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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 62 of 124

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
BLACKBELT WOMEN RISING INCUniontownAL$283k0
MONTGOMERY COUNTY BAR FOUNDATIONMontgomeryAL$283k1
Awakenings ArtChicagoIL$282k1
COLUMBIA GORGE CASAHood RiverOR$282k1
Calaveras Cold Case Task ForceSan AndreasCA$282k0
Lex Rex InstituteLong BeachCA$282k5
FIRST LIGHT CHILD ADVOCACY CENTERGrand IslandNE$282k2
RIVINGTON HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY INCNew YorkNY$282k5
WASHINGTON WAGE CLAIM PROJECTSeattleWA$282k1
Crime Stoppers of Memphis and Shelby County IncMemphisTN$281k1
COMMUNITY SUPERVISION ALTERNATIVESMissoulaMT$281k0
THE FOUR-SEVEN INCFairfieldOH$281k2
Restorative ArlingtonArlingtonVA$281k1
Child Assault Prevention Project of Washoe CountyRenoNV$280k1
WISCONSIN CHIEFS OF POLICE ASSOCIATION INCPoplarWI$279k0
NORTH STAR FAMILY ADVOCACY CENTERBrahamMN$279k1
WISCONSIN ASSOCIATION OF TREATMENT COURT PROFESSIONALSMilwaukeeWI$279k0
JOURNEY OF HOPE INCSandyUT$278k0
TEEN COURTDeadwoodSD$277k0
Georgia Gang Investigators AssociatDecaturGA$277k0
WISCONSIN INTERSCHOLASTIC SPEECH & DRAMATIC ARTS ASSOCIATIONLa CrosseWI$277k0
COURT WATCH NOLANew OrleansLA$277k1
Riverside Police FoundationRiversideCA$277k0
Ancicent Paths Study ToursGrand RapidsMI$277k2
CHRISTOPHER P GARDNER FOUNDATIBaltimoreMD$277k0
RESTORATION INCORPORATED MINSTRIESWoodburyMN$276k0
LIFERIGHT OUTREACHAlexandriaMN$276k0
VIRGINIA MENTORING PARTNERSHIPRichmondVA$276k1
MISSOURI ELKS CHARITABLE FUND INCArcadiaMO$275k0
THE FLORIDA BAR FOUNDATION ENDOWMENT TRUSTMaitlandFL$275k0
Goochland-Powhatan CASAGoochlandVA$275k1
Rehabilitation of the Heart IncTampaFL$274k0
TULSA POLICE FOUNDATION INCTulsaOK$273k0
Catholic Prison Ministries CoalitionAustinTX$272k0
iEmpathizeBoulderCO$272k0
CASA of Northeast TennesseeJohnson CityTN$271k0
FREEDOM MINISTRIES LIGHTHOUSE INCRabun GapGA$271k0
FAMILY STRENGTHS NETWORKLos AlamosNM$271k0
For the SilentTylerTX$271k1
Women Escaping a Violent EnviromentCusterSD$270k0
Asso of Certified Fraud ExaminFrederickMD$270k0
Lead Coalition of Bay CountyPanama CityFL$269k0
TIME OF CHANGEWoodlandCA$269k2
EQUAL CITIZENS FOUNDATIONWashingtonDC$269k1
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WEEKEND INCIsland ParkNY$269k0
OurJourney CoRocky MountNC$269k4
LOUISVILLE BAR FOUNDATION INCLouisvilleKY$269k0
FRONTLINE LEGAL SERVICESNew OrleansLA$269k2
ALLEGANY LAW FOUNDATION INCCumberlandMD$268k1
SMALL CITY RESOURCE INSTITUTEAvocaIA$268k0