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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

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Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
Renascence IncMontgomeryAL$239k1
301 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIONNew YorkNY$239k3
INLAND EMPIRE LATINO LAWYERS ASSOCIATION INCRiversideCA$239k2
OUR BROTHERS KEEPERS OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIEast Saint LouisIL$239k1
CRIME STOPPERS COUNCIL OF BROWARD COUNTY INCFort LauderdaleFL$239k0
CASA OF BERKS COUNTYWyomissingPA$239k1
Rock the Walls Foundation IncEnglewoodFL$238k1
Organization of ExonereesCenter LineMI$238k0
SHERIFFS FOUNDATION FOR PUBLIC SAFETYClovisCA$238k1
JANAS CAMPAIGN INCHaysKS$238k1
PURPOSEFUL PATHWAYSGrand RapidsMI$238k0
CASA OF SEBASTIAN COUNTY INCFort SmithAR$238k0
COMMUNITIES UNITED AGAINST POLICE BRUTALITYMinneapolisMN$237k0
LIVING SOLUTIONS IIMoraMN$237k0
SCHOOLS CONSENT PROJECT INCBrooklynNY$237k0
The Gemma Project IncOaklandCA$237k0
IMMIGRANT ASSISTANCE CENTER OF WEST MICHIGANWyomingMI$237k0
PATCHWORKS HOUSE INCTiffinOH$237k1
CHRISTIAN HERITAGE MINISTRIESSalt Lake CityUT$237k0
CASA FOR CHILDREN OF KLAMATH COUNTYKlamath FallsOR$236k0
ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN IN CORRECTIONSCantonNY$236k2
CAPITAL REPRESENTATION RESOURCE CENTERCharlottesvilleVA$236k1
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JUVENILE AND FAMILY COURT JUDGES FUND INCRenoNV$236k1
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW FOUNDATIONOaklandCA$236k1
CRIME STOPPERS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA INCVirginia BchVA$236k1
Human Rights CoalitionPhiladelphiaPA$236k4
NEW YORK POLICE INVESTIGATORS FOUNDATION INCAlbanyNY$235k0
SOUTHWEST DISTRICT LAW ENFORCEMENTLake CharlesLA$235k1
Newport Community Justice Ctr IncNewportVT$235k1
NORTH CAROLINA INSTITUTE FOR CONSTITUTIONAL LAWRaleighNC$234k1
RUTLAND COUNTY CHILD FIRSTRutlandVT$234k1
PEDAL THE PACIFICAustinTX$234k2
CASA OF WESTERN MARYLAND INCCumberlandMD$233k0
RESCUE US INCSugar LandTX$233k1
The Vermont Children's AllianceBenningtonVT$233k1
CASA OF TROUP COUNTY INCLaGrangeGA$233k0
SEEDS Community Resolution Cntr frmly East Bay Community MediationOaklandCA$233k0
Warren Washington Care Center CorporationGlens FallsNY$233k2
Harbors Edge Foundation IncNorfolkVA$232k0
Partners In Restorative Initiatives IncRochesterNY$232k2
The Childrens Advocacy Center of Cleveland CountyShelbyNC$232k1
COLORADO JUDICIAL INSTITUTEBroomfieldCO$232k1
WHENSEANSPEAKS INCSeabrookTX$231k0
BUTLER ALCOHOL COUNTERMEASURES PROGRAMButlerPA$231k1
FRONT RANGE CASA GAL INCConradMT$231k1
DISTRICT ATTORNEY INVESTIGATORS ASSOC OF SDSan DiegoCA$230k0
REfire Culinary IncTallahasseeFL$230k0
RONNIES HOUSELong BeachCA$230k2
CALEDONIA SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS UNIT INCSt JohnsburyVT$230k1
UNLOOPSeattleWA$229k0