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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 91 of 124

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
HUNTSVILLE BAIL FUNDHuntsvilleAL$88k0
SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL OF THE AMERICAS INC ATTN Diane SwierengaSeattleWA$88k0
COMMUNITY CHANGE CENTER WEAREONEGaryIN$88k0
BARNSTABLE COUNTY BAR ADVOCATES INCHarwich PortMA$88k0
EXONERATION INITIATIVE C/O GLENN A GARBER ESQNew YorkNY$88k2
GO REENTRY SPECIALISTS INCBellefontePA$88k1
EPISCOPAL LEGAL AID OF THE DIOCESE OF PENNSYLVANIA INCHaverfordPA$88k1
Houston Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association aka HCPAAAHoustonTX$88k0
LIGHTS BREAKS THROUGH INTERNATIONAL INCMadisonFL$88k0
Soroptimist International of ChicoChicoCA$87k0
ADDICTION RECOVERY MINISTRYSharpsburgPA$87k1
SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL OF VACAVILLEVacavilleCA$87k0
GIFT GLOBAL INITIATIVEWoodland HlsCA$87k1
THE WOODCREST FOUNDATIONDallasGA$87k0
SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL OF SAN FRANCISCOSan FranciscoCA$87k0
VIRGINIA PRISON BIRTH PROJECTCharlottesvilleVA$87k2
JESSIES WORLD INCCharlotteNC$87k1
BROTHERHOOD OF MEN MENTOR GROUP INCBradentonFL$87k0
Fifth Judicial District Voice for Children IncDillonMT$86k1
ALEXANDRIA POLICE FOUNDATIONAlexandriaVA$86k0
WEST VIRGINIA PROSECUTING ATTORNEY'S ASSOC INCCharlestonWV$86k0
CAMP CHAMBERSMemphisTN$86k0
K9 Hero GuardiansOmerMI$86k0
SUPPORTING HOPEDanvilleKY$86k0
ALAMANCE ORANGE PRISON MINISTRYChapel HillNC$86k0
Hampshire County Bar Advocates IncNorthamptonMA$86k1
OHIO CRIME PREVENTION ASSOCIATIONGallowayOH$86k1
LOUISIANA FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE FOUNDATIONBushLA$86k1
DOWN BUT NOT OUT COMMUNICATIONSINCIndianapolisIN$86k0
LEVANTA MINISTRIES INCEagleID$86k0
LAKE COUNTY SHERIFFS FOUNDATIONLakeportCA$86k0
Defense Fund PDXPortlandOR$86k0
SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL OF SIMI VALLEYSimi ValleyCA$86k0
The Ratna Foundation Mindfulness Peace ProjectNiwotCO$86k0
BOURBON COUNTY C A S A OF THE SIXTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT INCFort ScottKS$86k1
GOOD COUNSEL SERVICES INCNew YorkNY$86k0
ANGLETON AREA CRIMESTOPPERS INC BRAZORIA COUNTY CRIME STOPPERS INCAngletonTX$86k0
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUSLIM LAWYERSDecaturGA$85k0
WARDS OF SERENITYLittle RockAR$85k0
SOROPTIMIST FOUNDATION INC 14111-SI OF KINGMAN AZKingmanAZ$85k0
SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL OF ASHLANDAshlandOR$85k0
CHILDREN & YOUTH SERVICES PROPERTIES INCJonesboroAR$85k0
SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL OF THE AMERICAS INCRenoNV$85k0
WHOH Community Sports Complex IncDetroitMI$85k0
REST CONNECTIONSellersvillePA$85k0
Compass For LifeCovingtonVA$85k0
North Star Victim and Community ServicesBroomfieldCO$85k0
SBTG DMVWashingtonDC$85k0
SOUTHERN WOMEN IN MOTION FOUNDATION INCFairburnGA$85k0
Sacramento Police Foundation IncSacramentoCA$85k0