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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 65 of 124

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
MILES & GERTRUDE HANSON FDNDallasTX$250k1
RESOLUTIONS NORTHWESTPortlandOR$249k0
HANDS OF LUKE MEDICAL MINISTRIESEl PasoTX$249k2
Our Firefighters Childrens FoundationNew YorkNY$249k0
HARLEM MOTHERS STOP ANOTHER VIOLENTEND INCNew YorkNY$249k0
ANGEL BY NATUREKatyTX$249k0
HERO HOUSE THE CHILDRENS ADVOCACYMoultrieGA$249k1
FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT CASA-GAL PROGRAMHelenaMT$249k1
PITTSBURGH LEGAL DIVERSITY & INCLUSION COALITIONPittsburghPA$249k1
DALLAS COUNTY PEACE OFFICER ASSOCIATIONDallasTX$248k0
FRESH START LEARNINGMilwaukeeWI$248k1
STORIES FOUNDATIONAnokaMN$248k1
Anthony Graves FoundationHoustonTX$248k0
BRIDGES REENTRY INCLitchfield ParkAZ$248k0
CHRISTY'S HOPE FOR BATTERED WOMEN AND CHILDRENSan AntonioTX$248k0
FAMILY & CHILDREN'S COUNCIL OF BLACK HAWK COUNTYWaterlooIA$248k1
BUTLER COUNTY CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER INCGreenvilleAL$248k0
MILTON S EISENHOWER FOUNDATIONWashingtonDC$247k0
THE FRONT LINE FOUNDATIONSt Louis ParkMN$247k2
BLOUNT COUNTY RECOVERY COURTMaryvilleTN$247k0
Washington State Assn of Drug Court ProfessionalsBurienWA$247k0
WEST VIRGINIA BAR FOUNDATION INCCharlestonWV$247k1
MADE NEW FOUNDATION INCLos AngelesCA$247k4
TURN UP KNOXKnoxvilleTN$247k0
CALIFORNIA WILDLIFE OFFICERS FOUNDATIONSan CarlosCA$246k0
CAPITAL REGION CRIME STOPPERS INCBaton RougeLA$246k1
WOMEN OF HOPE INCBedfordOH$246k1
JOURNEY 4WARDMidlothianTX$245k5
Anchor of Hope International Ministries IncLos AngelesCA$245k2
BATTERED BUT NOT BROKENChesterSC$245k2
Foundation of the International Association of Defense CounselChicagoIL$245k0
The Delta ProjectGrand RapidsMI$244k1
NEW MEXICO FOUNDATION FOR OPEN GOVERNMENTAlbuquerqueNM$244k2
L ASURIM OF USABrooklynNY$243k0
Gods Treasure House MinistriesSoudertonPA$243k0
THE SEVENTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COLivingstonAL$243k1
Civil Grand Jurors Association of CaliforniaSacramentoCA$242k0
OMEGA FOUNDATION INCFort WorthTX$242k0
LAMOILLE COUNTY SPECIAL INVESTIGATION UNIT CORPHyde ParkVT$242k1
CAN COUNCIL GREAT LAKES BAY REGION HURON COUNTYBad AxeMI$242k1
CAPE COD DISPUTE RESOLUTION CENTER INCOrleansMA$241k1
COTTAGE STREET YOUTH LAWSalemOR$241k1
SARAH'S FRIENDS INCBryanOH$241k1
SACRAMENTO COUNTY SHERIFFS FOUNDATIONSacramentoCA$241k0
Freedom Fund Network IncDelray BeachFL$241k1
DOMESTIC RELATIONS ASSOCIATION OF PENNSYLVANIAPhiladelphiaPA$241k0
JUMPSTARTSpartanburgSC$240k1
OREGON PEACE OFFICERS ASSOCIATIONSalemOR$240k0
UNMASK YOUTH PROGRAMPhiladelphiaPA$240k1
HENNEPIN COUNTY BAR FOUNDATIONMinneapolisMN$240k0