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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 59 of 124

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
EMERGENCY LEGAL RESPONDERSNew OrleansLA$318k3
WORLD IMMIGRATION CENTER INCElmhurstNY$318k3
VIRGINIA ANTI-VIOLENCE PROJECTRichmondVA$318k1
SYLVANIA PREVENTION ALLIANCESylvaniaOH$317k1
CONTEXTUAL FAMILY SERVICESClintonNJ$317k0
ROCKWOOD MSC QALICB INCPortlandOR$317k0
RIGHT ROAD MINISTRIESLa VergneTN$316k1
Project Cold Case IncJacksonvilleFL$315k1
COURT REFERRAL SERVICES 14TH JUDICIAL CIRCUITJasperAL$315k0
SOCIAL JUSTICE CENTER OF ALBANY INCAlbanyNY$315k1
IT WON'T HAPPEN TO ME INCGraysonGA$314k1
UTAH DISPUTE RESOLUTIONSalt Lake CityUT$314k1
MS MOLLY FOUNDATIONWacoTX$313k0
WISCONSIN CASA ASSOCIATIONGreen BayWI$313k1
MALTA FARMS INCSlatonTX$313k0
STUDENT LEGAL SERVICES INCSyracuseNY$313k1
Arizona Justice for Our NeighborsTucsonAZ$313k1
Immigrant Justice IdahoNampaID$313k0
ST MICHAELS LEGAL CENTERBrandonFL$312k0
FOU MOVEMENT INCCoronaCA$312k2
RESOLUTION CENTER OF JEFFERSON AND LEWIS COUNTIES INCWatertownNY$312k1
Valley of the Moon Children's Home FoundationSanta RosaCA$312k1
BISHOPACCOUNTABILITYORGWalthamMA$312k2
SCOTTSVILLE-ALLEN COUNTY FAITH COALITION INCScottsvilleKY$311k0
CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER 31ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT INCMc MinnvilleTN$311k1
EDOVO FOUNDATIONChicagoIL$311k0
1 Hundred Years Enterprise FoundationRichmondCA$311k3
STOPDVConwayAR$311k0
CENTER FOR NON-VIOLENT EDUCATION & PARENTINGLos AngelesCA$311k1
National Conference of Bar PresidentsChicagoIL$311k0
National Council of Jewish Women Inc San Francisco SectionSan FranciscoCA$310k0
FUTURE VISION FOUNDATIONDoverDE$310k0
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TRIBAL COURT COALITIONEurekaCA$310k2
E3 EDUCATION EXCELLENCE & EQUITYSan RafaelCA$310k1
Rainy Day FundColumbiaSC$309k0
SERVICIOS LEGALES COMUNITARIOS INCGuaynaboPR$309k1
Citizen Dispute Resolution Services IncPetoskeyMI$309k1
CANDOR FOUNDATION INCRolling HillsCA$309k0
UPPER VALLEY CHILD ADVOCACY CENTERRigbyID$309k0
CHANGING THE HEALTH OF ADOLESCENTS IMPACTING THE NATION REACTION INCCulver CityCA$309k1
GRACE CAMPUSLubbockTX$309k2
FBI NATIONAL CITIZENS ACADEMY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION INCSt PetersburgFL$308k0
4 the ChildrenDurangoCO$308k2
Brothers in White Chapel IncCollege StationTX$308k0
CHILDREN'S JUSTICE& ADVOCACY CENTERLongviewWA$308k0
ReleasedGainesvilleFL$308k1
FRESNO CRIME STOPPERSFresnoCA$308k0
CAPITAL CHAPTER OF THE ASSOCIATION OF LEGAL ADMINISTRATORSAlexandriaVA$308k0
BUILDING PATHWAYS INCDeSotoTX$307k0
American Friends of Tziyuney Halacha Institute IncWoodmereNY$307k0