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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 83 of 124

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
STUDENT LEGAL SERVICESCharlottesvilleVA$120k1
MORGANTOWN AREA YOUTH SERVICES PROJECTMorgantownWV$120k1
ANCHORAGE COPS FOR COMMUNITYAnchorageAK$120k0
WASHINGTON REGIONAL SWAT TEAMCecilPA$120k0
LAST STEP INCRenoNV$120k0
THE COMMITTEE THAT CARES INCFountain ValleyCA$120k0
ARIZONA TACTICAL OFFICERS ASSOCIATIONChandlerAZ$120k0
BELL COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT FOUNDATIONBeltonTX$120k0
Marco Police Foundation Scholarship IncMarco IslandFL$120k0
LOVE IN ACTION TRANSITIONAL HOUSINGIndianapolisIN$120k0
Fort Worth Police FoundationFort WorthTX$119k0
LAW REVIEW INCMinneapolisMN$119k1
BRIDGES TO EMPOWERMENTFresnoTX$119k1
ERIE EARN-IT PROGRAM INCEriePA$119k0
EDUCATE YOUTH INCYpsilantiMI$119k0
ARKANSAS POLICY FOUNDATIONLittle RockAR$119k1
Childrens International Rescue FoundationWest JordanUT$119k3
PATRICIA & STEPHEN SEGAL FAMILY FDN C/O STEPHEN AND PATRICIA SEGALPhiladelphiaPA$119k0
WAYNE COUNTY SHERIFFS RESERVE OFFICERS FOUNDATIONDetroitMI$118k0
INTERNATIONAL FIRE DOGS INCEnglewoodCO$118k0
INCREDIBLE CREDIBLE MESSENGERS INCBrooklynNY$118k0
AshaKiran FoundationHuntsvilleAL$118k0
Arizonans for the Protection of Exploited Children and AdultsGoodyearAZ$118k1
HELEN TESTER HOMES INCBrawleyCA$118k0
Sheriffs Office Citizens OrganizationHillsboroughNC$118k0
GUARDIANSHIP SERVICES OF SOUTHWESTERN INDIANA INCEvansvilleIN$118k0
STONE COUNTY ASSISTANCE TEAMBranson WestMO$118k1
COMMUNITY HOSPITAL & NURSING HOME OF ANACONDA FOUNDATION INCAnacondaMT$118k0
UT ASSOC OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS INCSalt Lake CityUT$118k1
JONAH FOUNDATIONBig RapidsMI$117k1
JESUS INFUSIONGainesvilleFL$117k2
RIO GRANDE COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES CASAT Or CNM$117k3
NEVADA COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT & FIRE PROTECTION COUNCILAuburnCA$117k0
10-7 OUTDOORSArlingtonTX$117k0
The Cybersmile FoundationLeesburgVA$117k0
STEIN FAMILY FOUNDATION INCEast FalmouthMA$116k0
NATIONAL LATINO PEACE OFFICERS ASSOCIATIOmahaNE$116k0
DELTA CHILDRENS ADVOCACY CENTERClevelandMS$116k1
KANSAS CITY POLICE OFFICERS MEMORIAL FOUNDATIONKansas CityMO$116k0
FORENSIC SCIENCES FOUNDATION INCColorado SpgsCO$116k1
GILBERT CITIZENS POLICE ACADEMY ALUMNI ASSOCIATIONGilbertAZ$116k0
NATIONAL CRIMINAL ENFORCEMENT ASSOC CORPBarnesvilleGA$116k0
GRACE HAVEN MINISTRIESLancasterOH$116k0
ROC The Peace IncRochesterNY$116k0
AR&R TRANSITIONAL LIVING INCForrest CityAR$116k0
UNCOMPAHGRE VOLUNTEER LEGAL AID INCMontroseCO$115k1
PENNSYLVANIA RECORDER OF DEEDS ASSOCIATONBrookvillePA$115k4
NEW JERSEY HOMICIDE INVESTIGATORSTrentonNJ$115k0
Women Against Gun ViolenceLos AngelesCA$115k1
KARLY FOUNDATION INCLas VegasNV$115k0