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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

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Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
FINEST SOFTBALL INCMassapequa ParkNY$74k0
FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE LODGE 123 FOUNDATION INCOklahoma CityOK$74k0
GREATER NORTH HOUSTON YOUTH ALLIANCEHoustonTX$74k0
RESCUED AND REDEEMED CORPORATIONEau ClaireWI$74k2
FortressAnchorageAK$74k0
SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY LAW ENFORCEMENTMiltonPA$74k0
SEACOAST CRIME STOPPERS INCPortsmouthNH$74k0
SOROPTIMISTS FOUNDATION INC 111320 CLUBEnterpriseOR$74k0
INNOCENCE OCLaguna BeachCA$74k0
DESOTO COUNTY CRIMESTOPPERS INCSouthavenMS$74k1
COMMUNITY LAW GROUPChambersburgPA$74k1
Santa Monica Police Officers Association CharitySanta MonicaCA$74k0
RESILIENT ADVOCATES COLLECTIVEAustinTX$74k1
Metropolitan Washington Employment Lawyers AssociationAlexandriaVA$74k0
SHIPPENSBURG POLICE FOUNDATIONShippensburgPA$74k0
Creative Restorations IncDepewNY$73k1
THE ASSOC PROTECTION OF CHILDRENAlachuaFL$73k1
FRESH START MINISTRY OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDAFort MyersFL$73k0
KINAD INCMiami GardensFL$73k1
SOROPTIMIST INT OF MARYSVILLE- YUBA CITYYuba CityCA$73k0
BOERNE POLICE FOUNDATIONBoerneTX$73k0
BLUECOATS INCLas VegasNV$73k0
WOODLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL COUNCILEaganMN$73k0
SOROPTIMIST INTL HUMBOLDT BAYEurekaCA$73k0
BETHEL OUTREACH MINISTRIES BETHELCheyenneWY$73k0
Chester County Police Chiefs AssociationWest ChesterPA$73k0
COLUMBIA-MONTOUR SWAT TEAM INCBloomsburgPA$73k0
VILLAGE OF HEMPSTEAD PAL INCHempsteadNY$73k0
OREGON ADOLESCENT SEXUAL OFFENDINGGladstoneOR$73k0
NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH GROUPS OF SYRACUSE INCSyracuseNY$73k0
COMMUNITY UNITED EFFORT CUEWilmingtonNC$73k0
CRIME STOPPERS OF SAVANNAH-CHATHAM COUNTY INCSavannahGA$73k2
LASHAWNTAY T HOWARD YOUTH OFFENDER CENTERMiamiFL$73k0
Stanislaus Area Crime StoppersModestoCA$73k0
Beautiful Feet WellnessDenverCO$73k1
LAKE CITY POLICE CLUBOswegoNY$73k0
SPRINGFIELD METROPOLITAN BAR FOUNDATIONSpringfieldMO$72k1
Family Violence and InterventionLafayetteLA$72k1
STAND IN THE GAPDallasTX$72k0
1851 CENTER FOR CONSTITUTIONAL LAWColumbusOH$72k1
COTTONWOOD HEIGHTS POLICE DEPARTMENT HONORARY COLONELS ASSOCIATIONSandyUT$72k0
HAMILTON HEIGHTS YOUTH ASSISTANCE INCArcadiaIN$72k0
ANCHOR MINISTRYRock HillSC$72k0
SMITH COUNTY BAR FOUNDATIONTylerTX$72k0
INSPIRE PERSPECTIVESan DiegoCA$72k1
OYSTER BAY COVE PBAEast NorwichNY$72k0
CLEVELAND ACADEMY OF TRIAL ATTORNEYSClevelandOH$72k0
KENTUCKY CONFERENCE FOR COMMUNITY & JUSTICE INCLexingtonKY$72k1
Ride My RoadTalentOR$72k0
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN POLICE DEPARTMENT FOUNDATION INCPrairie Du ChienWI$71k0