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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 74 of 124

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
Youth Law TEAM of Indiana IncIndianapolisIN$173k2
TYMANJER MINISTRIESWacoTX$172k0
Wasatch Immigration ProjectPark CityUT$172k0
Courthouse Dogs FoundationBellevueWA$172k1
CASA OF JERSEY AND GREENE COUNTIESJerseyvilleIL$172k0
CITY OF LYNCHBURG POLICE FOUNDATION INCLynchburgVA$172k0
LIBERTAS COUNCIL INCHaymarketVA$172k1
EARL B GILLIAM BAR FOUNDATION INC OF SD COUNTYSan DiegoCA$172k0
FLORIDA CARES CHARITY CORPWest Palm BeachFL$171k0
BIG BEND CRIME SOLVERS INCTallahasseeFL$171k0
ASSOCIATION FOR CONFLICT RESOLUTIONEagleNE$171k0
NEWPORT NEWS COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES INCNewport NewsVA$171k1
THE BIJAN GHAISAR FOUNDATIONMcLeanVA$171k0
TRIAD LADDER OF HOPE MINISTRIESHigh PointNC$171k1
IMMIGRANT ENTREPRENEURS SUMMITDes MoinesIA$171k0
CASA OF CHEROKEE COUNTRY INCTahlequahOK$171k0
TRANSFORMATION PROJECT INCChattanoogaTN$171k1
LIFES BEACON FOUNDATION INCYorkPA$170k1
Peoples Law CenterMadisonWI$170k1
MONTGOMERY CO CRIME STOPPERS INCConroeTX$170k0
CHILDREN & FAMILIES FIRST COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP FOR DALTON/WHITFIELD IDaltonGA$170k0
The Kane County Bar Foundation IncSaint CharlesIL$170k0
Micah Legal Services IncLexingtonKY$170k1
FALLOUT SHELTER MINISTRIES INCWatertownSD$170k0
SECOND CHANCE MINISTRIESGilletteWY$169k1
JOHN E CREEDON POLICE BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION OF UTICA NY INCUticaNY$169k5
SAINT LOUIS REGIONAL CRIMESTOPPERSSaint LouisMO$169k2
HMONG 18 COUNCIL INCSaint PaulMN$169k0
CECIL COUNTY COMMUNITY MEDIATION CENTER INCElktonMD$169k0
TURNSIGNL FOUNDATIONMinneapolisMN$169k0
Center For Youth and Family AdvocacyArlingtonVA$169k0
LIVING IN TRANSITION EFFECTIVELY INCMilfordIN$169k1
VIRGINIA SEX OFFENDER TREATMENTMidlothianVA$169k0
WEST HOLLYWOOD SHERIFF FOUNDATIONWest HollywoodCA$169k0
BLOOMINGTON CRIME PREVENTION ASSOCIATIONMinneapolisMN$168k0
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF APPELLATE COURT ATTORNEYS INCMechanicsvlleVA$168k0
The Greater Lafayette Police Foundation IncLafayetteIN$168k0
Hillsborough House of Hope IncTampaFL$168k0
NO STRINGS ATTACHED DBA UNTETHERED MINISTRIESBoerneTX$168k0
PROBATION OFFICERS PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INDIANA INCIndianapolisIN$168k0
STAR CENTEROntarioOR$168k1
REALNESS PROJECTBoulderCO$167k0
ADVOCACY OUTREACHElginTX$167k1
The Collaborative Courts FoundationLaguna BeachCA$166k0
Greater Brockton Center for Dispute Resolution IncSouth EastonMA$166k0
UNITED PRISON MINISTRIES INTERNATIONALVerbenaAL$166k0
READING BETWEEN THE LINES NFPChicagoIL$166k1
INDIANA SWAT OFFICERS ASSOCIATION INCEvansvilleIN$166k0
THE PEACEMAKING INSTITUTERentonWA$166k0
OHIO JUSTICE ALLIANCE ON COMMCORRENew AlbanyOH$166k0