diff --git a/app/services/event_registration_services/public_registration.rb b/app/services/event_registration_services/public_registration.rb
index ff7c3e3e82..f6c8dd63e8 100644
--- a/app/services/event_registration_services/public_registration.rb
+++ b/app/services/event_registration_services/public_registration.rb
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ def call
         organization = find_organization if field_value(ORGANIZATION_NAME_IDENTIFIER).present?
         create_affiliation(person, organization) if organization
         create_agency_address(organization) if organization && field_value("agency_city").present?
+        update_agency_type(organization) if organization && field_value("agency_type").present?
 
         assign_tags(person, organization)
 
@@ -272,6 +273,21 @@ def create_agency_address(organization)
       )
     end
 
+    # Mirror the registrant's "Organization Type" answer onto the linked
+    # organization. The "Other" choice is a specify option, so its free text
+    # folds into the answer as "Other: <text>" — split the option label from the
+    # typed text, store the label on agency_type and the stripped text on
+    # agency_type_other (cleared for non-"Other" choices). Latest registration
+    # wins; AhoyTrackable records the before/after on the update.
+    def update_agency_type(organization)
+      raw = field_value("agency_type").to_s.strip
+      label, _separator, specified = raw.partition(":")
+      label = label.strip
+      other_text = FormField.other_option?(label) ? specified.strip.presence : nil
+
+      organization.update!(agency_type: label, agency_type_other: other_text)
+    end
+
     def assign_tags(person, organization)
       primary_sector_ids = collect_sector_ids(FormField::PRIMARY_SECTOR_FIELD_IDENTIFIERS)
       additional_sector_ids = collect_sector_ids(FormField::ADDITIONAL_SECTOR_FIELD_IDENTIFIERS)
diff --git a/app/services/form_builder_service.rb b/app/services/form_builder_service.rb
index daa33f5721..c52810eb19 100644
--- a/app/services/form_builder_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/form_builder_service.rb
@@ -407,8 +407,7 @@ def build_person_contact_info_fields(form, position)
     position = add_field(form, position, "Organization Type", :single_select_radio,
                          key: "agency_type", group: "person_contact_info", required: false,
                          options: [
-                           "501c3/nonprofit", "For-profit", "Government agency",
-                           "Other (please specify below)"
+                           "501c3/nonprofit", "For-profit", "Government agency", "Other"
                          ])
     position = add_field(form, position, "Organization Street Address", :free_form_input_one_line,
                          key: "agency_street", group: "person_contact_info", required: false)
diff --git a/app/views/organizations/_form.html.erb b/app/views/organizations/_form.html.erb
index f28a3f07cd..19f4d9043f 100644
--- a/app/views/organizations/_form.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/organizations/_form.html.erb
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
                     "501c3/nonprofit",
                     "For-profit",
                     "Government agency",
-                    "Other (please specify below)"
+                    "Other"
                   ],
                   selected: f.object.agency_type,
                   input_html: {
diff --git a/spec/services/event_registration_services/public_registration_spec.rb b/spec/services/event_registration_services/public_registration_spec.rb
index 7f9eb316a2..1801619e3b 100644
--- a/spec/services/event_registration_services/public_registration_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/event_registration_services/public_registration_spec.rb
@@ -51,6 +51,59 @@ def register_with(position:)
     end
   end
 
+  describe "organization type sync" do
+    let!(:organization) { create(:organization, name: "Helping Hands") }
+
+    def register_with_agency_type(value)
+      params = base_form_params(first_name: "Sam", last_name: "Rowe", email: "sam@example.com").merge(
+        field_id(described_class::ORGANIZATION_NAME_IDENTIFIER) => "Helping Hands",
+        field_id("agency_type") => value
+      )
+      described_class.call(event: event, form: form, form_params: params)
+      organization.reload
+    end
+
+    it "folds an 'Other' answer into agency_type and the stripped free text into agency_type_other" do
+      register_with_agency_type("Other: Equine therapy")
+
+      expect(organization.agency_type).to eq("Other")
+      expect(organization.agency_type_other).to eq("Equine therapy")
+    end
+
+    it "stores the answer as 'Other: <text>' on the form submission, like other specify options" do
+      register_with_agency_type("Other: Equine therapy")
+
+      answer = FormAnswer.joins(:form_field)
+        .find_by(form_fields: { field_identifier: "agency_type" })
+      expect(answer.submitted_answer).to eq("Other: Equine therapy")
+    end
+
+    it "stores a non-'Other' classification with no agency_type_other" do
+      register_with_agency_type("501c3/nonprofit")
+
+      expect(organization.agency_type).to eq("501c3/nonprofit")
+      expect(organization.agency_type_other).to be_nil
+    end
+
+    it "overwrites a previously stored type with the latest registrant's answer" do
+      organization.update!(agency_type: "501c3/nonprofit", agency_type_other: nil)
+
+      register_with_agency_type("Other: Equine therapy")
+
+      expect(organization.agency_type).to eq("Other")
+      expect(organization.agency_type_other).to eq("Equine therapy")
+    end
+
+    it "clears a stale agency_type_other when the latest answer is no longer 'Other'" do
+      organization.update!(agency_type: "Other", agency_type_other: "Equine therapy")
+
+      register_with_agency_type("Government agency")
+
+      expect(organization.agency_type).to eq("Government agency")
+      expect(organization.agency_type_other).to be_nil
+    end
+  end
+
   describe "matching an existing registrant by name" do
     it "matches a person stored under a nickname when the registrant types their legal first name" do
       existing = create(:person, first_name: "Bob", legal_first_name: "Robert",
diff --git a/spec/services/form_builder_service_spec.rb b/spec/services/form_builder_service_spec.rb
index b6717e268c..ea67bd2aa6 100644
--- a/spec/services/form_builder_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/form_builder_service_spec.rb
@@ -75,9 +75,14 @@
       it "offers the agency type as the four organization classifications" do
         field = form.form_fields.find_by(field_identifier: "agency_type")
         expect(field.answer_options.pluck(:name)).to contain_exactly(
-          "501c3/nonprofit", "For-profit", "Government agency", "Other (please specify below)"
+          "501c3/nonprofit", "For-profit", "Government agency", "Other"
         )
       end
+
+      it "treats the agency type 'Other' as a specify option that reveals a free-text box" do
+        field = form.form_fields.find_by(field_identifier: "agency_type")
+        expect(field.specify_option_labels).to contain_exactly("Other")
+      end
     end
 
     context "scholarship section" do