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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 54 of 124

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
NO MORE TEARS INCOaklandCA$394k3
RESCUING HOPE INCMariettaGA$394k1
ASSERVO PROJECT INCMoon TownshipPA$394k1
RESTORATIVE JUSTICE COMMUNITY ACTIONMinneapolisMN$393k1
CASA FOR CHILDREN INCWheelingWV$393k0
ALLIANCE FOR FREEDOM RESTORATION AND JUSTICE INCSmithvilleTN$392k1
CASA OF GRANT COUNTY INCMarionIN$392k0
COMMUNITY ALTERNATIVE SERVICE PROGRAMSpringfieldMO$392k0
COMMUNITY TAX LAW PROJECTRichmondVA$392k0
WEST FLORIDA CENTER FOR TRAFFICKING ADVOCACY INCDunedinFL$392k1
THE ANGELS IN THE OUTFIELDOregon CityOR$392k0
THE CHILDRENS LAW PROJECT OF HAWAIIHiloHI$391k1
THE FATHERS HOUSEBismarckAR$391k1
OKLAHOMANS FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM INCOklahoma CityOK$391k0
THE VERB KIND INCOrlandoFL$390k2
Headwaters at Incarnate Word IncSan AntonioTX$390k1
NEIGHBORHOOD LEGAL SUPPORT OF KANSAS CITYKansas CityMO$390k2
MANATEE COUNTY SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION COALITIOBradentonFL$390k0
RECOVERY ALLIANCE OF AUSTINAustinTX$389k3
COLLECTIVE CLIMBPhiladelphiaPA$389k2
NORTH COAST DRIVERS INCWillitsCA$388k3
100 E 182nd Street Housing Development Fund Company IncBronxNY$388k1
COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES OF ELLIS COUNTY INCWaxahachieTX$388k1
OKLAHOMA ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOUNDATIONTulsaOK$387k1
BUILDING HOPE TODAY INCBoiseID$386k1
RADKIDS INCRaleighNC$386k1
SAN ANTONIO BAR FOUNDATIONSan AntonioTX$385k0
THE ASSOCIATION OF THE FEDERAL BAR OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEYCaldwellNJ$385k1
WILMINGTON YOUTH ROWING ASSOCIATIONWilmingtonDE$384k2
KIDPOWER OF COLORADO INCColorado SpringsCO$384k1
COURT REFERRAL SERVICESFayetteAL$384k1
Bruce Verhoeven Foundation Memorial FundSacramentoCA$383k0
SHIRLEY SHATTUCK WINDSOR CHARITABLE TRUSTBostonMA$383k2
L & M UNITED HOMESFort WorthTX$383k0
COLORADO FALLEN HERO FOUNDATIONLafayetteCO$383k1
WOMEN AGAINST ABUSE LEGAL CENTERPhiladelphiaPA$383k2
THE WEST FAMILY FOUNDATION C/O FAIRMAN FINANCIALChesterbrookPA$382k0
NORTHWEST MONTANA SWAT FOUNDATIONKalispellMT$382k0
ACTINC ADULTS CARING FOR TEENSWhite PlainsNY$381k0
In The Streets IncWashingtonDC$381k0
CHILDRENS RESCUE CENTER INCSpringfieldOH$381k2
THIS IS LIVING MINISTRIESCookevilleTN$381k1
International Association for Correction & Forensic PsychologyWilmingtonNC$380k1
DEKALB PRO BONOTuckerGA$380k0
SaveOneHendersonvilleTN$380k2
KIDSAFE COLLABORATIVE INCBurlingtonVT$380k1
MOLOKAI CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION PATHKaunakakaiHI$380k1
CENTRAL TEXAS PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSIONAustinTX$378k0
REIMAGINE JUSTICE ILLINOISOak ParkIL$378k2
MAN UP INCProvidenceRI$378k1