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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 81 of 124

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
CACTUSCONTempeAZ$131k0
Association of New York State Legal Services Organizations Inc IncBuffaloNY$131k0
CRIME STOPPERS OF SARASOTA COUNTY INCSarasotaFL$131k0
MINNESOTA ACTS NOWRobbinsdaleMN$131k0
BELOIT AREA CRIME STOPPERS PROGRAM INCBeloitWI$131k0
PROJECT NEVER BROKEN INCTerre HauteIN$131k0
SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL GOLDEN WEST REGIONRancho MirageCA$131k0
PEOPLE FOR COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENTGardenaCA$131k1
NCPD SUPERIOR OFFICERS ASSOCIATION CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INCPlainviewNY$131k0
KOREAN AMERICAN LAW ENFORCEMENT ORGANIZATIONPorter RanchCA$131k1
MID ATLANTIC ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTERWilmintonDE$130k0
HELENA COMMUNITY OFFENDER REENTRY PROGRAM HCORPHelenaMT$130k0
ASPIRE POLK COUNTY A CHILD AND FAMILY PARTNERSHIPColumbusNC$130k0
LET MY PEOPLE GOLakelandFL$130k1
Verus CommunityWaconiaMN$130k0
LEARNING HOW 2 LIVEBoiseID$130k3
THE NATIONAL LEGAL FOUNDATIONChesapeakeVA$130k1
Legal Accountability ProjectWashingtonDC$130k1
EASTERN JACKSON COUNTY YOUTH COURTBlue SpringsMO$130k0
Youth-Coalition-IncClarksvilleTN$130k0
GOBI SUPPORT INCMinneapolisMN$129k0
Greater Works Collaborative IncAlbanyNY$129k0
RESTORE MINISTRIESGrand RapidsMI$129k1
MIDLAND KIDS FIRSTMidlandMI$128k1
INTERNATIONAL FAMILIES JUSTICE COALITIONSeattleWA$128k2
Link OutsideAnaheimCA$128k0
COVID JUSTICE MN PCLong PrairieMN$128k1
EMWOMEN INTERNATIONAL INCAltoTX$127k0
SUMNER COUNTY COMMUNITY DRUG ACTION TEAM INCWellingtonKS$127k0
MOUNT VERNON POLICE FOUNDATION INCMount VernonNY$127k0
K DONAHUE FOUNDATION INCNampaID$127k0
Ray Corollary InitiativeColumbiaMD$127k0
Waterway Park North Homeowners Association IncFlower MoundTX$127k0
JOYFUL CONNECTIONSPort ClintonOH$127k1
EDMOND CITIZENS POLICE ACADEMY ALUMNI ASSOCIATIONEdmondOK$127k0
THE SILENT WITNESS INCPhoenixAZ$127k0
Heart of Compassion MinistriesMesquiteTX$126k1
CANYON HIGH BASEBALL BOOSTERSAnaheimCA$126k0
MISSING AND MURDERED INDIGENOUS WOMEN USAPortlandOR$126k2
ST PIUS X SCHOOL FOUNDATIONMoberlyMO$126k0
THE BLACK LOTUS PROJECTAtlantaGA$126k4
ABOLITIONNCGreensboroNC$126k1
MANFORWARDCoon RapidsMN$126k1
EVESHAM TOWNSHIP POLICE FOUNDATIONMarltonNJ$126k0
PAWS 4 SUCCESSChino HillsCA$126k1
MORGAN MINISTRIESOrlandoFL$126k0
MANCHESTER TACTICAL OFFICERS ASSOCIATIONManchesterNH$126k0
Returning Home FoundationLaguna BeachCA$126k0
ILLINOIS PRISON PROJECT ACTION FUNDChicagoIL$125k0
THE RISE FOUNDATION BY ENVOY INC C/O ENVOY GLOBAL INCChicagoIL$125k1