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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 55 of 124

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
CENTER FOR DISPUTE RESOLUTION DBA MEDIATION SERVICESHollandMI$377k1
Pittsburg County Child Abuse Response Effort IncMcAlesterOK$377k0
ST JOSEPH PLACE INCKansas CityMO$377k0
LEGAL AID FOUNDATION OF THE TALLAHASSEE BAR ASSOCIATION INCTallahasseeFL$377k0
AGAPE HOUSE INCParagouldAR$376k3
CELEBRATE FOREVER FAMILIESKaufmanTX$376k1
MASSACHUSETTS CHIEFS OF POLICE ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION INCSouth GraftonMA$376k0
APRIL HOUSEMorrisonIL$375k0
VICTORY OVER VIOLENCE FOUNDATION INCWilmingtonMA$375k0
Vita NovaDuluthMN$375k0
The Traffic Squad Fund Inc FKA Traffic Squad Safety & Comm Act FdGrand RapidsMI$375k0
EXPLOITED CHILDREN'S HELP ORGANIZATIONLouisvilleKY$374k1
NORTHWEST CONSUMER LAW CENTERSeattleWA$374k1
THE BRIGHTER SKY FOUNDATION C/O CAMILLA RITCHEYBulverdeTX$374k0
PIEDMONT MEDIATION CENTER INCStatesvilleNC$374k1
SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL OF ANACORTESAnacortesWA$373k0
Hampton Farms Senior Housing CorporationBay CityMI$372k1
NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI CHILDRENS ADVOCACY CENTERTrentonMO$372k0
THE ACCESS PROJECT INCOaklandCA$372k0
HORIZON COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT CORPORATIONColumbusOH$370k1
NEXT CHAPTER MINISTRIESRochesterMN$369k0
SAFE BAR NETWORK INCEugeneOR$369k0
BROKEN ARROW POLICE FOUNDATION INCBroken ArrowOK$368k0
Iron DefenseCrystal FallsMI$368k1
ElementzCincinnatiOH$368k1
BLUEFORCE STRATEGIES INCVirginia BeachVA$367k3
Network For Strong Communities IncAtlantaGA$367k1
GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION ACTION COMMITTEEChicagoIL$366k1
EQUAL JUSTICE UNDER LAWWashingtonDC$366k1
HEROES ACADEMY INCWichitaKS$366k1
WENATCHEE VALLEY DISPUTE RESOLUTION CENTERWenatcheeWA$366k2
Utah Prosecution FoundationSandyUT$365k0
SANILAC COUNTY CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION COUNCILSanduskyMI$365k0
Finding Our VoicesCamdenME$364k1
POLICE ON BIKES INC INTERNATIONAL POLICE MOUNTAIN BIKEBaltimoreMD$364k1
THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF TRUST AND ESTATE COUNSEL FOUNDATIONWashingtonDC$363k0
Childrens Advocacy Center of West Texas IncSweetwaterTX$363k1
PHILEMON HOUSEWest ChicagoIL$363k2
Potters Wheel IncScottsbluffNE$363k0
Monroe County Senior Legal ServicesMonroeMI$363k1
OPERATION GOOD FOUNDATIONJacksonMS$363k0
SENTENCING ALTERNATIVES PROGRAM INCSan JoseCA$362k2
PRO BONO ORGANIZATION FOR NATIVE OHANA INCWailukuHI$362k1
Hope House Serving Northeastern ColoradoSterlingCO$361k0
FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT CHILD ADVOCACY CENTERLebanonTN$361k0
MKE URBAN STABLES INCMilwaukeeWI$361k1
JUSTICE RAPID RESPONSE USA INCNew YorkNY$360k0
REBUILDING EXOFFENDERS SUCCESSFULLY THROUGH OPPORTUNITIES REHABILITATION & EJacksonvilleFL$360k1
CIRCLE OF FREEDOMSeymourIA$360k0
CAMBRIA COUNTY CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER INCJohnstownPA$360k0