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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 72 of 124

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
Gender Equality Law Center IncBrooklynNY$188k0
RELENTLESS DEFENDER FOUNDATION INCRichmondTX$188k0
Restoration and Hope HouseCharlottesvleVA$187k6
NEGOTIATION AND TEAM RESOURCESChicagoIL$187k0
ERIE SHORE NETWORK INCSanduskyOH$187k1
AUSTIN COPS FOR CHARITIESAustinTX$187k0
NE FL Chapter of Concerns of Police SurvivorsJacksonvilleFL$187k0
SAFERIDE AMERICA INC RHYNEAtlantaGA$187k0
MONTGOMERY BAR FOUNDATIONNorristownPA$187k1
LAREDO CRIME STOPPERS INCLaredoTX$187k0
SOUTH CAROLINA LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS' FOUNDATIONColumbiaSC$186k0
JUVENILE JUSTICE ASSOCIATION OF TEXASLubbockTX$186k0
Sparrow Freedom ProjectSouthfieldMI$186k0
PRINCE WILLIAM BAR ASSOCIATIONManassasVA$186k1
BROTHERHOOD FOR THE FALLEN DALLAS TXDallasTX$186k0
MINNESOTA DARE INCSaint BonifaciusMN$186k1
REDEEM PROGRAMSMacOmbMI$185k0
The Arizona Child and Family Advocacy NetworkYumaAZ$185k1
PENITENT'S GRACE INCMontgomeryTX$185k0
PARTNERS IN PUBLIC SAFETY SOLUTIONS INCBearDE$185k3
CASA THE VOICE FOR CLINTON COUNTYS CHILDRENSaint JohnsMI$185k0
PULASKI COUNTY FRIENDS OF CASA INCLittle RockAR$185k1
UTAH FOP FOUNDATION INCWest JordanUT$184k0
Family MankindCharlotteNC$184k1
LIFES KEYPittsburghPA$183k0
SEMINOLE COUNTY FRIENDS OF ABUSED CHILDREN INCAltamonte SpringsFL$183k0
EXCHANGE CLUB OF VICKSBURG CHILDVicksburgMS$183k0
4TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT RECOVERY SERVICES INCDandridgeTN$183k0
CHERRY HILLS VILLAGE POLICE FOUNDATIONCherry Hills VillageCO$183k0
CONVICTED BY CHRISTBloomfieldNM$183k1
SANTA MARIA POLICE COUNCIL INCSanta MariaCA$183k1
MONTGOMERY COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE FOUNDATIONMontgomeryAL$183k0
CASA OF MARION COUNTY INCFairmontWV$183k0
CAPITAL AREA TRIAL LAWYERS ASSOCIATIONAustinTX$183k0
The Health Trust Fund of the Scottish Terrier Club of AmericaNew BraunfelsTX$182k0
TENNESSEE FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICEClarksvilleTN$182k0
New Jersey Law Enforcement Police Officers BrotherhoodLittle FallsNJ$182k0
TAP FoundationArlingtonVA$182k0
SARASOTA POLICE FOUNDATION INC C/O JEFF BIRNBACHSarasotaFL$182k0
JOHN L SANDERS MEMORIAL EVANSVILLE BAR FOUNDATIONEvansvilleIN$182k0
DENVER POLICE BLUE HAT FOUNDATIONDenverCO$181k1
LANCASTER LAW FOUNDATIONLancasterPA$181k0
POLK COUNTY CRIME STOPPERS INCWinter HavenFL$180k1
THE PROMISE TOUR DBA BLAKE MCMEANS FOUNDATIONNashvilleTN$180k3
CHILD ADVOCACY CENTERLancasterNH$180k0
The Center for Law Practice Management DBA College of Law Practice ManagementRacineWI$180k0
BLUE MOUNTAIN COALITION FOR YOUTHWest PointCA$180k0
SURVIVORS FOR CHANGEHickory HillsIL$180k1
BUTTE DEFENSE EQUITY PROJECTChicoCA$180k0
THE EMERGENCY RELIEF & LEGAL DEFENSE FUND OF THE VA STATE POLICE ASSOC INCRichmondVA$179k0