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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 63 of 124

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
SPEAKING TRUTH IN LOVE MINISTRIES INCAddisonNY$268k2
Court Appointed Special Advocates of Southwest MIBenton HarborMI$268k0
PENNSBURG FIRE COMPANY NO 1PennsburgPA$268k0
Oregonians in Action Legal CenterPortlandOR$268k0
RAHAMABuffaloNY$268k0
C4ONE INCWinona LakeIN$268k0
SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL OF WHITEFISHWhitefishMT$267k0
FRESNO POLICE CHIEFS FOUNDATIONFresnoCA$267k0
WYOMING COUNTY - ATTICA LEGAL AID BUREAU INCWarsawNY$267k3
LEC OF CONNECTICUT INCNorwichCT$267k0
CECES HOPE CENTERTempeAZ$267k1
VOICES FOR CHILDRENCOURT APPOINTED SPEC ADVOCATESPine BluffAR$267k0
LAFAYETTE PARISH BAR FOUNDATIONLafayetteLA$267k0
COMMERCIAL RECEIVERS ASSOCIATIONSaint LouisMO$266k0
THE GUARDIAN OF ANGELS FOUNDATIONBoulderCO$266k0
KIDS RESTART INCAugustaGA$266k0
THE ACE FIDUCIARY GROUP A NON-PROFIT CORPORATIONPleasant HillCA$266k1
VERMILION COUNTY CHILD ADVOCACY CENTERDanvilleIL$266k3
THE J A Y C FOUNDATION INCLos AngelesCA$265k0
POSHARD FOUNDATION FOR ABUSED CHILDREN INCCartervilleIL$265k0
THE JOHN M LANGSTON BAR ASSOCIATION OF LOS ANGELES INCLos AngelesCA$265k0
BARTON CREEK ELEMENTARY BOOSTER CLUBAustinTX$265k0
GOOD STEWARDS INCWatertownSD$265k0
EL CENTRO HISPANOAMERICANOPlainfieldNJ$265k1
ANDERSON COUNSELING AND EDUCATION INCWhittierCA$264k1
VOLUSIA SHERIFFS YOUTH FOUNDATION INCDeltonaFL$264k0
CHEBAR MINISTRIES INCCummingGA$263k1
VOICES FOR CHILDREN OF THE SUWANNEE VALLEYLive OakFL$263k0
OREGON HEALTH JUSTICE CENTERPortlandOR$263k2
SafeBae Org IncCape ElizabethME$263k3
TREATMENT ACCOUNTABILITY FOR SAFER COMMUNITIES OF THE CAPITAL DISTRICTTroyNY$263k1
WINSTON-SALEM POLICE FOUNDATION INCWinstonsalemNC$263k0
Freed From Within IncCorydonIN$263k0
PEACE AND JUSTICE LAW CENTERSanta AnaCA$263k2
E Chambless Hospitality HouseAbileneTX$263k2
CHILTON COUNTY COURT SERVICES INCClantonAL$262k1
Domestic Violence OutreachChicagoIL$262k0
MONTANA POLICE PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION INCButteMT$261k0
National Association of State Controlled SubstancePort Saint LucieFL$261k0
HANANIAH HOUSEMount JulietTN$261k2
MEMPHIS PUBLIC INTEREST LAW CENTERGermantownTN$261k1
CENTER FOR CREATIVE JUSTICEAmesIA$260k1
COLUMBIA BASIN DISPUTE RESOLUTION CENTEREphrataWA$260k5
CAJA FRIENDS INCHuntsvilleAL$260k1
PEN & SWORDKansas CityMO$260k0
WINDHAM COUNTY SAFE PLACE CHILD ADVOCACY & SE UNIT/SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONBrattleboroVT$260k1
Ft Worth Police Benevolent AssocFort WorthTX$260k1
CLICC IncNew HavenCT$260k1
ROBERT J TURNER FOUNDATIONNorthvilleMI$259k0
Gardena Police FoundationGardenaCA$259k0