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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 58 of 124

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
NAVAJO BIC OVERCOMERSFarmingtonNM$329k1
PERIOD LAW INCNew YorkNY$328k1
TRANSFORMATIVE JUSTICE COMMUNITYWilsonvilleOR$328k0
SIERRA COUNTY CHILD ABUSE COUNCILLoyaltonCA$328k0
BROTHERHOOD FOR THE FALLEN SUFFOLK COUNTY INCBrentwoodNY$327k0
Good Kids Mad City - EnglewoodChicagoIL$327k1
Advocates for the Truth IncCanbyOR$327k1
Trinity Legal Clinic of OklahomaEdmondOK$327k1
North Carolinians Against Gun Violence Education Fund IncChapel HillNC$326k1
FAMILY JUSTICE CENTER OF SONOMA COUNTY FOUNDATIONSanta RosaCA$326k0
CELESTIAL SERVICES INCSacramentoCA$326k2
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF DOMINICAN ATTORNEYS INCYonkersNY$326k0
GARDNER COMMONS DEVELOPMENTBangorME$325k0
CENTER FOR PROSECUTOR INTEGRITY INCRockvilleMD$325k0
HCHDSA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC HAMPDEN COUNTY HONORARY SHERRIFS'SpringfieldMA$325k0
FIRST FRIENDS OF NEW JERSEY AND NEW YORK CORPORATIONWest Ney YorkNJ$325k0
UNIFIED SOLUTIONS TRIBAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT GROUP INCReedvilleVA$325k2
POLICE CHIEFS ASSOCIATION OF ORANGE COUNTY INCGoshenNY$324k0
COMMUNITIES FOR RESTORATIVE JUSTICE INCBostonMA$324k1
BEYOND TRENCHES INCStone MountainGA$324k0
PUBLIC SAFETY FOUNDATIONSt CloudMN$324k2
MILEPOSTS FOUNDATION INCRuskinFL$324k4
4th Judicial Community CorrectionsSelmaAL$323k0
MOTHERHOOD BEYOND BARS INCAtlantaGA$323k1
CASA OF THE HIGH PLAINS INCPampaTX$323k1
VIDA LEGAL ASSISTANCE INCNaranjaFL$323k0
JANE DOE NO MORE INCORPORATEDNaugatuckCT$323k1
Phoenix Police Reserve FoundationPhoenixAZ$323k0
FATHER FOREVER COALITION INCBedfordIN$323k0
Aliive Roberts County IncSissetonSD$323k3
Omar Welfare AssociationHoustonTX$322k0
FEAR 2 FREEDOM INCNewport NewsVA$322k2
WYOMING CHILDRENS LAW CENTERLaramieWY$322k1
RUTHS HOUSEWashingtonNC$322k0
The Lantern Project IncConcordNC$321k0
SOAP PROJECT SAVE OUR ADOLESCENTS FROM PROSTITUTIONWestervilleOH$321k1
NEW BEGINNINGS MSC INCWynantskillNY$321k1
YOLO CONFLICT RESOLUTION CENTERDavisCA$320k1
JOHNSTON COUNTY YOUTH SERVICES INCSmithfieldNC$320k1
POETIC JUSTICE INCTulsaOK$320k1
KARING HEARTZ COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONJonesboroGA$320k0
Mission of HopeCedar RapidsIA$319k0
FRESNO CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION COUNCIL INCFresnoCA$319k1
BAY SAIL INCBay CityMI$319k0
R-3 RESTORATIONSNewportKY$319k3
FELLOWSHIP COMMONS WHALLEY INCNew HavenCT$319k0
VIRGINIA GANG INVESTIGATORS ASSOCIATION INCChesapeakeVA$318k0
GREAT PLAINS CASA FOR KIDS INCHerefordTX$318k1
STOP THE VIOLENCE INDIANAPOLIS INCIndianapolisIN$318k1
FORENSIC NURSE EXAMINERS OF LOUISIA INCShreveportLA$318k1