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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 5 of 124

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
CENTRAL JERSEY LEGAL SERVICES INCNew BrunswickNJ$13M7
Legal Services of Greater Miami IncMiamiFL$12.9M5
MAINE CHILDREN'S TRUSTAugustaME$12.9M1
BRADY CENTER TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCEWashingtonDC$12.9M11
NORTHEAST LEGAL AID INCLawrenceMA$12.9M5
CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTERS OF NORTH CAROLINA INCGrahamNC$12.8M2
TEXAS MUNICIPAL POLICE ASSOCIATIONAustinTX$12.8M8
CALIFORNIA APPELLATE PROJECTSan FranciscoCA$12.6M8
LEGAL SERVICES ALABAMA INCMontgomeryAL$12.6M0
NAMATI INCWashingtonDC$12.6M10
HOME START INCSan DiegoCA$12.5M3
COMMUNITY LEGAL AID SOCIETY INCWilmingtonDE$12.5M7
Institute for Nonviolence ChicagoChicagoIL$12.2M4
LOUISVILLE & JEFFERSON COUNTY PUBLIC DEFENDER CORPORATIONLouisvilleKY$12.2M1
ACADIANA LEGAL SERVICE CORPORATIONLafayetteLA$12.1M6
DISMAS HOUSE OF ST LOUISSt LouisMO$12.1M13
COMMUNITY LEGAL AID SERVICESAkronOH$12M2
SEE FOREVER FOUNDATIONWashingtonDC$12M9
BRIDGEWAY SERVICES INCSouthgateMI$11.9M2
THOMAS MORE SOCIETYChicagoIL$11.9M6
ASIAN AMERICAN COALITION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES INCNew YorkNY$11.9M2
LAWYERS FOR CHILDREN INCNew YorkNY$11.9M7
POLICE EXECUTIVE RESEARCH FORUMWashingtonDC$11.8M7
FBI-LEEDA INCMalvernPA$11.8M4
LEGAL AID OF NEBRASKAOmahaNE$11.8M3
PUBLIC JUSTICE FOUNDATIONWashingtonDC$11.7M9
CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION COUNCIL OF SACRAMENTONorth HighlandsCA$11.6M5
REGIONAL ORGANIZED CRIME INFORMATION CENTERNashvilleTN$11.6M2
THE HOUSING COLLECTIVE INCBridgeportCT$11.6M3
JASPER MOUNTAINJasperOR$11.5M7
EMPIRE JUSTICE CENTERRochesterNY$11.4M7
Children's Assessment Center FoundationHoustonTX$11.4M2
ASSURED FAMILY SERVICES FKA JUVENILE ASSESSMENT CENTERDeroitMI$11.2M4
FULL EMPLOYMENT COUNCIL INCKansas CityMO$11.2M3
WISCONSIN TRUST ACCOUNT FOUNDATION INCMadisonWI$11.1M2
COMMUNITY LEGAL SERVICESPhoenixAZ$11.1M8
LONE STAR DEFENDERS OFFICELubbockTX$11M2
The Children's Law CenterBrooklynNY$11M6
VERMONT LEGAL AID INCBurlingtonVT$11M5
KALAMAZOO PROBATION ENHANCEMENT PROGRAMKalamazooMI$11M5
WAYNE COUNTY NEIGHBORHOOD LEGAL SERVICESDetroitMI$10.9M1
Philadelphia Legal Assistance Center IncPhiladelphiaPA$10.9M7
Advocates for Children of New YorkNew YorkNY$10.9M6
EXODUS TRANSITIONAL COMMUNITY INCNew YorkNY$10.9M8
ATLANTA DOWNTOWN IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT INCAtlantaGA$10.8M0
COLLABORATIVE SOLUTIONS FOR COMMUNITIESWashingtonDC$10.8M5
Texas Bar FoundationAustinTX$10.8M1
Western Resource AdvocatesBoulderCO$10.8M10
MEN OF VALORNashvilleTN$10.7M5
JOIN FREEWORLD INCAustinTX$10.7M7