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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

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Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
HARRISON COUNTY LIFELONG LEARNINGCorydonIN$343k1
In Our BackyardBendOR$343k1
A CARING PLACE CHILD ADVOCACY CENTERWintersvilleOH$343k1
SOUTHWEST GEORGIA LEGAL SELF-HELP CENTER INCAlbanyGA$342k1
South Lake Tahoe Family Resource CenterSouth Lake TahoeCA$342k0
SPOKANE REGIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COALITIONSpokaneWA$342k2
WRITE-WAY PRISON MINISTRIES INCGarlandTX$341k0
LEGAL RESOURCE CENTER ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN INCTakoma ParkMD$340k1
YOUTH MINISTRY INCCourtlandMS$340k0
CENTRE COUNTY CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTERState CollegePA$340k4
GREATER DAYTON VOLUNTEER LAWYERS PROJECTDaytonOH$340k1
BESOR RAVINE MINISTRIES INCFindlayOH$340k0
CHILDREN'S SAFETY VILLAGE OF CENTRAL FLORIDA INCOrlandoFL$340k1
Friends of Recovery NE OhioWilloughbyOH$339k0
KANSAS CITY METROPOLITAN BAR FOUNDATIONKansas CityMO$338k1
JOE AND PAT EDWARDS FOUNDATION INCBarnesvilleGA$337k0
AMERICAN JUDGES ASSOCIATIONWilliamsburgVA$337k0
THE ST PATRICK SCHOOL OMALLEY FOUNDATION INCPerryIA$336k0
LIFELINK CAREER RESOURCE CENTER INCBirminghamAL$335k0
TRANSITIONS OF DYER COUNTYDyersburgTN$335k2
FUND TO BENEFIT CHILDREN AND YOUTH INC C/O ERICA BORTZ TREASURERWhitehallPA$335k0
TRI COMMUNITY MEDIATION INCSalisburyMD$335k3
HAGAR'S SISTERS INCActonMA$335k1
TYRRELL-WASHINGTON PARTNERSHIP FOR CHILDREN INCPlymouthNC$335k1
Stepping Stones Safe Haven IncMurfreesboroTN$335k1
ATLANTIC AREA COURT APPOINTED CASAHinesvilleGA$334k1
BAMA KIDS INCCamdenAL$333k0
KATIE BROWN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM INCFall RiverMA$333k1
FRIENDS OF SAN PATRIGNANO INCNew YorkNY$333k0
SANTA BARBARA POLICE FOUNDATIONSanta BarbaraCA$333k0
CRIME RESEARCH GROUP INCMontpelierVT$333k1
Washington County Diversion Program IncBarreVT$333k1
NCircle IncOlatheKS$332k1
Failsafe-Era IncFredericksburgVA$332k1
BOONE COUNTY CASABelvidereIL$332k0
Whittier AllianceMinneapolisMN$332k2
UNIFIED CHILD ADVOCACY NETWORKJerseyvilleIL$332k1
LOGAN COUNTY CHILD ADVOCACY CENTERLoganWV$332k0
HOLISTIC HEALING BEHAVORIAL HEALTHCAREPortlandOR$332k0
THE ALBEMARLE COUNTY POLICE FOUNDATIONCharlottesvilleVA$332k1
TOMORROWS NEIGHBORSCarlislePA$331k2
PAULDING CHILD ADVOCACY CENTERDallasGA$331k0
COLBERT COUNTY COMMUNITY CORRECTION S INCTuscumbiaAL$330k0
NEVADA CHILD SEEKERSLas VegasNV$330k1
EPIK PROJECTVancouverWA$330k1
HIV LAW PROJECT INCBrooklynNY$330k5
Lenity Project IncGreat FallsVA$330k0
BALTIMORE BAR FOUNDATION INCBaltimoreMD$329k0
SMILE INCMilwaukeeWI$329k2
SEXUALLY ABUSED CHILDREN'S RELIEF ENDEAVOR (SACRED)Overland ParkKS$329k1