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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 43 of 124

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
LIFEBUILDERS OF THE TREASURE COAST INCFort PierceFL$646k0
BLACK & BROWN WOMYN POWER COALITION INCEau ClaireWI$646k1
KENTUCKY RIVER CHILD ADVOCACY CENTEHazardKY$645k0
Set Free Monterey BayMontereyCA$645k1
Community Adolescent Rehabilitation Effort for Change IncOklahoma CityOK$645k0
OUR HOUSE INCGreenvilleMS$644k3
MARGO AND IRWIN WINKLER CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONLos AngelesCA$644k0
EXCHANGE CENTER FOR CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION INCDothanAL$643k0
EXCELLENCE AND ADVANCEMENT FOUNDATIONPflugervilleTX$643k0
8218 TRUCE CENTERSaint PaulMN$642k2
Police Association Of PrincewilliamWoodbridgeVA$642k0
The Decarceration CollectiveChicagoIL$641k2
COMPASSION PRISON PROJECTLos AngelesCA$641k2
Community of Hope IncorporatedGales FerryCT$640k3
Correctional Institutions Chaplaincy of Santa Clara County IncMilpitasCA$639k1
RAPE CRISIS INTERVENTION SERVICE DBA CARE HEALING CENTERWestminsterMD$638k2
Flatbush Shomrim Safety Patrol IncBrooklynNY$637k0
SMOKY MOUNTAIN DREAM CENTERKnoxvilleTN$636k1
EXODUSLIFELittle RockAR$636k1
ANTELOPE VALLEY BOOSTERS INCLancasterCA$636k0
COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES OF MIDDLESEX COUNTYEast BrunswickNJ$636k1
Cleveland County Abuse Prevention Council IncShelbyNC$634k1
BONAFIGLIA FOUNDATION INCSeneca FallsNY$634k1
CHOICES FOR FREEDOM INCStocktonCA$633k2
POLLY KLAAS FOUNDATIONPetalumaCA$633k3
PROJECT CHALLENGE NORTH CAROLINA INCSpruce PineNC$631k0
HIS PERFECT LOVE MINISTRIESMonroeNC$631k2
IM STILL STANDING COMMUNITY CORPORATIONJoppaMD$630k1
WHITE TOWER HOLDINGSGeorgetownTX$630k0
KITSAP LEGAL SERVICESBremertonWA$630k1
Legal LinkOaklandCA$630k2
FEDERAL BAR FOUNDATIONNew YorkNY$629k0
OPERATION OPEN ARMS INCLouisvilleKY$628k1
Childrens Advocacy Center For Child Abuse Assessment and TreatmentCovinaCA$628k2
CLEVELAND MEDIATION CENTERClevelandOH$627k2
METRO MOBILE COURT REFERRAL SERVICES INCMobileAL$627k0
Community Law Program IncSaint PetersburgFL$627k1
Illinois Valley Safe House AllianceCave JunctionOR$627k0
CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER OF SULLIVAN COUNTYBlountvilleTN$626k0
Prison and Neighborhood Arts-Education ProjectChicagoIL$626k1
END COMMUNITY VIOLENCE NOW INCWilmingtonDE$626k1
THE CARE CENTER OF INDIANA COUNTY INCIndianaPA$625k0
JACKSON CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVINGJacksonTN$622k1
CHILD WATCH COUNSELING AND ADVOCACY CENTER INCPaducahKY$622k0
SAFE HARBOR CHILD ADVOCACY CENTERFredricksburgVA$621k1
SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA LAW CENTERINCLake CharlesLA$621k2
TIMPANOGOS LEGAL CENTEROremUT$621k1
THE LIBERTY FUND INCNew YorkNY$620k3
CASA OF FORSYTH COUNTY INCCummingGA$618k1
International Homicide Investigators Assoc IncTampaFL$617k2