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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 7 of 124

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA FEDERAL DEFENDERS PROGRAM INCMontgomeryAL$8.8M6
PUBLIC DEFENDER SERVICES OF LANE COUNTY INCEugeneOR$8.8M7
PARTNERS FOR JUSTICE INCNew YorkNY$8.8M2
Texas Legal Services Center INCAustinTX$8.8M9
IMMIGRANT LEGAL DEFENSEOaklandCA$8.7M7
CHICAGO CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTERChicagoIL$8.7M7
THE ALEPH INSTITUTE INCSurfsideFL$8.6M8
CENTER FOR ELDER LAW & JUSTICE INCBuffaloNY$8.6M5
New Jersey State Bar FoundationNew BrunswickNJ$8.6M1
BOYD ANDREW COMMUNITY SERVICESHelenaMT$8.5M2
THE CONNIE RICE INSTITUTE FOR URBAN PEACELos AngelesCA$8.5M2
Center For Child And Family Health IncDurhamNC$8.5M5
CALM INCSanta BarbaraCA$8.5M7
ADVOCACY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES INCColumbusOH$8.5M3
COMCOR INC DBA EMBRAVEColorado SpringsCO$8.4M1
LEGAL SERVICES OF CENTRAL NEW YORK INCSyracuseNY$8.4M7
PROJECT MODEL OFFENDER REINTERGRATION EXPERIENCE INCNew HavenCT$8.4M2
YOLO COUNTY CHILDRENS ALLIANCEDavisCA$8.3M2
THE SOUTH CAROLINA BAR FOUNDATION INCColumbiaSC$8.3M1
NIJC NFPChicagoIL$8.2M0
UTAH LEGAL SERVICES INCSalt Lake CityUT$8.2M5
WESTMINSTER INGLESIDE KING FARM PRESBYTERIAN RETIREMENT COMMUNITIES INCRockvilleMD$8.2M11
MISSION KIDS CHILD ADVOCACY CENTEREast NorritonPA$8.2M3
ICAT TRAINING FOUNDATIONDecaturIL$8.2M0
LEGAL SERVICES OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA INCFairfaxVA$8.1M0
NEVADA LEGAL SERVICES INCLas VegasNV$8.1M5
LIFE CAMPS INCORPORATEDJamaicaNY$8M11
The Childrens Center of the Antelope ValleyLancasterCA$8M6
FOOTHILLS ACADEMY INCAlbanyKY$8M2
Sicana IncNew YorkNY$8M6
CAMBA LEGAL SERVICES INCBrooklynNY$8M3
DAVID H BILLION FOUNDATIONSioux FallsSD$7.9M0
LEGAL AID OF SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA INCNorristownPA$7.9M1
Alaska Legal Services CorporationAnchorageAK$7.9M7
Greater Bakersfield Legal Assistance IncBakersfieldCA$7.9M6
OREGON LAW FOUNDATIONPortlandOR$7.9M1
RHODE ISLAND LEGAL SERVICES INCProvidenceRI$7.8M7
CARROLL COUNTY COUNCIL FOR THE PREVENTION OF CHILD ABUSECarrollIA$7.7M2
CHILDRENS ADVOCACY CENTER FOR NORTH TEXAS INCLewisvilleTX$7.7M2
Centers for Equity and Success IncSan FranciscoCA$7.7M4
CHAMPIONS FOR CHILDREN INCTampaFL$7.7M2
UNCOMMON LAWOaklandCA$7.6M6
CLACKAMAS INDIGENT DEFENSE CORPOregon CityOR$7.6M7
CHILDREN AND YOUTH JUSTICE CENTERSeattleWA$7.6M7
LATINOJUSTICE PRLDEFNew YorkNY$7.6M11
TRANSITIONS INCORPORATEDCovingtonKY$7.6M4
CROP ORGANIZATIONOaklandCA$7.6M7
PUBLIC LAW CENTERSanta AnaCA$7.5M3
COALITION TO ABOLISH SLAVERY & TRAFFICKINGLos AngelesCA$7.5M3
KEEP YOUTH DOING SOMETHING INCVan NuysCA$7.4M1