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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 67 of 124

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
WothaDaboraVallejoCA$229k0
CROSSROADS FOR FLORIDA KIDS INCOldsmarFL$229k1
LEGACY LAW ENFORCEMENT FOUNDATION INCJacksonvilleFL$229k0
Second Chance and Reentry ServicesEl RenoOK$228k1
NEW BEGINNINGS LAW CENTERSan RafaelCA$228k0
COOLIDGE-REAGAN FOUNDATIONFairfaxVA$228k0
Gate City Foundation IncAtlantaGA$228k0
HAWKES HOME INCEncinitasCA$228k0
LONG BEACH POLICE OFFICERS MEMORIAL WIDOWS EMERGENCY & SCHOLARSHIP FUNDLong BeachCA$228k0
FRESH START INCDenverCO$227k1
International Prison Ministry IncCosta MesaCA$227k4
Denton County Alternate Dispute Resolution Program IncDentonTX$226k0
HELPING OUR YOUNG PEOPLE CONNECT WITH GODSpringfieldOH$226k1
Inside Out Network IncTucsonAZ$226k1
GREEN ARROW CO-LABLos AngelesCA$226k2
BARBARA SCHNEIDER FOUNDATIONMinneapolisMN$226k1
Conservatives For Criminal Justice ReformRaleighNC$225k1
JAIL PROJECT OF TEXASCypressTX$225k1
HAVEN OF LOVEINCDuncanvilleTX$225k1
Prisoners Literature ProjectBerkeleyCA$225k0
Kim Logan CommunicationsDetroitMI$224k1
Child Protection Team Of Palm Beach IncWest Palm BeachFL$224k3
FRIENDS OF IOWA CASA & ICFCRBDes MoinesIA$224k0
NAVAJO COUNTY FRIENDS OF CASA INCShow LowAZ$224k0
CONNECTICUT CENTER FOR NONVIOLENCEHartfordCT$223k1
VOICES FOR CHILDREN OF NORTH CENTRAL FLORIDA INCOcalaFL$223k0
SCOTTSDALE POLICE FOUNDATION INCPhoenixAZ$223k0
BLACK VOICES FOR BLACK JUSTICE FUNDNew YorkNY$223k0
HEARTLAND CASAGrand IslandNE$222k1
ARIZONA ASSOCIATION OF DRUG COURT PROFESSIONALS INCPhoenixAZ$222k0
NEW LIFE MISSION INN - MISSOURIPerryvilleMO$222k1
The Well House Inc NFPQuincyIL$222k0
LANTUUN DOHIOFairfax StationVA$222k0
MINNESOTA ASSOCIATION FOR THE TREATMENT OF SEXUAL ABUSERSSt PaulMN$222k0
CANADIAN COUNTY CASA INCEl RenoOK$222k1
Florida Justice Center IncFort LauderdaleFL$222k2
CENTER FOR DISABILITY ADVOCACY RIGHTS INCNew YorkNY$222k0
MAJOR CITIES CONFERENCE INCNew YorkNY$222k0
Bennington County Association Against Child AbuseBenningtonVT$222k1
GIVE BACK 2 DA BLOCKPortsmouthVA$222k0
The Asheville Police Department FoundationAshevilleNC$221k0
HUDSON COUNTY BAR FOUNDATIONJersey CityNJ$221k0
SELAH PLACE OF OREGON CO INCThayerMO$221k0
Happy Trails Childrens FoundationApple ValleyCA$221k0
Empowerment Zone Reentry InitiativeMiamiFL$221k0
Legal Services Clinic of the Puerto Rican Community IncOrlandoFL$221k3
REFUGE OF LIGHTTylerTX$221k1
THE HELPKansas CityMO$220k1
JOHN R ELLIOTT FOUNDATIONSomers PointNJ$219k0
STOP THE HURT INCWelchWV$219k0