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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 48 of 124

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
CONFLICT RESOLUTION CENTER OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY INCBethesdaMD$512k1
RESOLVE CENTER FOR DISPUTE RESOLUTION & RESTORATIVE JUSTICEMedfordOR$512k0
ARKANSAS PAWS IN PRISON FOUNDATIONNorth Little RockAR$511k1
PATHWAYS KITCHENHermitageTN$511k1
CHICAGO COMMUNITY BOND FUNDChicagoIL$511k2
WAVE EDUCATIONAL FUND INCMilwaukeeWI$511k2
COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATESGrand JunctionCO$510k1
DEFENSE ATTORNEYS FOR BALANCED CRIMINSalt Lake CityUT$510k0
North Carolina Institute Against Human TraffickingGastoniaNC$510k2
CHILDRENZ HAVENLivingstonTX$510k1
LEGAL ASSISTANCE OF DAKOTA COUNTY LTDApple ValleyMN$509k1
DUPAGE COUNTY AREA PROJECT INCBolingbrookIL$509k1
31-8 PROJECTBismarckND$509k1
Environmental Defender Law CenterPort TownsendWA$509k2
INDIAN LEGAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMDuluthMN$509k1
Citizens for a Safe and Secure Raleigh IncRaleighNC$509k0
Student Legal ServicesChapel HillNC$508k1
Shepherds Fold Village IncHarvestAL$507k0
ACADEMY OF HOPE GLOBALCollege ParkGA$507k0
WALLO267 FOUNDATION INCBala CynwydPA$505k1
South Alabama Volunteer Lawyers ProgramMobileAL$505k1
Colorado Lawyers CommitteeDenverCO$504k1
PORTLAND LODGE NO 1310 LOYAL ORDER OF MOOSEScarboroughME$503k1
Teen Court IncLawtonOK$503k0
Vermonters for Criminal Justice ReformBurlingtonVT$503k1
FIRST CIRCUIT CASAMitchellSD$502k1
FREEDOM EDUCATION PROJECT PUGET SOUNDSeattleWA$502k2
THE INNOCENT INCRathdrumID$501k4
KIDS INC CHILD ADVOCACY CENTERAlamogordoNM$501k1
TRI COUNTY CHILDRENS ADVOCACY CENTDadevilleAL$500k0
CALL OF MENTAL HEALINGLong BeachCA$500k2
EMERALD TREES FOUNDATIONHarrison TownshipMI$500k0
YOUTH GARDEN PROJECTMoabUT$499k1
Northwest Community Bail FundSeattleWA$499k3
FISCAL ALLIANCE FOUNDATION INCBostonMA$499k0
The Childrens Advocacy CenterCentreAL$498k1
The Institute for Mediation & Conflict ResolutionBronxNY$498k0
BERKELEY POLICE ASSOCIATIONBerkeleyCA$498k0
THE INNER TRUTH PROJECT INCPort Saint LucieFL$498k2
GARDEN STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ASSOCIATION INCTennentNJ$497k0
MASSACHUSETTS ASSOCIATION OF MINORITY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERSDorchesterMA$497k0
ALDEA - THE PEOPLES JUSTICE CENTERReadingPA$496k0
OPERATION SAFE SHIELD INCCollege StationTX$496k0
FRANKLIN COUNTY COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS INCRussellvilleAL$495k0
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF AUTO THEFT INVESTIGATORSWestminsterMD$494k2
CASA OF DEEP EAST TEXAS INCNacogdochesTX$494k0
CLEAN SLATE UTAHSalt Lake CityUT$494k1
MISSING PIECES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONEvansvilleIN$494k1
GWS REAL ESTATEDallasTX$494k1
TRI-AGENCY INTERVENTION INCLiberalKS$494k4