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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 56 of 124

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
JOHN D MOORE HOUSING INCWashingtonNC$360k0
LAW ENFORCEMENT DRONE ASSOCIATIONEugeneOR$359k5
YUBA SUTTER LEGAL CENTER FOR SENIORSMarysvilleCA$358k0
SELF HELP INCLos AlamosNM$358k1
CASA of West CenLA IncDeRidderLA$358k1
FORT BEND COUNTY DISPUTE RESOLUTION CENTERRichmondTX$358k2
AZ VOTERS RIGHTSScottsdaleAZ$358k0
CASA OF JEFFERSON COUNTY INCMadisonIN$358k0
NEW FIELDS WORLD WIDE MINISTRIESChesneeSC$357k0
BACK THE BLUE NC INCFranklintonNC$357k0
IOWA STATE BAR FOUNDATIONDes MoinesIA$357k2
HARBOR AREA HIGH GAIN PROGRAM INCLong BeachCA$357k1
WE THE PEOPLE OPPORTUNITY FARM INCAnn ArborMI$356k0
Little Light Ministries Inc 2024Oklahoma CityOK$355k0
MOUNTAIN MEDIATION CENTER INCPark CityUT$355k1
CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA INCHullGA$354k0
LACKAWANNA PRO BONO INCScrantonPA$354k0
CASS COUNTY CHILDREN'S INITIATIVE INCPine RiverMN$354k0
EQUAL ACCESS LEGAL SERVICES INCPhiladelphiaPA$353k1
BLEEDING BLUE INCMiami LakesFL$353k0
Texas Gang Investators AssocEl PasoTX$353k0
JOSHUA'S PROMISE MINISTRIES INCIndiantownFL$353k1
JUDICIAL PROCESS COMMISSION INCRochesterNY$352k1
Student Legal Services IncBowling GreenOH$352k0
Pardoned by ChristCaryNC$352k0
NEW RIVER VALLEY CHILD ADVOCACY RESOURCES EDUCATION & SERVICESChristiansburgVA$352k0
CONCORD PRISON OUTREACH INCConcordMA$352k0
HOUSE WHERE JESUS SHINESWacoTX$351k1
NORTHEASTERN INDIANA CASA INCKendallvilleIN$351k2
MEDIATION SERVICES OF MAUI INCWailukuHI$351k1
RANDOLPH COUNTY CHILDRENS ADVOCACY CENTER INCElkinsWV$350k1
GRIT INTO GRACE INCFishersIN$350k0
MARYLAND REENTRY RESOURCE CENTEROdentonMD$349k0
Prison Prevention Ministries IncChattanoogaTN$349k0
THE FREE ROOT OPERATION INCChicagoIL$348k1
THE ALLIANCE FOR A SAFER GREATER DETROITSouthfieldMI$347k1
WASHINGTON STATE BAR FOUNDATIONSeattleWA$347k0
Mary Alices House IncorporatedLimaOH$347k1
COLQUITT COUNTY SHERIFFS FOUNDATION INCMoultrieGA$346k0
ACADEMY OF COURT-APPOINTED NEUTRALSSt PaulMN$345k1
CASA OF VERMILION COUNTYDanvilleIL$345k0
HOPE INCJacksonvilleTX$345k0
LONG BEACH BAR FOUNDATIONLong BeachCA$345k1
ST LOUIS MEDIATION PROJECT INCSt LouisMO$345k1
MEGAN MONTGOMERY FOUNDATION TO PREVENT DBirminghamAL$345k1
MEDIATION WESTScottsbluffNE$345k0
BETHANY HAVEN INCBardstownKY$344k2
The Nest Costa Rica CorpAlamedaCA$344k2
OCMULGEE CASA INCMilledgevilleGA$344k1
ARKANSAS BAR FOUNDATIONLittle RockAR$343k1