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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 51 of 124

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
CASA AT WOODLAWN INCDanvilleKY$449k0
SIRE FOUNDATIONNew YorkNY$449k0
The 100 Club of Central TexasAustinTX$447k1
LAKEWOOD SHOMRIM INCLakewoodNJ$447k0
EDER FAMILY FOUNDATION INCWest HavenCT$447k0
NYC Together IncBrooklynNY$446k0
CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER OF MARSHALL COUNTY ALABAMA INCGuntersvilleAL$446k0
COMMUNITY RECOVERY ALLIANCE INCPetoskeyMI$445k1
Mill Creek Senior Housing CorpBattle CreekMI$445k1
Trinity Restoration MinistriesDallasTX$444k2
THE BUCK SQUAD CENTRAL VIRGINIA VIOLENCE INTERRUPTERSCharlottesvilleVA$444k1
TRINITY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND EMPOWERMENT GROUP INCJamaicaNY$444k0
HELPING HEARTSEnterpriseOR$444k0
Open Hands Legal Services IncNew YorkNY$443k2
FLORIDA STATE LODGE FOP MEMORIAL FOUNDATION INCTallahasseeFL$443k0
ARIZONA GANG INVESTIGATORS ASSOCIATION INCQueen CreekAZ$443k0
Three Sisters GardensVirginia CityNV$442k1
CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION SERVICES OF TUSCALOOSA INCNorthportAL$441k0
PEACEMAKER RESOURCESBemidjiMN$441k2
CHILDRENS ADVOCACY CENTER OF EAST CENTRAL ILLINOISCharlestonIL$440k1
Khirbet QeiyafaLivoniaMI$440k2
SEXUAL ASSAULT SUPPORT CENTER INCColumbusGA$439k1
Tree Top Child Advocacy CenterFriscoCO$439k1
CASA OF THE HEARTLANDElizabethtownKY$439k2
VOICES FOR CHILDREN INCEllicott CityMD$438k1
Annapolis Immigration Justice Network IncAnnapolisMD$437k2
Choosing Justice InitiativeNashvilleTN$437k1
FRINGE INDUSTRIESTrentonOH$436k2
Exchange Club Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse of IredellStatesvilleNC$436k1
RAPPAHANNOCK COUNCIL AGAINST SEXUAL ASSAULTFredericksburgVA$435k1
Women's Bar Association FoundationAlexandriaVA$434k0
SHEPHERDS FOLD INCBirminghamAL$434k0
NEW HORIZONS LIFE AND FAMILY SERVICRockinghamNC$434k0
TULSA ADVOCATES FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDRENTulsaOK$434k0
ROCKAWAY CITIZENS SAFETY PATROL INCCedarhurstNY$433k0
Exchange Club Family Skills Center Jefferson CountyBirminghamAL$433k1
DOWNTOWN MANAGEMENT CORP OF SANTA CRUZSanta CruzCA$433k0
IMPERIAL COUNTY CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION COUNCILEl CentroCA$431k1
ATLANTA BAR FOUNDATION INCAtlantaGA$430k1
AMY SCHULZ CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER INCMount VernonIL$430k0
Domestic Violence Services Network IncConcordMA$429k6
RUSSELL COUNTY CHILD ADVOCACY CTRPhenix CityAL$429k1
CHILDREN'S LAW CENTER OF NEW HAMPSHIREPortsmouthNH$429k0
RESTORE 180HanfordCA$429k1
MEXICAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF LOS ANGELES COUNTYLos AngelesCA$428k0
I DREAM A WORLD FOUNDATION INC C/O SUZANNE LEHMANNNew YorkNY$428k0
RIGHT TRACK FOUNDATION OF KANSASEllsworthKS$428k0
METRO EAST EVERY SURVIVOR COUNTSWood RiverIL$427k0
VACAVILLE POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION INCVacavilleCA$427k0
OPERATION SANDCASTLE INCJupiterFL$426k2