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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 82 of 124

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
EMERALD COAST CRIME STOPPERS INCShalimarFL$125k0
Remnant LawMulberryFL$125k1
JUSTICE & MERCY INCHopelandPA$125k2
LOEWY FAMILY FOUNDATION C/O JEFF LOEWYNew YorkNY$125k0
CITIZEN ADVOCACY CENTERElmhurstIL$125k1
Economic Justice CenterAlbanyCA$125k1
Keys to Freedom MinistriesTraverse CityMI$124k2
FINDING FREEDOM INTERNATIONALMission ViejoCA$124k0
OHIO HIGHWAY PATROL AUXILIARY FOUNDATION INCColumbusOH$124k0
Los Angeles County Police Canine AssocNewhallCA$124k0
Balch Springs Citizens Police Academy Alumni AssociationBalch SpringsTX$124k0
COLORADO SAFE HAVEN FOR NEWBORNSAuroraCO$124k0
SCHOOLS NOT STREETS GLOBALCantonmentFL$124k0
SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL OF WHITTIER INCWhittierCA$124k0
FRIENDS OF THE WILL COUNTY PROBLEM SOLVING COURTSJolietIL$124k0
JAILS TO JOBSLafayetteCA$124k0
IDAHO ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS INCBoiseID$124k0
MERCED COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT COMMUNITY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICEWintonCA$124k0
WISCONSIN CIVIL JUSTICE COUNCILMadisonWI$124k0
ALLEGAN COUNTY LEGAL ASSISTANCE CTRAlleganMI$123k0
CAPE MAY COUNTY ASSOCIATION OF POLICE CHIEFSCape May Court HouseNJ$123k0
CLEANSLATE-LAChino HillsCA$123k0
CLEAR CLINICPortlandOR$123k0
The Wisconsin Law Enforcement Death Response -LEDRMcFarlandWI$123k0
FLORIDA CHAPTER OF AFCC INCTitusvilleFL$123k0
BROOKHAVEN POLICE FOUNDATION INCBrookhavenGA$123k0
California Reentry InstituteClaytonCA$123k0
TREES OF HOPEORG INCFort LauderdaleFL$123k0
Kings County Sheriff Office FoundationHanfordCA$123k0
Harleys House Crisis Nursery AssociationWeatherfordOK$123k0
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND ABUSE PROTECTIONRiversideCA$123k0
FOLLOW UP MINISTRIES INCCastro ValleyCA$123k0
Federal Bar Association UtahSalt Lake CityUT$122k0
THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION TO END CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECTDenverCO$122k2
ALLIANCE FOR HIGHER EDUCATION IN PRISONDenverCO$122k1
Georgia Association Of Professional Bondsmen IncGainesvilleGA$122k0
COLORADO ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERSNorthglennCO$122k0
Youth Community Law Enforcement SolutionsMeadowbrookPA$122k2
HOPE UNITED INCThree RiversMI$122k0
SIMI VALLEY POLICE FOUNDATIONSimi ValleyCA$122k0
SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL OF CALISTOGACalistogaCA$122k0
COMMISSION FOR SOCIAL JUSTICEWashingtonDC$122k0
PENIKESE ISLAND SCHOOL INCWoods HoleMA$122k1
LEGAL ADVOCATES FOR WASHINGTON SCHOOL Heart of America Northwest Research CenterSeattleWA$121k0
DOBBS FERRY PBADobbs FerryNY$121k0
AMERICAN EQUITY & JUSTICE GROUPSeattleWA$121k2
WEST VIRGINIA CORRECTIONS TRAINING FOUNDATIONMoundsvilleWV$121k0
NEW JERSEY COUNTY JAIL WARDENS ASSOCIATION INCMays LandingNJ$121k0
Nonprofit Legal Services-Central IncMilwaukeeWI$121k1
SURVIVOR SUPPORT INCBlythewoodSC$120k1