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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 61 of 124

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
Who Speaks for Me ProjectWashingtonDC$295k1
PROJECT POOCHLake OswegoOR$295k1
BENTON FRANKLIN LEGAL AID SOCIETYKennewickWA$295k1
HOUSE OF GRACE MINISTRIES INCDanburyCT$294k1
WA STATE FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE MEMORIAL FOUNDATIONKennewickWA$294k0
MADISON COUNTY VOLUNTEER LAWYERS PROGRAMHuntsvilleAL$293k0
ANGEL'S CHARGE MINISTRYSpartanburgSC$293k1
BABESINCCHILD ABUSE PREVENTPROGAppletonWI$293k0
Human Kindness FoundationDurhamNC$292k1
UNLOCK TOMORROWNorth HollywoodCA$292k1
PROFESSIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSOC INCDoralFL$292k2
WOMEN OF SUBSTANCE & MEN OF HONORNewbury ParkCA$292k3
EAST HAMPTON TOWN PBAEast HamptonNY$292k0
FOUNDATION FOR INDIGENT GUARDIANSHIP INCTallahasseeFL$292k0
CRIMESTOPPERS OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY INCMiamiFL$292k0
TFP Therapeutic Services IncOntarioOR$291k1
The Blue Ribbon ProjectCrownsvilleMD$291k1
LOVED ONES VICTIMS SERVICESCulver CityCA$291k0
INTERACTION TRANSITIONSeattleWA$291k1
Voz De NinosLaredoTX$291k0
STOP CHILD ABUSE TODAY GROUP SCAT GROUP OF MONTAGUE COUNTYMontagueTX$291k0
DISMAS HOUSE OF INDIANA INCSouth BendIN$290k0
BAY AREA CHAPLAINSMartinezCA$290k2
CHILDRENS VOICE CASA INCDouglasvilleGA$290k1
CASA OF WEST CENTRAL ILLINOISGalesburgIL$290k1
FLORIDA SWAT ASSOCIATIONLakelandFL$290k0
MARION COUNTY CHILD ADVOCACY CENTERFairmontWV$290k1
A SAFE SPACE OF ST CHARLESDestrehanLA$289k4
C A S A OF FLORENCE LAUDERDALESheffieldAL$289k0
FR MICHAEL MISSION INCLa PlataMD$289k1
San Joaquin County Sheriffs FoundationStocktonCA$289k0
CENTER FOR PEACEFUL SOLUTIONS INCPort JeffersonNY$288k0
NORTHERN KENTUCKY BAR ASSOCIATION NORTHERN KENTUCKY BAR ASSOCIATIONFt ThomasKY$288k0
PRISON FROM-THEINSIDE-OUT INCAntiochCA$288k0
CASA WORKS INCTullahomaTN$286k0
Prevent Child Abuse OregonSalemOR$286k2
ADAMS FAMILY FOUNDATION INCEast HavenCT$286k0
GEORGIA TACTICAL OFFICERS ASSOCIATION INCAlpharettaGA$286k0
FORGING YOUTH RESILIENCEDenverCO$286k0
AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR CHILDREN STUDIESScottsdaleAZ$286k4
THE JOSEPH PROJECT INCGrosse Pointe FarmsMI$285k1
CONFLICT RESOLUTION CENTER INCHildebranNC$285k2
RUSSELL COUNTY RECOVERY INCLebanonVA$285k0
MEDICAL JUSTICE ALLIANCEINCNew YorkNY$285k1
Operating Engineers Workers Compensation Trust FundPasadenaCA$284k0
Denton County Lawyers FoundationDentonTX$284k0
TREATMENT COURT FOUNDATION OF SWEETWATER COUNTYRock SpringsWY$284k0
Court Appointed Special AdvocatesOxfordAL$284k1
TENNESSEE VOICES FOR VICTIMSNashvilleTN$284k2
Citizens Crime Commission of Delaware ValleyPhiladelphiaPA$283k2