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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

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Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
CASA OF ST LANDRY-EVANGELINE INCOpelousasLA$563k0
MIDDLE GEORGIA ACCESS TO JUSTICE COUNCIL INCMaconGA$562k0
ACCESS TO LAW INCNorcrossGA$562k1
LEGAL WORKS INCClevelandOH$562k1
MOUNTAIN CIRCUIT CASA INCToccoaGA$561k1
Created Gainesville IncGainesvilleFL$561k1
YOUTH ODYSSEY INCCorpus ChristiTX$560k1
Alaska Childrens AllianceAnchorageAK$560k1
FREEDOM HILLS INCBerlinOH$559k0
MILES OF FREEDOMDallasTX$557k1
WAKE COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION INCRaleighNC$556k1
OUR WAVE INCRaleighNC$555k0
AMERICAN FREEDOM LAW CENTER INC DBA AFLC % CINDY PAGEPhoenixAZ$555k3
GIRLS ON THE RUN MICHIANAGrangerIN$555k1
CHICAGO ADVENTURE THERAPY NFPChicagoIL$554k0
TERREBONNE CHILDRENS ADVOCACY CENTERHoumaLA$552k0
ERIN MICHELE LEVITAS EDUCATION FOUNDATION INCPasadenaMD$552k1
JACKSON COUNTY COMMUNITY PUNISHMENT & CORRECTIONS INCScottsboroAL$551k1
PURELEGACEE INCBrooklynNY$551k0
MASONIC CHARITIES OF HAWAIIHonoluluHI$550k0
MEN AND WOMEN OF PURPOSERichmondCA$549k2
Tour De Force Bike Ride IncWashingtonvilleNY$549k0
COMMUNITY MEDIATION SERVICESVancouverWA$549k1
KEENE HOUSING KIDS COLLABORATIVEKeeneNH$549k1
THE WELDON PROJECTWest JordanUT$547k1
Oregon Alliance Action FoundationPortlandOR$547k0
Intl Academy of Collaborative ProfessionalsSanta RosaCA$546k1
SALINE COUNTY SAFE HAVEN INCBentonAR$545k0
SHERRY BLACK FOUNDATION FKA SHERRY BLACK EDUCATION FOUNDATIONSandyUT$544k2
RESTORING ANCESTRAL WINDS INCSandyUT$544k1
Restoration Generation IncSioux FallsSD$544k1
HARTFORD COMMUNITY RESORATIVE JUSTICE CENTER INCWhite River JunctionVT$542k1
Post-Conviction AdvocatesLong BeachCA$542k1
CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER OF AIKEN COUNTYAikenSC$542k0
ARTISTIC NOISE INCNew YorkNY$541k1
The Phoenix House Sexual Assault & Domestic Violence Resource CenterHobbsNM$541k1
ALCOHOL ABUSE DETERRENT PROGRAM INCFort WayneIN$541k0
HOPE FOR TOMORROW INCAuroraIL$540k4
CASA OF THE NORTHERN BLUEGRASS REGION INCCrestview HillsKY$540k1
Decarcerate Miami IncMiamiFL$539k0
PUBLIC DEFENDER CORPORATION FOR THE TWENTY SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUITKingwoodWV$539k0
Florence Savings Charitable Foundation IncFlorenceMA$537k0
Coastal Family PartnersMobileAL$536k1
COASTAL PLAIN CASA INCTiftonGA$536k1
MAINE PRISONER ADVOCACY COALITIONLisbonME$535k1
CAROLINA HUMAN REINVESTMENTGeorgetownSC$535k0
AMARA LEGAL CENTERWashingtonDC$535k2
COMMUNITY DISPUTE SETTLEMENT CENTER INCCambridgeMA$534k2
HOGAR DE NINOS REGAZO DE PAZ IAguadillaPR$534k0
GREATER WACO LEGAL SERVICESWacoTX$533k1