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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 92 of 124

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
Washington Association of Juvenile Court AdministratorsStevensonWA$85k0
BENTON COUNTY SHERIFF FOUNDATIONKennewickWA$85k0
STOP BULLYING NOW FOUNDATION INCLake WorthFL$85k0
SECOND JUSTICEPhiladelphiaPA$85k0
WELLS FAMILY FOUNDATIONRidgelandMS$84k0
FREEDOM GROWPuyallupWA$84k1
Montgomery County Law Enforcement Officers ReliefGaithersburgMD$84k0
CONSUMER ATTORNEYS PUBLIC INTEREST FOUNDATIONSacramentoCA$84k0
Think to Lead IncWoodstockGA$84k1
FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE LODGE NO 35EllendaleTN$84k0
HASTINGS TIGER BOOSTER CLUBHastingsNE$84k2
ALLEGHENY LAWYERS INITIATIVE FOR JUSTICEPittsburghPA$84k0
Sheriffs Toy ProjectRancho CordovaCA$84k0
MARSHFIELD POLICE RELIEF ASSOCIATION INCMarshfieldMA$84k0
ASCEND MENTORINGWindsorCT$84k0
MOBILECAC OF LOS ANGELES INCSierra MadreCA$83k0
ELEEMOSYNARY LEGAL SERVICES PSSeattleWA$83k2
DESERT CENTER FOR LEGAL EDUCATIONLa QuintaCA$83k0
ONE COMMUNITY ONE VOICE LYNCHBURG INCLynchburgVA$83k0
PEACEFUL ALTERNATIVES COMMUNITY MEDIATION Services IncAmherstVA$83k1
Hollis Police Benevolent AssociationHollisNH$83k0
FRIENDS OF SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY SHERIFF S OFFICE COSpotsylvaniaVA$83k0
GATEWAY CASA INCMoreheadKY$83k0
OTTAWA POLICE FOUNDATIONOttawaKS$83k0
BRAWLEY POLICE FOUNDATIONBrawleyCA$83k0
WAREHAM POLICE ASSOCIATIONWarehamMA$83k0
CHILDRENS ADVOCACY CENTER OF LAFOURCHEThibodauxLA$83k0
SHE DREAMS AGAINPlain CityOH$83k0
ALLIANCE TO FIGHT HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN SWLALake CharlesLA$83k0
COLORS OF LOVE INCSan FranciscoCA$82k0
KANSAS CITY VOLUNTEER LAWYERS & ACCOUNTANTS FOR THE ARTSKansas CityMO$82k0
LOCAL COLORS OF WESTERN VIRGINIA INCRoanokeVA$82k1
Richmond County Bar Assoc Volunteer Lawyers Project Inc co AquinoStaten IslandNY$82k0
CASA OF TIPTON COUNTYMunfordTN$82k1
GOVERNMENT JUSTICE CENTER INCAlbanyNY$82k1
SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL OF BOCA RATONDEERFIELDBoca RatonFL$82k0
Placer Dispute ResolutionRocklinCA$82k0
FIAT JUSTICIA RUAT CAELUM INCCulver CityCA$82k1
MARY NELSONS YOUTH DAY FOUNDATIONSyracuseNY$82k0
COLORADO HOMELESS LEGAL PROJECTDenverCO$82k0
Louis Sandman Senior Housing IncShawneeOK$82k0
MICHIGAN ASSOCIATION OF VEHICLE THEFT INVESTIGATORLansingMI$82k0
FALLEN LEAF LAKE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATIONSouth Lake TahoeCA$82k0
SOUTHERN LEGAL RESOURCE CENTER INCBlack MountainNC$82k2
FRANKLIN COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION ADVOCATES INCGreenfieldMA$82k0
Rochester Area Crime Stoppers IncRochesterNY$82k0
TEXAS CITIZENS POLICE ACADEMY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION REGION ONEAngletonTX$82k0
SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL OF NOVATO INCNovatoCA$82k0
TENNESSEE JUVENILE COURT SERVICESNashvilleTN$81k0
ATWATER AG BOOSTERS ORGANIZATIONWintonCA$81k0