diff --git a/api-server/server/boot/donate.js b/api-server/server/boot/donate.js
index 18b48ab28d..092adb7c36 100644
--- a/api-server/server/boot/donate.js
+++ b/api-server/server/boot/donate.js
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@ import debug from 'debug';
 import crypto from 'crypto';
 import { isEmail, isNumeric } from 'validator';
 
+import {
+  durationKeysConfig,
+  donationOneTimeConfig,
+  donationSubscriptionConfig
+} from '../../../config/donation-settings';
 import keys from '../../../config/secrets';
 
 const log = debug('fcc:boot:donate');
@@ -12,19 +17,6 @@ export default function donateBoot(app, done) {
   const api = app.loopback.Router();
   const donateRouter = app.loopback.Router();
 
-  const durationKeys = ['year', 'month', 'onetime'];
-  const donationOneTimeConfig = [100000, 25000, 3500];
-  const donationSubscriptionConfig = {
-    duration: {
-      year: 'Yearly',
-      month: 'Monthly'
-    },
-    plans: {
-      year: [100000, 25000, 3500],
-      month: [5000, 3500, 500]
-    }
-  };
-
   const subscriptionPlans = Object.keys(
     donationSubscriptionConfig.plans
   ).reduce(
@@ -62,7 +54,7 @@ export default function donateBoot(app, done) {
   function validStripeForm(amount, duration, email) {
     return isEmail('' + email) &&
       isNumeric('' + amount) &&
-      durationKeys.includes(duration) &&
+      durationKeysConfig.includes(duration) &&
       duration === 'onetime'
       ? donationOneTimeConfig.includes(amount)
       : donationSubscriptionConfig.plans[duration];
diff --git a/client/src/components/Donation/components/DonateForm.js b/client/src/components/Donation/components/DonateForm.js
index fad11f1611..5ed59af7de 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Donation/components/DonateForm.js
+++ b/client/src/components/Donation/components/DonateForm.js
@@ -13,6 +13,12 @@ import {
   Radio
 } from '@freecodecamp/react-bootstrap';
 import { StripeProvider, Elements } from 'react-stripe-elements';
+
+import {
+  amountsConfig,
+  durationsConfig,
+  defaultStateConfig
+} from '../../../../../config/donation-settings';
 import { apiLocation } from '../../../../config/env.json';
 import Spacer from '../../helpers/Spacer';
 import DonateFormChildViewForHOC from './DonateFormChildViewForHOC';
@@ -64,23 +70,13 @@ class DonateForm extends Component {
   constructor(...args) {
     super(...args);
 
+    this.durations = durationsConfig;
+    this.amounts = amountsConfig;
+
     this.state = {
       processing: false,
       isDonating: this.props.isDonating,
-      donationAmount: 5000,
-      donationDuration: 'month',
-      paymentType: 'Card'
-    };
-
-    this.durations = {
-      year: 'yearly',
-      month: 'monthly',
-      onetime: 'one-time'
-    };
-    this.amounts = {
-      year: [100000, 25000, 3500],
-      month: [5000, 3500, 500],
-      onetime: [100000, 25000, 3500]
+      ...defaultStateConfig
     };
 
     this.getActiveDonationAmount = this.getActiveDonationAmount.bind(this);
diff --git a/config/donation-settings.js b/config/donation-settings.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..245c6a8237
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/donation-settings.js
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+// Configuration for client side
+const durationsConfig = {
+  year: 'yearly',
+  month: 'monthly',
+  onetime: 'one-time'
+};
+const amountsConfig = {
+  year: [100000, 25000, 3500],
+  month: [5000, 3500, 500],
+  onetime: [100000, 25000, 3500]
+};
+const defaultStateConfig = {
+  donationAmount: 5000,
+  donationDuration: 'month',
+  paymentType: 'Card'
+};
+
+// Configuration for server side
+const durationKeysConfig = ['year', 'month', 'onetime'];
+const donationOneTimeConfig = [100000, 25000, 3500];
+const donationSubscriptionConfig = {
+  duration: {
+    year: 'Yearly',
+    month: 'Monthly'
+  },
+  plans: {
+    year: [100000, 25000, 3500],
+    month: [5000, 3500, 500]
+  }
+};
+
+module.exports = {
+  durationsConfig,
+  amountsConfig,
+  defaultStateConfig,
+  durationKeysConfig,
+  donationOneTimeConfig,
+  donationSubscriptionConfig
+};