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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 49 of 124

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
St Michaels High School FoundationSanta FeNM$494k0
THE SPECTOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE TRAINING NETWORK INCManchesterCT$494k2
CAPITAL AREA FAMILY JUSTICE CENTER INCBaton RougeLA$494k1
EMMA'S HOUSE BITTERROOT VALLEY - CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTERHamiltonMT$493k1
THE EQUAL VOTING RIGHTS INSTITUTEDallasTX$491k1
Two LifestylesPalmdaleCA$490k0
NEW LIGHT COMMUNITY RESOURCE FOUNDATIONLexingtonSC$489k2
Step Up To JusticeTucsonAZ$489k1
UNIVERSITY STUDENT LEGAL SERVICES C/O PAMARAH GERACE ATTY NCSURaleighNC$488k1
CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER OF THE LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN JUDICIAL CIRCUITFort OglethorpeGA$488k1
NORTHEAST COALITION OF NEIGHBORHOODSPortlandOR$488k2
YOUTH SERVICES BUREAU OF HUNTINGTON COUNTY INCHuntingtonIN$488k1
TROOPER ISLAND INCLawrenceburgKY$487k0
MAGDALENE HOUSE OF AUSTINAustinTX$487k1
FIRST LEGAL CLINICEverettWA$487k0
Innocence Delaware IncWilmingtonDE$486k2
4DWN Project IncDallasTX$486k0
Ruthless KindnessSebastopolCA$486k2
Court Appointed Special Advocates of Del Norte CountyCrescent CityCA$486k0
FLORIDA FOUNDATION FOR CORRECTIONAL EXCELLENCE INCTallahasseeFL$485k2
RIGHTS & DEMOCRACY EDUCATION FUND INCBurlingtonVT$485k1
EAST BATON ROUGE TRUANCY ASSESSMENT INCBaton RougeLA$484k1
SAVING ORPHANS THROUGH HEALTHCARE AND OUTREACH INCIndianapolisIN$484k0
WHY'D YOU STOP MELong BeachCA$483k1
REDEMPTION EARNED INCHooverAL$483k0
Initiate Justice ActionSacramentoCA$483k4
BRIDGE OF HOPE CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER INCNorth PlatteNE$482k0
NEW BEGINNINGS REENTRY SERVICES INCRoxburyMA$482k1
MIDWEST NATIVE COALITION FOR JUSTICE AND PEACE INCHoltonKS$482k1
COMMUNITY IMMIGRATION LAW CENTERMadisonWI$482k0
HOPE FOUNDATION REENTRY NETWORK INCWashingtonDC$481k1
LAKESHORE CHILDRENS ADVOCACY CENTERManisteeMI$481k0
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY BAR FOUNDATIONTampaFL$481k0
CENTER FOR COMMUNITY JUSTICE INCElkhartIN$480k1
SOFTWARE FREEDOM LAW CENTER INCNew YorkNY$478k1
HOPE FOR HER FLORIDA INCBrandonFL$478k1
Keeping Identities Safe IncWashingtonDC$476k2
LYSOA INCLynnMA$476k0
KILOMETRO 0 INCSan JuanPR$476k0
MARION WINSTON COURT SERVICESWinfieldAL$475k1
ACCORD A CENTER FOR DISPUTE RESOLUTION INCBinghamtonNY$474k1
BIRMINGHAM VOLUNTEER LAWYERS PROGRAM INCBirminghamAL$474k0
BROTHER CARL HARDRICK INSTITUTE FOR VIOLENCE PREVENTION INCHartfordCT$474k1
BROTHERHOOD FOR THE FALLENChicagoIL$473k0
THE IF PROJECTSeattleWA$473k1
CALVARY COMMUNITY OUTREACH NETWORKKansas CityMO$472k1
LIVING WITH CONVICTIONSeattleWA$472k1
Prevent Child Abuse Gordon County IncCalhounGA$472k1
Steen Mountain DefendersBurnsOR$472k6
NEW HAMPSHIRE TROOPERS ASSOCIATION INCConcordNH$471k0