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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 44 of 124

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
BAR FOUNDATION OF HARFORD CO MD INCBel AirMD$617k2
WE OPPOSE VIOLENCE EVERYWHERE NOW INCNew YorkNY$617k1
THE CENTER FOR ALEXANDRIA'S CHILDRENAlexandriaVA$615k1
Legal Aid Society of Evansville IncEvansvilleIN$615k1
INNER CITY INNOVATORS INCWest Palm BeachFL$614k1
Florida Immigration Law and Justice Center IncGothaFL$614k1
CHILDREN'S GUARDIAN FUNDSarasotaFL$614k1
AMERICAN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY ON THE ABUSE OF CHILDREN INCNew YorkNY$613k1
TRIAD LEGAL GROUP INCGreensboroNC$612k0
NH School Funding Fairness ProjectConcordNH$611k1
CHILDREN'S TRUST INCBostonMA$611k0
CENTER FOR VICTIM AND HUMAN RIGHTSIndianapolisIN$611k1
Straight Talk Support GroupDurhamNC$611k1
FREEDOM MOVEMENT INCOrangeCA$611k0
HEADS-UP GUIDANCE SERVICES INCSavannahGA$611k0
Sylvia Rivera Law Project IncNew YorkNY$610k4
AMERICA SCORESNew YorkNY$609k0
HOPE HAVEN OF HANCOCK COUNTY INCBay St LouisMS$608k2
GREAT LAKES ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTEDetroitMI$607k0
ALABAMA CENTER FOR DISPUTE RESOLUTION INCPrattvilleAL$607k1
PUEBLO CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER INCPuebloCO$607k0
CITIZENS FOR JUVENILE JUSTICE INCBostonMA$606k1
New Dawn Social ServicesBartlettTN$606k4
RESTORATION OUTREACH PROGRAMSAuroraCO$606k1
MOTHERLY INTERCESSIONFlintMI$606k0
NONPROFIT LEGAL SERVICES OF UTAHSalt Lake CityUT$605k2
FOUNDATION II OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF TRIAL LAWYERS INCNewport BeachCA$604k1
FIRST HELP INCWorcesterMA$604k1
SHELTON-MONROE SWIM TEAM INCSheltonCT$604k0
FRIENDS OF THE RIVERSIDE COUNTY FAMILY JUSTICE CENTERRiversideCA$603k0
CRIMESTOPPERS 215STOP INCMontgomeryAL$603k1
NOT ABANDONEDKirklandWA$603k1
BLACK AND MISSING FOUNDATIONHyattsvilleMD$603k2
THE CRAWFORD CHILD ADVOCACY CENTERFort CollinsCO$602k1
ELIJAH NETWORK FAMILY AND COMMUNITY ALLIANCE INCMiamiFL$601k3
ABUSE RECOVERY MINISTRY & SERVICESHillsboroOR$601k1
LOOK2JUSTICETacomaWA$601k2
EAGLES UNLIMITED INCAlbuquerqueNM$601k1
CHERRY STREET SERVICES FOUNDATIONGrand RapidsMI$600k2
VALLEY CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTERStauntonVA$598k1
URBANPROMISE HONDURAS INCNashvilleTN$597k1
MONTANA INNOCENCE PROJECTMissoulaMT$596k1
CO-COUNSEL NYC INCNew YorkNY$595k2
BROTHERS IN BLUE REENTRY INCLansingKS$595k0
Second Growth IncHanoverNH$595k1
INNOCENT JUSTICE FOUNDATIONEncinitasCA$594k1
Turnkey Development Institute Urban Family Development CenterColumbusOH$594k1
INDIANAPOLIS BAR FOUNDATION INCIndianapolisIN$593k1
UNION COUNTY CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERSMarysvilleOH$591k0
PUBLIC DEFENDER CORPORATION SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUITMoundsvilleWV$591k0