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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 52 of 124

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
ALL OF US OR NONE ACTION NETWORKOaklandCA$426k0
CONNECTICUT COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES INCNew HavenCT$426k1
New York State Chaplain Group IncNew YorkNY$426k0
Justice MinistriesCloverSC$426k4
LEXISNEXIS RULE OF LAW FOUNDATIONWashingtonDC$425k1
ARIZONA PUBLIC DEFENDER ASSOCIATIONScottdsdaleAZ$425k0
THE BRIDGE MINISTRY CENTERZeelandMI$425k1
ARIZONA SENIOR CITIZENS LAW PROJECTPhoenixAZ$425k1
THE LIBERTY INITIATIVE INCFayettevilleAR$425k1
PRIDE ROCChicagoIL$424k0
FIND THE CHILDRENSanta MonicaCA$424k1
ERIE COUNTY BAR FOUNDATION INCBuffaloNY$424k1
FAIR FIGHT INITIATIVE INCNew OrleansLA$424k0
Carey Center for JusticeChicagoIL$423k0
PAINT LOVE INCDecaturGA$423k1
TENNESSEE RECOVERY FOUNDATIONNashvilleTN$422k0
WEED & SEED HAWAII INCEwa BeachHI$422k2
COUNCIL ON REGIONAL ECONOMIC EXPANSION & EDUCATIONAL DEV CORPEl PasoTX$420k3
NORTHWEST MEDIATION CENTERSpokaneWA$420k1
Just A Clean House IncDurhamNC$420k6
GALLIA COUNTY DEFENSE ATTORNEY CORPGallipolisOH$420k3
San Jose Police FoundationSan JoseCA$419k1
ASHLEYS PLACE-SUMNER CHILD ADVOCACYGallatinTN$419k0
SOUTHEAST SOCCER CLUBPortlandOR$418k0
BATON ROUGE BAR FOUNDATIONBaton RougeLA$418k0
POLICE AND KIDS FOUNDATION INCPinellas ParkFL$418k1
OREGON DISTRICT ATTORNEYS ASSOCIATION INCLake OswegoOR$418k0
CASA OF SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY INCBowling GreenKY$417k0
INNER BANKS LEGAL SERVICESWashingtonNC$417k1
Parent Aid - Child Abuse Prevention CenterTucsonAZ$417k1
ATWOOD ELDER HOUSING INCWorcesterMA$417k2
STOP THE TRAFFIK USA INCAtlantaGA$416k0
STRATEGIES TO OVERCOME OBSTACLES AND AVOID RECIDIVISMBellevilleMI$416k1
A LEGACY OF EQUALITY LEADERSHIP AND ORGANIZINGSeattleWA$416k1
BRANCH OF GOODNESS AGAPE REHABILITATION CENTERDallasTX$415k2
INNERFAITH PRISON MINISTRY INCLafayetteLA$415k0
JALA FOUNDATION INCJacksonvilleFL$415k0
FRIENDS OF THE HAMMOND LEGAL AID CLINICHammondIN$414k2
COLORADO BAR FOUNDATIONDenverCO$414k0
DISPUTE RESOLUTION CENTERSt PaulMN$414k3
Miracle of Innocence IncOverland ParkKS$414k5
Friends of Alameda County CASA IncSan LeandroCA$413k1
MEDIA VOICES FOR CHILDREN INCVineyard HavenMA$413k2
POLICE BENEVOLENT FOUNDATION INCAcworthGA$413k0
LEGAL EDUCATION ACCESS PIPELINE INCPasadenaCA$413k1
POLICE UNITY TOUR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA CHAPTER 13 INCBrentwoodCA$412k0
CHILD ABUSE & BEYOND INCBeaumontTX$411k1
IMPACT PERSONAL SAFETYSanta FeNM$411k1
WARRICK COUNTY CASA INCBoonvilleIN$411k1
NORTHWEST ROCKY MOUNTAIN CASASteamboat SpringsCO$411k0