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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 64 of 124

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
ROOSEVELT PARK MINISTRIES INCGrand RapidsMI$259k3
Oakland County Bar FoundationBloomfield HillsMI$259k0
Indianapolis Ten Point Coalition IncIndianapolisIN$258k0
GREAT LAKES EXPUNGEMENT NETWORKBuchananMI$258k2
NATIONAL VETERANS BENEFITS ATTORNEYS INCMiamiFL$258k2
ADVOCATES FOR PEACE & URBAN UNITYLos AngelesCA$258k0
MASSACHUSETTS APPLESEED CENTER FOR LAW AND JUSTICEBostonMA$258k1
Family Time Training IncLittletonCO$258k0
ASSOCIATION OF SITES ADVOCATING CHILD PROTECTIONLos AngelesCA$258k0
NEW ROCHELLE POLICE FOUNDATION INCNew RochelleNY$258k0
DEKALB COUNTY CHILDRENS POLICY COUNCIL INCRainsvilleAL$258k2
LEX MUNDI PRO BONO FOUNDATIONWashingtonDC$257k1
BRONX COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATIONBronxNY$257k0
THE MELISSA INSTITUTE FOR VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT INCCoral GablesFL$257k0
SEGUIN YOUTH SERVICES INCSeguinTX$257k0
SAFE HARBOR A CHILDREN'S JUSTICE CENTERCheyenneWY$257k1
HIGH POINT COMMUNITY AGAINST VIOLENCE INCHigh PointNC$257k0
Blue Thanksgiving IncKennesawGA$257k0
GENERATIVE SOMATICSSan FranciscoCA$257k2
HEART OF CLAYMoorheadMN$257k3
The Police Foundation - Arlington TxArlingtonTX$257k0
Gradient Gives Back FoundationArden HillsMN$256k0
NEW COVENANT LEGAL SERVICESSaint LouisMO$256k1
The Hope Agency Family ServicesEphrataWA$256k0
SOULARD SAFETY PROGRAM INCSt LouisMO$255k1
MADE Transitional ServicesSpring ValleyNY$255k2
ST PAUL POLICE K-9 FOUNDATIONSaint PaulMN$255k0
PIKES PEAK JUSTICE & PRO BONO CENTERColorado SpringsCO$255k2
PIPE HITTER FOUNDATION INCSanta Rosa BeachFL$255k0
FAMILY RESOURCE CONNECTION INCPalatkaFL$255k1
AGAPE VNLong BeachCA$255k0
NYST PBA HOLDINGS LLCAlbanyNY$255k0
ALLEN COUNTY LAW LIBRARY ASSOCIATIOLimaOH$254k0
A VISION OF CHANGE INCORPORATEDClevelandOH$254k1
Marion County Police ReservesFairmontWV$254k29
ST JOHNS SHERIFFS OFFICE SPECIAL TEAMS ASSOCIATION INCSaint AugustineFL$254k0
HOPE PRISON MINISTRY INCBostonMA$253k1
CLARENDON CHRISTIAN LEARNING CENTERManningSC$253k0
SACRAMENTO JUSTICE LEAGUESacramentoCA$253k0
CASA OF HOUSTON COUNTY INCWarner RobinsGA$252k1
ALLEGHENY COUNTY POLICE ASSOCIATIONPittsburghPA$252k4
FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL ADVISORY COUNCIL INCVero BeachFL$252k0
ROAD TO EMPOWERMENT RESTORATIVE SERVICESSebastopolCA$251k2
Hosanna House of Transition IncWinston SalemNC$251k0
Opening Doors International Services IncDentonTX$251k1
New Vision IncNashvilleTN$251k2
REGION IV COMMITTEE ON TRAINING INCCharlestonWV$251k0
SALINAS POLICE ACTIVITIES LEAGUE INCSalinasCA$250k0
CRIME STOPPERS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS INCBeaumontTX$250k0
1614-1622 JONQUIL TERRACEChicagoIL$250k1