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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 9 of 124

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
ATLANTIC STREET CENTERSeattleWA$6.5M3
CHILDRENS CRISIS CENTER OF STANISLAUS COUNTYModestoCA$6.5M1
COAST TO COAST LEGAL AID OF SOUTH FLORIDA INCPlantationFL$6.5M6
ARCHCITY DEFENDERSSt LouisMO$6.5M3
CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER OF SEDGWICK COUNTYWichitaKS$6.4M1
GETTING OUT AND STAYING OUT INCNew YorkNY$6.4M7
WE ARE FRAGILE XTrabuco CanyonCA$6.4M0
The Palm Beach Police and Fire Foundation IncPalm BeachFL$6.4M1
Virginia Law FoundationCharlottesvilleVA$6.4M7
KEYS2WORK INCIndianapolisIN$6.4M0
Western Center on Law & Poverty IncLos AngelesCA$6.4M7
GREATER HARTFORD LEGAL AID INCHartfordCT$6.4M9
PHILADELPHIA CHILDREN'S ALLIANCEPhiladelphiaPA$6.3M5
MERCED RESCUE MISSIONMercedCA$6.3M2
KENT COUNTY OFFICE OF THE DEFENDERGrand RapidsMI$6.2M3
SPECIALIZED ALTERNATIVES FOR FAMILIES & YOUTH OF SOUTH CAROLINA INCColumbiaSC$6.2M5
Appalachian Research and Defense Fund of Kentucky IncPrestonsburgKY$6.2M4
CIA OFFICERS MEMORIAL FOUNDATIONHerndonVA$6.2M2
CENTER FOR HEIRS' PROPERTY PRESERVATIONNorth CharlestonSC$6.2M4
SOUTHERN OREGON PUBLIC DEFENDER INCMedfordOR$6.2M7
CHHAYA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONJackson HeightsNY$6.2M4
Landmark Legal FoundationKansas CityMO$6.1M4
PREVENTATIVE AFTERCARE INCGrove CityPA$6.1M2
Charlotte Center for Legal Advocacy IncCharlotteNC$6.1M6
Health Projects CenterSanta CruzCA$6.1M5
NATIONAL LEGAL AID AND DEFENDER ASSOCIATIONWashingtonDC$6.1M12
Justice Action NetworkWashingtonDC$6.1M6
Charmeck Family Justice Center Inc co Safe AllianceCharlotteNC$6M0
AMERICANS FOR IMMIGRANT JUSTICE INC F/K/A FLA IMMIGRANT ADVOCACY CENTERMiamiFL$6M5
Legal Defenders Office of Summit County Ohio IncAkronOH$6M1
Essie Justice GroupOaklandCA$6M9
Virginia Legal Aid Society IncLynchburgVA$5.9M3
SOBECKI FAMILY FOUNDATIONJacksonWY$5.9M0
REMERGE INCOklahoma CityOK$5.9M4
SOUTHERN COALITION FOR SOCIAL JUSTICEDurhamNC$5.9M6
FAMILY SAFETY CENTER INCTulsaOK$5.8M1
CHILDREN OF PROMISE NYCBrooklynNY$5.8M0
FEDERAL DEFENDER SERVICES OF WISCONSIN INCMilwaukeeWI$5.8M6
NATIONAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE ASSOCIATIONWashingtonDC$5.8M7
LEGAL SERVICES FOR CHILDREN INCSan FranciscoCA$5.8M6
TEXAS SERENITY ACADEMY INCHoustonTX$5.8M0
INTERNATIONAL JOURNALISM DEFENSE INCNew YorkNY$5.8M2
ENDOWMENT FOR EQUAL JUSTICESeattleWA$5.8M2
TEXAS COUNCIL ON FAMILY VIOLENCE INCAustinTX$5.7M1
Legal Services of Eastern MichiganFlintMI$5.7M2
SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL OF THE AMERICAS INCPhiladelphiaPA$5.7M5
YOUTH LAW CENTERSan FranciscoCA$5.7M6
WISCONSIN JUDICARE INCWausauWI$5.7M3
MARION COUNTY ASSOCIATION OF DEFENDERSSalemOR$5.7M1
TURN 2 U INC dba THE LAST MILESan FranciscoCA$5.7M7