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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 53 of 124

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
SAVING GRACE MIN OF ROCHESTER INCRochesterNY$410k1
RESTORATIVE JUSTICE INSTITUTE OF MAINESouth PortlandME$410k1
MINISTRY AND MORE INCBloomingtonIL$410k0
Volunteer Lawyer Program of Northeast Indiana IncFort WayneIN$410k1
KUIKAHI MEDIATION CENTER INCHiloHI$409k1
DELAWARE ALLIANCE AGAINST SEXUAL VIOLENCE INCWilmingtonDE$409k1
SANILAC AREA VIOLENCE ELIMINATION COUNCILSanduskyMI$408k0
VOICES FOR CHILDREN OF BROWARD COUNTYFort LauderdaleFL$408k1
GLOBAL ADVERTISING LAWYERS ALLIANCE INC C/O JEFFREY GREENBAUM FRANKFURT KURNITNew YorkNY$407k1
WISCONSIN EQUAL JUSTICE FUND INCMadisonWI$406k1
MURRIETA POLICE OFFICERS ASSOC WIDOWS AND ORPHANS FUNDMurrietaCA$406k0
LEGAL ASSISTANCE CENTERGrand RapidsMI$406k1
BOOKS OVER BALLSChicagoIL$405k5
OAKS OF RIGHTEOUSNESSHumbleTX$405k0
Alaska Bar FoundationAnchorageAK$405k0
NORWALK HIGH SCHOOL ATHELTIC BOOSTENorwalkOH$405k0
Kids Free to GrowKennebunkME$404k1
Central Alabama Regional Child Advocacy CenterSelmaAL$404k0
Triad Restorative JusticeWinston SalemNC$403k2
CHILDRENS ALLIANCE OF MONTANABillingsMT$403k1
KUKUI CHILDREN'S FOUNDATIONHonoluluHI$403k1
ADDISON COUNTY COURT DIVERSION AND COMMUNITY JUSTICE PROJECTS INCMiddleburyVT$403k1
CHILDREN'S SAFE HARBOR INCRockfordIL$402k0
MORGAN NICK FOUNDATION INCAlmaAR$402k2
CASA of the 5th Judicial Dist IncRussellvilleAR$402k1
Off-The-Grid MissionsSan DiegoCA$402k1
PATHWAY TO PROMISE INCAlexandriaVA$401k1
JACKSON COUNTY CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTERScottsboroAL$401k0
Ventura County Legal Aid Inc FKA VCBA-Volunteer Lawyer ServicesVenturaCA$401k1
STOMP OUT BULLYING CORPNew YorkNY$400k1
THE FUTURE PROMISE FOUNDATION INCPeachtree CornersGA$400k0
CLAYTON COUNTY ASSOCIATION AGAINST FAMILY VIOLENCE INCMorrowGA$400k0
Secure America Now FoundationNew BraunfelsTX$399k0
RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PARTNERS INCMarinaCA$399k1
MY WAY OUT INCMilwaukeeWI$399k2
GLT Prison Prevention Ministry Future Hope Apprenticeship ProgBostonMA$399k0
Friends of the Greenhouse IncDaltonGA$398k0
HARRISON COUNTY CASA PROGRAM INCClarksburgWV$398k0
SHINING STAR CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTERDixonIL$397k1
American Rights Alliance IncWest Palm BeachFL$397k0
CENTER FOR CORRECTIONAL CONCERNSJolietIL$397k2
ARIZONA CONSTABLES ASSOCIATIONWaddellAZ$396k0
PROJECT LIFT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICESClevelandOH$396k1
WESTCHESTER PUTNAM TEACHERS LEGAL SERVICES FUNDMount VernonNY$396k0
NATIVE AMERICAN REENTRY SERVICESTacomaWA$396k1
HEALTHY KIDS A FAMILY RESOURCE NETWORKDamariscottaME$395k1
Into The SolutionHaywardCA$395k0
Advanced Security Training Institute IncBrooklynNY$395k0
APOYO LEGAL MIGRANTE ASOCIADOMilpitasCA$395k3
FREDERICK DOUGLASS PROJECT FOR JUSTICEWashingtonDC$394k1