FOUNDATIONLincolnNE$650k0
Access the LawEugeneOR$650k1
Adams ProjectClevelandOH$650k1
ARIZONA LAW ENFORCEMENT AIR SUPPORTHerefordAZ$650k0
GREATER RICHMOND BAR FOUNDATIONRichmondVA$649k1
California Youth Defender Center IncLos AngelesCA$649k1
SAFE PASSAGE YOUTH FOUNDATIONThousand OaksCA$649k0
IMMANUEL HOUSING INCEl Dorado HillsCA$648k1
VOLUNTEER UP LEGAL CLINICCamdenNJ$648k1
Ark of the City IncorporatedHollywoodFL$646k0