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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 80 of 124

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
FRIENDS OF WPC NEPALSeattleWA$138k0
YOUR SAFE PLACE FOUNDATIONLa MesaCA$137k0
JSA LEGAL SERVICES NFPJolietIL$137k0
POLICE BENEVOLENT ASSOC OF HOLLYWOODHollywoodFL$137k0
THE VOICE FOR 1MesaAZ$137k0
NORTH CAROLINA CHILD SUPPORT COUNCILRaleighNC$137k0
LOS ANGELES RETIRED FIRE AND POLICE BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATIONTemple CityCA$137k0
HOME TO HOMEBrunswickME$137k0
Victims of Injustice Inc dba Life Support AllianceRancho CordovaCA$137k2
The Kairos Foundation AKA Kairos More to LifeHoustonTX$137k1
MY META RE-ENTRY SERVICES INCCharlotteNC$136k1
GVPEDIA INCEdmondOK$136k0
KENE ME WU FAMILY HEALING CENTERSonoraCA$136k0
CHILD PROTECTION NETWORKBloomingtonIL$136k0
UFCW UNION LOCAL 324 CHARITY GOLF CLASSICBuena ParkCA$136k0
CASA VOICES FOR CHILDREN INCChickashaOK$136k0
PREPARING TO SOAR INCSmithfieldNC$136k3
CROSSROADS YOUTH CENTERSacoME$136k0
FRIENDS OF MADISON COUNTY CHILD ADVOCACY CENTERWood RiverIL$136k0
BLUE SUNDAY CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION INITIATIVEHarlingenTX$136k1
WOMEN SPEAKING OUTKaneoheHI$135k0
CASA OF SALINE COUNTY INCBentonAR$135k1
SCREAMING EAGLE GRILL INCDittmerMO$135k0
Women in Transition Re-Entry ProjectLong BeachCA$135k0
SOROPTIMIST INTL OF TRUCKEE MEADOWSRenoNV$135k0
THE JKB RANCHFort LauderdaleFL$135k0
WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE INCJamaicaNY$135k1
New Start Foundation IncHagerstownMD$135k0
MAJOR CASE SQUAD OF GREATER ST LOUIS C/O FLORISSANT POLICE DEPARTMENTFlorissantMO$135k0
Maui County Childrens Justice CommitteeWailukuHI$134k1
NEW JERSEY NARCOTIC ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ASSOCIATION INCPort ReadingNJ$134k0
Narcotics Association of Regional Coordinating Officers of OhioStrongsvilleOH$134k0
MARYLANDERS TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE EDUCATION FUND INCBaltimoreMD$134k1
CASA OF CAMPBELL COUNTYJacksboroTN$134k0
ALASKANS FOR FAIR COURTSAnchorageAK$134k0
THE SALT LAKE CITY POLICE FOUNDATIONSalt Lake CityUT$133k0
TREASURE COAST CRIME STOPPERS INCVero BeachFL$133k3
SOUTH SUBURBAN MAJOR CRIMES TASKSouth HollandIL$133k1
COMMITTEE OF 100 OKLAHOMA CITY INCEdmondOK$133k0
ALGONA BULLDOG BOOSTER CLUB INCAlgonaIA$133k0
ALERT BERKS COUNTY INCWyomissingPA$133k0
THE STARTS WITHIN ORGANIZATIONPickeringtonOH$133k1
SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL OF PASCO-KENNEWICKPascoWA$133k0
LINN COUNTY CORRECTIONAL CHAPLAINCY MINISTRYCedar RapidsIA$132k0
YOUTH ASSISTANCE PROGRAM OF NORTHFIELD SANBORNTON AND TILTON INCNorthfieldNH$132k0
SHERIFF'S EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE TRUST INCOrlandoFL$132k0
ST LOUIS BAR FOUNDATIONSt LouisMO$132k0
PROTECT OUR DEFENDERS FOUNDATION % RUSSELL H MILLERSarasotaFL$132k0
SECOND SHIFTCaleraAL$132k1
Kansas Childfirst IncScott CityKS$131k1