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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 77 of 124

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
NDNY FEDERAL COURT BAR ASSOCIATION INCSyracuseNY$153k0
WESTFIELD YOUTH ASSISTANCE INCWestfieldIN$153k0
PROJECT PURPOSEWashington DcDC$153k2
Bridge of FaithWhittierCA$153k0
FLORIDA YOUTH FOUNDATION INCTallahasseeFL$153k1
CITY OF MADISON POLICE K-9 AND EQUINE PARTNERS INCMadisonWI$153k0
THE ARMY OF SURVIVORSLansingMI$153k1
PATAULA CENTER FOR CHILDREN INCBlakelyGA$153k1
TENNESSEE CHAPTER FBI NATIONAL ACADEMY ASSOCIATIONKnoxvilleTN$153k0
CRIME STOPPERS OF FLINT & GENESEE COUNTYFlintMI$152k1
FormerFedsGroup Freedom FoundationCinnaminsonNJ$152k0
TURNING AROUND MINISTRIES INC TURNING AROUND MINISTRIES INCNewportRI$152k0
Lake Forest Police Foundation IncLake ForestIL$152k0
ROTARY CLUB OF DAVIS FOUNDATIONDavisCA$152k0
ARNOLD SCHOENBERG FOUNDATIONLos AngelesCA$152k0
THE BRADENTON BLUE FOUNDATION INCBradentonFL$152k0
The Hundred Club of Gillespie County IncFredericksburgTX$152k0
THE DOUDERA FAMILY FOUNDATIONVirginia BeachVA$152k0
GINO AND LUCIANA DICLEMENTE FOUNDATIONSouthfieldMI$152k0
NORFOLK COUNTY BAR ADVOCATES INCBraintreeMA$152k3
SOROPTIMIST INTL OF ST HELENASt HelenaCA$152k0
COMMUNITY CHRISTIAN LEGAL AIDSpringTX$152k1
GLOBAL CENTURION FOUNDATION INCGlen AllenVA$151k1
INTERNATIONAL POLICE WORK DOG ASSOCIATION INCORPORRaefordNC$151k0
HENRY & TOMMY LEHMAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATIGiddingsTX$151k1
STRIDES IN RECOVERY INCRancho Palos VerdesCA$151k0
SERENITY FAIR WAY FOUNDATIONColumbusOH$151k2
PILGRIM ADVOCATES INCMarshfieldMA$151k1
MIDDLESEX COUNTY CHIEFS OF POLICE ASSOCIATION INCEdisionNJ$150k0
HILLTOP ACTION COALITIONTacomaWA$150k0
OBA FOUNDATION INCLos AngelesCA$150k0
ST GERMAINE CHILDREN'S CHARITYLa JollaCA$150k0
Public Trust InstituteLakewoodCO$150k0
REALVICTORYSpringvilleUT$150k1
Torch of HopePortlandOR$150k2
VRP DIAGNOSTICSDenverCO$150k0
WASHOE COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPUTIES ASSOCIATIONRenoNV$150k0
COLORADO ACCESS TO JUSTICE COMMISSIONDenverCO$150k0
TETON COUNTY ACCESS TO JUSTICE CENTERJacksonWY$150k1
Kingdom Life Ministry IncMidlothianVA$149k0
HOLY NAME SOCIETY OF POLICE DEPT CITY OF NEW YORKNew YorkNY$149k0
A SECRET SAFE PLACE FOR NEWBORNS OF TENNESSEE INCMaryvilleTN$149k6
SUFFOLK LAWYERS FOR JUSTICE INCCharlestownMA$149k1
SNIPERSONLINE UAGreen BayWI$149k0
ALIVE AT LASTNewarkTX$149k1
Hill Country Dispute Resolution Center IncKerrvilleTX$149k0
ORANGE RIBBONS FOR JAIME INCCoral SpringsFL$149k1
SOCIETY OF MARITIME ARBITRATORSINCNew YorkNY$149k0
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT SERVICES AND EDUCATION INCVistaCA$149k1
13th Judicial District CASA North IncFordyceAR$149k1