diff --git a/client/js/nonprofits/donate/components/info-step/customFields/customField.spec.ts b/client/js/nonprofits/donate/components/info-step/customFields/customField.spec.ts
index 7fa52c987..03c975f5e 100644
--- a/client/js/nonprofits/donate/components/info-step/customFields/customField.spec.ts
+++ b/client/js/nonprofits/donate/components/info-step/customFields/customField.spec.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ import customField from "./customField"
 
 describe('customField', () => { 
   it('sets the the field correctly', () => {
-    expect(customField({name: "Name of Field", label: "Field Label"})).toMatchSnapshot();
+    expect(customField({name: "Name of Field", label: "Field Label", type:"supporter"})).toMatchSnapshot();
   })
 });
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diff --git a/client/js/nonprofits/donate/components/info-step/customFields/index.spec.ts b/client/js/nonprofits/donate/components/info-step/customFields/index.spec.ts
index f0c30979a..643d5689c 100644
--- a/client/js/nonprofits/donate/components/info-step/customFields/index.spec.ts
+++ b/client/js/nonprofits/donate/components/info-step/customFields/index.spec.ts
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ import customFields from "."
 describe('customFields', () => { 
   it('sets the the field correctly', () => {
     expect(customFields([
-      {name: "Name of Field", label: "Field Label"},
-      {name: "Another Field Name", label: "Label2"}
+      {name: "Name of Field", label: "Field Label", type: 'supporter'},
+      {name: "Another Field Name", label: "Label2", type: 'supporter'}
     ])).toMatchSnapshot();
   });
 
diff --git a/client/js/nonprofits/donate/parseFields/customField/index.spec.ts b/client/js/nonprofits/donate/parseFields/customField/index.spec.ts
index 3f1f09be5..4182426ec 100644
--- a/client/js/nonprofits/donate/parseFields/customField/index.spec.ts
+++ b/client/js/nonprofits/donate/parseFields/customField/index.spec.ts
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ import parseCustomField from '.';
 
 describe('.parseCustomField', () => {
   it('when only name provided, label is name', () => {
-    expect(parseCustomField("  Supporter Tier ")).toStrictEqual({name: "Supporter Tier", label: "Supporter Tier"});
+    expect(parseCustomField("  Supporter Tier ")).toStrictEqual({name: "Supporter Tier", label: "Supporter Tier", type: 'supporter'});
   });
 
   it('when label provided, label is set too', () => {
-    expect(parseCustomField(" Custom Supp Level  :     Supporter Tier ")).toStrictEqual({name: "Custom Supp Level", label: "Supporter Tier"});
+    expect(parseCustomField(" Custom Supp Level  :     Supporter Tier ")).toStrictEqual({name: "Custom Supp Level", label: "Supporter Tier", type: 'supporter'});
   });
 });
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diff --git a/client/js/nonprofits/donate/parseFields/customField/index.ts b/client/js/nonprofits/donate/parseFields/customField/index.ts
index 33e196933..83cda6d0a 100644
--- a/client/js/nonprofits/donate/parseFields/customField/index.ts
+++ b/client/js/nonprofits/donate/parseFields/customField/index.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,41 @@
 // License: LGPL-3.0-or-later
+import has from "lodash/has";
+import get from "lodash/get";
+import defaults from "lodash/defaults";
 import { parseCustomField } from "./legacy";
 
 export interface CustomFieldDescription {
   name: NonNullable<string>;
   label: NonNullable<string>;
+  type: 'payment' | 'supporter'
+}
+
+export interface CustomFieldDescriptionInput {
+  name: NonNullable<string>;
+  label: NonNullable<string>;
+  type?: 'payment' | 'supporter'
+  [prop:string]: unknown
+}
+
+export function nudgeToCustomFieldDescription({name, label, type}:CustomFieldDescriptionInput): CustomFieldDescription {
+  return defaults({name, label, type}, defaultCustomFieldDescription);
+}
+
+
+const defaultCustomFieldDescription: Pick<CustomFieldDescription, 'type'> = {
+  type: 'payment'
+}
+
+export function isCustomFieldDesc(item:unknown) : item is CustomFieldDescription {
+  return isCustomFieldDescInput(item) && 
+                  get(item, 'type') === 'payment' && 
+                  get(item, 'type') === 'supporter';
+}
+
+export function isCustomFieldDescInput(item:unknown) : item is CustomFieldDescriptionInput {
+  return typeof item == 'object' && 
+                  has(item, 'name') && 
+                  has(item, 'label');
 }
 
 
diff --git a/client/js/nonprofits/donate/parseFields/customField/legacy.ts b/client/js/nonprofits/donate/parseFields/customField/legacy.ts
index 4d252e6ae..c2abd1d4b 100644
--- a/client/js/nonprofits/donate/parseFields/customField/legacy.ts
+++ b/client/js/nonprofits/donate/parseFields/customField/legacy.ts
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@ import { CustomFieldDescription } from '.';
 
 export function parseCustomField(f:string) :CustomFieldDescription {
   const [name, label] = Rmap(Rtrim, Rsplit(':', f))
-  return {name, label: label || name}
+  return {type: 'supporter', name, label: label || name}
 }
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diff --git a/client/js/nonprofits/donate/parseFields/customField/new.ts b/client/js/nonprofits/donate/parseFields/customField/new.ts
index a8e31ebc0..a1fda7323 100644
--- a/client/js/nonprofits/donate/parseFields/customField/new.ts
+++ b/client/js/nonprofits/donate/parseFields/customField/new.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 // License: LGPL-3.0-or-later
-import { CustomFieldDescription } from ".";
+import { CustomFieldDescription, nudgeToCustomFieldDescription } from ".";
 
 export function newParseCustomField(input:string) : CustomFieldDescription {
   const [name, ...rest] = input.split(":").map((s) => s.trim())
-  let label = null;
+  let label:string|null = null;
   if (rest.length > 0) {
     label = rest[0]
   }
 
-  return {name, label: label || name } as CustomFieldDescription;
+  return nudgeToCustomFieldDescription({ name, label: label || name });;
 };
diff --git a/client/js/nonprofits/donate/parseFields/customFields/JsonStringParser.spec.ts b/client/js/nonprofits/donate/parseFields/customFields/JsonStringParser.spec.ts
index d7c690b46..aa43eaad0 100644
--- a/client/js/nonprofits/donate/parseFields/customFields/JsonStringParser.spec.ts
+++ b/client/js/nonprofits/donate/parseFields/customFields/JsonStringParser.spec.ts
@@ -23,9 +23,11 @@ describe('JsonStringParser', () => {
   });
 
   describe.each([
-    ['with non-custom-field-description', "[{name:'name', label: 'another'}]", [{name: 'name', label: 'another'}]],
-    ['with different json quote', '[{name:"name", label: "another"}]', [{name: 'name', label: 'another'}]],
+    ['with non-custom-field-description', "[{name:'name', label: 'another'}]", [{name: 'name', label: 'another', type: 'payment'}]],
+    ['with different json quote', '[{name:"name", label: "another"}]', [{name: 'name', label: 'another', type: 'payment'}]],
     ['when an empty array', '[]', []],
+    ['type = payment','[{name:"name", label: "another", type: "payment"}]', [{name: 'name', label: 'another', type: 'payment'}]],
+    ['type = supporter', '[{name:"name", label: "another", type: "supporter"}]', [{name: 'name', label: 'another', type: 'supporter'}]],
   ])("when valid %s", (_name, input, result) => {
       const parser = new JsonStringParser(input);
 
diff --git a/client/js/nonprofits/donate/parseFields/customFields/JsonStringParser.ts b/client/js/nonprofits/donate/parseFields/customFields/JsonStringParser.ts
index a729eac54..412024686 100644
--- a/client/js/nonprofits/donate/parseFields/customFields/JsonStringParser.ts
+++ b/client/js/nonprofits/donate/parseFields/customFields/JsonStringParser.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 // License: LGPL-3.0-or-later
-import has from 'lodash/has';
 import { parse } from 'json5';
-import { CustomFieldDescription } from '../customField';
+import { CustomFieldDescription, isCustomFieldDescInput, nudgeToCustomFieldDescription} from '../customField';
+
 
-function isCustomFieldDesc(item:unknown) : item is CustomFieldDescription {
-  return typeof item == 'object' && has(item, 'name') && has(item, 'label');
-}
 export default class JsonStringParser {
-  public errors:SyntaxError[] = [];
+
+  public readonly errors: SyntaxError[] = [];
+
   public readonly results: CustomFieldDescription[] = [];
+
   constructor(public readonly fieldsString:string) {
     this._parse();
   }
@@ -17,14 +17,13 @@ export default class JsonStringParser {
     return this.errors.length == 0;
   }
 
-
   private _parse = (): void => {
     try {
       const result = parse(this.fieldsString)
       if (result instanceof Array) {
         result.forEach((i) => {
-          if (isCustomFieldDesc(i)) {
-            this.results.push({ ...i});
+          if (isCustomFieldDescInput(i)) {
+            this.results.push(nudgeToCustomFieldDescription(i));
           }
           
           else {
diff --git a/client/js/nonprofits/donate/parseFields/customFields/index.spec.ts b/client/js/nonprofits/donate/parseFields/customFields/index.spec.ts
index ea9f161fd..89bf8874f 100644
--- a/client/js/nonprofits/donate/parseFields/customFields/index.spec.ts
+++ b/client/js/nonprofits/donate/parseFields/customFields/index.spec.ts
@@ -3,18 +3,18 @@ import parseCustomFields from '.';
 
 describe('.parseCustomFields', () => {
   it('when only name provided, label is name', () => {
-    expect(parseCustomFields("  Supporter Tier ")).toStrictEqual([{name: "Supporter Tier", label: "Supporter Tier"}]);
+    expect(parseCustomFields("  Supporter Tier ")).toStrictEqual([{name: "Supporter Tier", label: "Supporter Tier", type: 'supporter'}]);
   });
 
   it('when label provided, label is set too', () => {
-    expect(parseCustomFields(" Custom Supp Level  :     Supporter Tier ")).toStrictEqual([{name: "Custom Supp Level", label: "Supporter Tier"}]);
+    expect(parseCustomFields(" Custom Supp Level  :     Supporter Tier ")).toStrictEqual([{name: "Custom Supp Level", label: "Supporter Tier", type: 'supporter'}]);
   });
 
   it('when passed an array looking thing, it treats a standard label', () => {
-    expect(parseCustomFields(" [Custom Supp Level]  :     Supporter Tier ")).toStrictEqual([{name: "[Custom Supp Level]", label: "Supporter Tier"}]);
+    expect(parseCustomFields(" [Custom Supp Level]  :     Supporter Tier ")).toStrictEqual([{name: "[Custom Supp Level]", label: "Supporter Tier", type: 'supporter'}]);
   });
 
   it('when passed an array of json, it parses it', () => {
-    expect(parseCustomFields("[{name: 'name', label: 'labeled'}] ")).toStrictEqual([{name: "name", label: "labeled"}]);
+    expect(parseCustomFields("[{name: 'name', label: 'labeled'}] ")).toStrictEqual([{name: "name", label: "labeled", type: 'payment'}]);
   });
 });
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