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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 6 of 124

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
LUBBOCK PRIVATE DEFENDERS' OFFICE INCLubbockTX$10.7M3
Massachusetts Bar Foundation IncBostonMA$10.7M1
CHILDRENS COALITION FOR NORTHEAST LOUISIANAMonroeLA$10.6M2
LEE COUNTY YOUTH DEVELOPMENT CENTEROpelikaAL$10.6M0
NEW YORK CITY POLICE FOUNDATION INCNew YorkNY$10.5M6
FINES AND FEES JUSTICE CENTER INCNew YorkNY$10.5M3
American Correctional AssociationAlexandriaVA$10.5M9
PARTNERSHIP FOR POLICING INNOVATION AND REFORMMarathonFL$10.5M7
TSIC INC DBA/TAKE STOCK IN CHILDRENFort LauderdaleFL$10.4M3
California Lawyers AssociationSacramentoCA$10.4M6
PRISON LAW OFFICEBerkeleyCA$10.3M5
THE BAIL PROJECT INCVeniceCA$10.2M8
TENNESSEE BAR FOUNDATIONNashvilleTN$10.2M1
DELAWARE BAR FOUNDATIONWilmingtonDE$10.1M1
THE NEXT DOOR INCHood RiverOR$10.1M3
NORTH PENN LEGAL SERVICESPittstonPA$10.1M3
CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTERS OF KENTUCKY INCLexingtonKY$9.9M1
MASSACHUSETTS LAW REFORM INSTITUTE INCBostonMA$9.9M7
THE PRIORITY CENTER ENDING THE GENERATIONAL CYCLESanta AnaCA$9.9M4
SAFE PASSAGE PROJECT CORPORATIONNew YorkNY$9.8M7
CENTER FOR CHILD PROTECTIONAustinTX$9.8M2
NORTHWEST REGIONAL RE-ENTRY CENTERPortlandOR$9.7M4
SAFECHILDRaleighNC$9.7M1
Center for Responsible LendingDurhamNC$9.7M8
PINE TREE LEGAL ASSISTANCE INCPortlandME$9.7M6
NEIGHBORHOOD LEGAL SERVICES ASSOCIATIONPittsburghPA$9.7M1
LEGAL AID JUSTICE CENTERCharlottesvilleVA$9.6M6
Doctor United Group IncMiamiFL$9.5M0
SUNSHINE DIVISION INCPortlandOR$9.5M3
ROCK VALLEY COMMUNITY PROGRAMS INCJanesvilleWI$9.4M3
National Housing and Community Development Law ProjectSan FranciscoCA$9.4M6
DISTRICT ONE MEDICAL EXAMINER SUPPORT INCPensacolaFL$9.4M3
ADVANCE PEACERichmondCA$9.4M2
UJIMA THE NATIONAL CENTER ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMENWashingtonDC$9.4M7
FEDERAL DEFENDER SERVICES OF IDAHO INCBoiseID$9.3M6
OREGON CONSUMER JUSTICEPortlandOR$9.2M13
COUNCIL FOR ADVANCEMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES AND EDUCATIONShreveportLA$9.2M2
LEGAL AID SOCIETY OF HAWAIIHonoluluHI$9.2M2
AMERICAN BAR FOUNDATIONChicagoIL$9.2M7
KRISTI HOUSE INCMiamiFL$9.1M6
CENTER FOR LAW AND SOCIAL POLICYWashingtonDC$9.1M12
OKLAHOMA BAR FOUNDATIONOklahoma CityOK$9.1M1
NEW PATHS INCFlintMI$9M1
FRANK H HISCOCK LEGAL AID SOCIETYSyracuseNY$9M2
FEDERAL COMMUNITY DEFENDER OF EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGANDetroitMI$9M6
CENTER FOR HOPE INCBaltimoreMD$9M14
LEGAL AID OF WESTERN OHIO INCToledoOH$9M6
Housing Conservation CoordinatorsNew YorkNY$9M6
Pathfinders of OregonPortlandOR$9M3
NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION INCSpringfieldVA$8.9M10