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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 84 of 124

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
THE INNOCENT LIVES FOUNDATIONScrantonPA$115k1
ALABAMA ASSOCIATION OF MUNICIPAL CLERKSRainbow CityAL$115k0
Soroptimist International of HanfordHanfordCA$115k0
ACCESS TO JUSTICE PROJECT INCCharlotteNC$115k1
LIFE ON THE VERGE MINISTRIESGreen Cv SpgsFL$115k1
NEW JERSEY CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATORS ASSOCIATION INCEwingNJ$115k0
HANOVER COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE FOUNDATION INCMechanicsvilleVA$115k0
BUCKS COUNTY CHIEFS OF POLICE ASSOCDoylestownPA$115k0
SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL OF THE AMERICAS INCBurlingtonWA$115k0
CALLIES BACKYARD FOUNDATIONAspenCO$115k0
DAUPHIN COUNTY BAR FOUNDATIONHarrisburgPA$115k0
Texas Border Sheriffs CoalitionJunctionTX$114k1
L A COMMUNITY LEGAL CENTER & EDUCATIONALHuntington ParkCA$114k0
OREGON HOMICIDE INVESTIGATORS ASSOCIATIONMedfordOR$114k0
CAPITAL AREA LAW ENFORCEMENT FOUNDATIONDenham SpringsLA$114k0
SOCIETY FOR POLICE & CRIMINAL PSYCHOLOGYMoscowOH$114k0
LINCOLN SQUARE LEGAL SERVICES INCNew YorkNY$114k0
AURORA POLICE FOUNDATION INCAuroraCO$114k0
NASSAU COUNTY CORRECTION OFFICERS PACEast MeadowNY$114k0
Christian Legal Aid of Los Angeles CO Gary MaederLos AngelesCA$114k0
COMMUNITY YOUTH AGAINST VIOLENCE INCMiamiFL$113k0
CENTER FOR JUDICIAL EXCELLENCESan RafaelCA$113k0
Seaside Legal ServicesLaguna BeachCA$113k0
CALIFORNIA JUDGES FOUNDATIONSacramentoCA$113k0
PANHANDLE CRIME STOPPERS INCPanama CityFL$113k1
300 Letters IncMiamiFL$113k0
PREVENTION ASSOCIATES OF CALDWELL INCCaldwellID$113k0
FRIENDS OF TAZEWELL COUNTY CACPekinIL$113k0
LIFE AFTER JUSTICEChicagoIL$113k1
CIVITAS LAW GROUP INCGreenfieldWI$113k0
NOFIRES INCEasthamptonMA$113k1
JOHN L RANKIN SENIOR LIVING INCRussellvilleAR$113k0
Karat Place IncMemphisTN$113k0
Association Of Academic Support Educators IncNew YorkNY$113k0
BERGENFIELD PBA LOCAL 309 CIVIC ASSOCIATIONBergenfieldNJ$113k0
Deputy Sheriffs Lodge 25 FOP Associates IncLouisvilleKY$112k0
PAWS OF PULASKI K9 INCPulaskiWI$112k0
WOMEN CALLED MOSES COALITION AND OUTREACH INCDallasTX$112k0
Theresa Farnsworth Wittmann Charitable FoundationLincolnNE$112k3
Southern California Family Mediation IncVan NuysCA$112k1
Macon-Bibb Law Enforcement FoundationMaconGA$112k0
Rhode Island Coalition Against Gun ViolenceProvidenceRI$112k1
PARENTS AGAINST CHILD SEX ABUSE DBA KIDS TOOOak ParkIL$112k1
MCFARLAND YOUTH CENTER INCMcFarlandWI$112k0
GREENE COUNTY 100 CLUBSpringfieldMO$111k0
SISTERS IN RECOVERY MINISTRIES INCHiramGA$111k0
Justice Forward Virginia FoundationEarlysvilleVA$111k1
Hand of God Fellowship Ministry IncCoconut CreekFL$111k0
Mercys ShoreDallasTX$111k0
EASTERSEALS HOUSING SOLUTIONS INCGreat FallsMT$111k4