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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 70 of 124

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA PUBLIC INTEREST LEGAL SERVICESLanesboroMN$201k0
COURT SUPERVISION SERVICES INCStillwaterOK$201k0
CITIZENS AGAINST SEX TRAFFICKINGWoodburyMN$200k0
Intelligence for Good IncDavidsonNC$200k0
Carolina Immigration LawCharlotteNC$200k0
STAND UP FOR VICTIMS INCVisaliaCA$200k1
NEBRASKA COUNTY ATTORNEY ASSOCLincolnNE$200k0
CENTRAL NEW HAMPSHIRE SPECIAL OPERATIONS UNITPembrokeNH$200k0
COMMUNITY ADVOCATES FOR JUST AND MORAL GOVERNANCESan DiegoCA$200k1
MT NEBO PRISON MINISTRY INCGilbertAZ$200k1
FRIENDS OF THE WILL COUNTY CHILDRENS ADVOCACY CENTERCrest HillIL$199k0
COMPASS IMMIGRATION LEGAL SERVICESHarrisburgPA$199k1
FOP A 112ChesterfieldMI$199k0
The Community for Children's JusticePark CityUT$199k0
BROOKLYN TO ALASKA PROJECTBrooklynNY$199k0
COMMUNITY MEDIATION CENTER OF CALVERT COUNTY INCORPORATEDPrince FrederickMD$199k0
THE GARDEN STATE BAR ASSOCIATIONNewarkNJ$199k0
KANSAS PROSECUTORS TRAINING & ASSISTANCE INSTITUTETopekaKS$199k0
MINNESOTA CHIEFS OF POLICE FOUNDATIONNew BrightonMN$199k0
EKOLU MEA NUIKailuaHI$199k3
Community Youth Athletic CenterNational CityCA$198k1
Breaking The Chainz IncHarrisburgPA$198k9
CALIFORNIA ROBBERY INVESTIGATORS ASSOCIATIONFoster CityCA$198k0
AGING SERVICES OF THE UPPER CUMBERLANDS INCCookevilleTN$198k0
JUSTICE FOR SIERAHSylvaniaOH$198k0
PHILADELPHIA EQUAL JUSTICE CENTER INCPhiladelphiaPA$198k2
GRIMES COUNTY TRUE BLUE FOUNDATION INCAndersonTX$198k0
Iowa Chapter of Children's Advocacy CentersLa Porte CityIA$198k2
St Louis Survivors' Legal Support IncBrentwoodMO$197k2
EDUCATION LAW ASSOCIATIONPhiladelphiaPA$197k0
MISSISSIPPI CENTER FOR RE-ENTRYSouthavenMS$197k1
Exchange Club Center for Prevention of Child AbuseOxfordMS$197k0
Small & Rural Law Enf Exec AssocNorth EastMD$197k0
THE JONAH PROJECTSpokaneWA$197k1
ISLE OF PALMS RUN AND WALK FOR THE CHILD INCIsle Of PalmsSC$196k0
LASALLE COUNTY CHILDRENS ADVOCACY CENTEROttawaIL$196k1
FRIENDS OF THE WEBER MORGAN CHILDREN'S JUSTICE CENTEROgdenUT$196k0
CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION COUNCIL OF BUTTE COUNTYOrovilleCA$196k0
MILAN PREVENTION COALITION INCMilanTN$196k0
GLOBAL DISCIPLES INCMcKinneyTX$196k0
SOCIETY OF NEW YORK WORKERS COMPENS BAR ASSOCIATION INCNew YorkNY$196k0
CRIMINAL DEFENSE SERVICES INCSt PaulMN$196k0
CHOSEN FAMILY LAW CENTER INCNew YorkNY$196k2
INVOLVEMENT INCHendersonKY$196k0
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SHERIFF'S BENEVOLENT POSSESanta BarbaraCA$196k1
VOICES FOR KIDS CASA PROGRAM OF SOUTHEAST VIRGINIASmithfieldVA$196k0
PROJECT BELOVED THE MOLLY JANE MISSIONFort WorthTX$195k0
CHILDREN ADVANCING TOWARDS SUCCESSPhiladelphiaPA$195k0
PATERSON CHILDRENS' FOUNDATIONHawthorneNJ$195k0
PASSAGE TO FREEDOM INCPryorOK$195k0