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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 8 of 124

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
KALAMAZOO COUNTY DEFENDER INCKalamazooMI$7.4M1
Las Vegas Metropolitan PD FoundationLas VegasNV$7.4M3
EAST BAY COMMUNITY LAW CENTERBerkeleyCA$7.4M10
Montgomery County Childrens Advocacy Center IncConroeTX$7.4M1
NORTH CAROLINA SHERIFFS' ASSOCIATION INCRaleighNC$7.3M6
LEGAL ACTION CENTER OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK INCNew YorkNY$7.3M11
DEMAND JUSTICE INITIATIVEWashingtonDC$7.3M4
ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE CENTERSanta BarbaraCA$7.3M6
Joseph J Peters InstitutePhiladelphiaPA$7.3M8
Lawndale Christian Legal CenterChicagoIL$7.2M7
Legal Aid of Western MichiganGrand RapidsMI$7.2M4
GREAT FALLS PRE-RELEASE SERVICES INCGreat FallsMT$7.2M1
COUNSELING AND CONSULTATION SERVICES INCLimestoneTN$7.2M1
CONCERNS OF POLICE SURVIVORS INCCamdentonMO$7.2M1
Northern Kentucky Legal Aid SocietyCovingtonKY$7.2M3
CONTRA COSTA FAMILY JUSTICE ALLIANCERichmondCA$7.2M3
YOUTH ALLIANCEHollisterCA$7.1M1
OKLAHOMA COUNTY DIVERSION HUB INCOklahoma CityOK$7.1M1
SUMMIT LEGAL AIDWashingtonPA$7.1M4
Tribal Law and Policy InstituteWest HollywoodCA$7.1M7
ALABAMA NETWORK OF CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTERS INCMontgomeryAL$7.1M0
NATIONAL COMMISSION ON CORRECTIONAL HEALTH CAREChicagoIL$7.1M6
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORMOaklandCA$7.1M4
HAWAII JUSTICE FOUNDATIONHonoluluHI$7M1
Erie County Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers Project IncBuffaloNY$7M1
UTAH BAR FOUNDATIONSalt Lake CityUT$7M1
Target Area Development CorporationChicagoIL$6.9M0
NURTURE THE NEXT FKA PREVENT CHILD ABUSE TENNESSEENashvilleTN$6.9M5
NORTHERN INDIANA LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMYHobartIN$6.9M2
VIRGINIA POVERTY LAW CENTER INCRichmondVA$6.9M1
LEGAL AID SOCIETY OF EASTERN VIRGINIANorfolkVA$6.9M0
OPEN DOOR LEGALSan FranciscoCA$6.9M7
WORLD JUSTICE PROJECTWashingtonDC$6.9M8
BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF GREATER OXNARD & PORT HUENEMEOxnardCA$6.8M1
DEPENDENCY LEGAL SERVICESRocklinCA$6.8M11
MID-STATES ORGANIZED CRIME INFORMATION CENTERSpringfieldMO$6.7M4
Office Of The Appellate DefenderNew YorkNY$6.7M6
THE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR INCARCERATED AND FORMERLY INCARCERATED WOMEN & GIRLSRoxburyMA$6.7M2
PLAY FOR PINK INCNew YorkNY$6.7M0
ROCHESTER SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO CHILDREN INCRochesterNY$6.7M1
ILLINOIS SHERIFFS' ASSOCIATIONSpringfieldIL$6.7M1
THE CENTER FOR AMERICAN LIBERTYPittsburgPA$6.6M6
TENNESSEE ALLIANCE FOR LEGAL SERVICESNashvilleTN$6.6M1
BRIDGES OF AMERICA THE ORLANDO BRIDGE INCOrlandoFL$6.6M0
ELEPHANT CIRCLEPalisadeCO$6.6M1
SOUTHERN ARIZONA LEGAL AID INCTucsonAZ$6.6M4
JOHN F FINN INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC SAFETY INCAlbanyNY$6.6M2
ROCKY MOUNTAIN INFORMATION NETWORK INCPhoenixAZ$6.6M3
Newark Community Street Team IncNewarkNJ$6.5M6
COMPREHENSIVE YOUTH SERVICES OF FRESNO INCFresnoCA$6.5M4