diff --git a/app/controllers/admin/index.js b/app/controllers/admin/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e650b45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/controllers/admin/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+module.exports = {
+	organization: require('./organization.controller')
+};
diff --git a/app/controllers/admin/organization.controller.js b/app/controllers/admin/organization.controller.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bc71766
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/controllers/admin/organization.controller.js
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+const db = require('../../config/db.config.js'),
+	errorMaker = require('../../helpers/error.maker');
+
+const { Grant, Cause, Region, Organization } = db;
+
+// PUT to change specific org's verify column to true
+exports.verifyOrg = (req, res, next) => {
+	const charity_id = req.params.charity_id;
+};
diff --git a/app/controllers/auth.controller.js b/app/controllers/auth.controller.js
index 83981ea..a9afe7f 100644
--- a/app/controllers/auth.controller.js
+++ b/app/controllers/auth.controller.js
@@ -3,34 +3,41 @@ const db = require('../config/db.config.js'),
 	jwt = require('jsonwebtoken'),
 	errorMaker = require('../helpers/error.maker');
 
-const Donor = db.Donor;
+const { Donor, Organization } = db;
 
-// Find a Donor by email + login with JWT
-exports.login = (req, res, next) => {
-	Donor.findAll({
-		where: {
-			email: req.body.email
-		}
-	})
-		.then(donors => {
-			if (donors.length < 1) {
+// Find a Donor/Org by email + login with JWT
+exports.login = (type, role) => (req, res, next) => {
+	const curr_types = {
+		donor: Donor,
+		org: Organization
+	};
+
+	curr_types[type]
+		.findAll({
+			where: {
+				email: req.body.email
+			}
+		})
+		.then(users => {
+			if (users.length < 1) {
 				return next(errorMaker(401, 'Invalid or nonexistent email'));
 			}
-			bcrypt.compare(req.body.password, donors[0].password, (error, result) => {
+			bcrypt.compare(req.body.password, users[0].password, (error, result) => {
 				if (error) {
 					return next(error);
 				}
 				if (result) {
 					const token = jwt.sign(
 						{
-							email: donors[0].email,
-							id: donors[0].id
+							email: users[0].email,
+							id: users[0].id,
+							role: role
 						},
 						process.env.JWT_KEY
 					);
 					return res.status(200).json({
 						message: 'Auth successful',
-						donor: donors[0],
+						donor: users[0],
 						token
 					});
 				}
diff --git a/app/controllers/donor/grant.controller.js b/app/controllers/donor/grant.controller.js
index 24f9c41..1f75ffd 100644
--- a/app/controllers/donor/grant.controller.js
+++ b/app/controllers/donor/grant.controller.js
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ exports.create = (req, res, next) => {
 
 // Find grants with causes, regions, and organizations by donor_id
 exports.findByDonorId = (req, res, next) => {
-	const donor_id = req.user_data.id;
+	const donor_id = req.user.id;
 
 	Grant.findAll({
 		where: {
diff --git a/app/helpers/roles.js b/app/helpers/roles.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7348821
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/helpers/roles.js
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+module.exports = {
+	ADMIN: 'ADMIN',
+	ORGANIZATION: 'ORGANIZATION',
+	DONOR: 'DONOR'
+};
diff --git a/app/middleware/check-auth.js b/app/middleware/check-auth.js
index 38211ab..95e0e96 100644
--- a/app/middleware/check-auth.js
+++ b/app/middleware/check-auth.js
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
 const jwt = require('jsonwebtoken'),
 	errorMaker = require('../helpers/error.maker');
 
-module.exports = (req, res, next) => {
+module.exports = role => (req, res, next) => {
 	try {
 		const token = req.headers.authorization.split(' ')[1];
 		const decoded = jwt.verify(token, process.env.JWT_KEY);
-		req.user_data = decoded; //for use till end of request
+		req.user = decoded; //for use till end of request
+
+		if (role != req.user.role) {
+			throw new Error();
+		}
 
 		next();
 	} catch (error) {
diff --git a/app/models/donor.model.js b/app/models/donor.model.js
index defba63..d25d2ed 100644
--- a/app/models/donor.model.js
+++ b/app/models/donor.model.js
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ module.exports = (sequelize, DataTypes) => {
 			type: DataTypes.STRING,
 			allowNull: false
 		},
-		middle_name: DataTypes.STRING,
 		last_name: {
 			type: DataTypes.STRING,
 			allowNull: false
diff --git a/app/models/grant.model.js b/app/models/grant.model.js
index 453ed5f..a2f6f31 100644
--- a/app/models/grant.model.js
+++ b/app/models/grant.model.js
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ module.exports = (sequelize, DataTypes) => {
 		},
 		monthly: {
 			type: DataTypes.BOOLEAN,
-			allowNull: false
+			allowNull: false,
+			defaultValue: false
 		},
 		num_causes: {
 			type: DataTypes.INTEGER,
diff --git a/app/models/organization.model.js b/app/models/organization.model.js
index 4bb080b..3cfbde9 100644
--- a/app/models/organization.model.js
+++ b/app/models/organization.model.js
@@ -6,6 +6,30 @@ module.exports = (sequelize, DataTypes) => {
 			autoIncrement: true
 		},
 		name: { type: DataTypes.STRING, allowNull: false },
+		first_name: {
+			type: DataTypes.STRING,
+			allowNull: false
+		},
+		last_name: {
+			type: DataTypes.STRING,
+			allowNull: false
+		},
+		email: {
+			type: DataTypes.STRING,
+			validate: {
+				isEmail: true
+			},
+			allowNull: false
+		},
+		password: {
+			type: DataTypes.STRING,
+			allowNull: false
+		},
+		verified: {
+			type: DataTypes.BOOLEAN,
+			allowNull: false,
+			defaultValue: false
+		},
 		short_description: DataTypes.STRING,
 		primary_cause: { type: DataTypes.STRING, allowNull: false },
 		primary_region: { type: DataTypes.STRING, allowNull: false },
diff --git a/app/routes/admin.route.js b/app/routes/admin.route.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..73fdfe8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/routes/admin.route.js
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+const express = require('express'),
+	router = express.Router(),
+	checkAuth = require('../middleware/check-auth'),
+	roles = require('../helpers/roles');
+
+const controllers = require('../controllers/admin');
+
+// PUT Manual verification of a charity
+router.put(
+	'/org/:charity_id',
+	checkAuth(roles.ADMIN),
+	controllers.organization.verifyOrg
+);
+
+module.exports = router;
diff --git a/app/routes/auth.route.js b/app/routes/auth.route.js
index d1d5e3c..2d6e87a 100644
--- a/app/routes/auth.route.js
+++ b/app/routes/auth.route.js
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
 const express = require('express'),
 	router = express.Router(),
-	checkAuth = require('../middleware/check-auth');
+	checkAuth = require('../middleware/check-auth'),
+	roles = require('../helpers/roles');
 
 const auth = require('../controllers/auth.controller.js');
 
-// Check database for donor
-router.post('/donor/login', auth.login);
+// Check database for donor and get token with donor role
+router.post('/donor/login', auth.login('donor', roles.DONOR));
+
+// Check database for org and get token with org role
+router.post('/org/login', auth.login('org', roles.ORGANIZATION));
 
 module.exports = router;
diff --git a/app/routes/donor.route.js b/app/routes/donor.route.js
index ad16957..d4171f4 100644
--- a/app/routes/donor.route.js
+++ b/app/routes/donor.route.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 const express = require('express'),
 	router = express.Router(),
-	checkAuth = require('../middleware/check-auth');
+	checkAuth = require('../middleware/check-auth'),
+	roles = require('../helpers/roles');
 
 const controllers = require('../controllers/donor');
 
@@ -8,33 +9,41 @@ const controllers = require('../controllers/donor');
 router.post('/', controllers.donor.create);
 
 // GET Retrieve all Donors
-router.get('/', checkAuth, controllers.donor.findAll);
+router.get('/', checkAuth(roles.DONOR), controllers.donor.findAll);
 
 // GET Retrieve grants with causes and regions and charities details by donor_id
-router.get('/grants/', checkAuth, controllers.grant.findByDonorId);
+router.get('/grants/', checkAuth(roles.DONOR), controllers.grant.findByDonorId);
 
 /** POST Create grants with following body:
  * - list of id's of selected causes and regions
  * - FINAL list of id's of selected organizations
  * - donor_id
  * */
-router.post('/grants/:donor_id', checkAuth, controllers.grant.create);
+router.post(
+	'/grants/:donor_id',
+	checkAuth(roles.DONOR),
+	controllers.grant.create
+);
 
 // DELECT a grant of a donor
-router.delete('/grants/:grant_id', checkAuth, controllers.grant.delete);
+router.delete(
+	'/grants/:grant_id',
+	checkAuth(roles.DONOR),
+	controllers.grant.delete
+);
 
 // POST to get suggested organizations to distribute to
 // running "the algorithm"
 router.post(
 	'/organizations/',
-	checkAuth,
+	checkAuth(roles.DONOR),
 	controllers.organization.findSuggested
 );
 
 // GET min and optimal amount to choose
 router.get(
 	'/organizations/amounts',
-	checkAuth,
+	checkAuth(roles.DONOR),
 	controllers.organization.findAmounts
 );
 
diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index d0cc6a3..dec5469 100644
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ app.use('/api/donors', require('./app/routes/donor.route.js'));
 app.use('/api/auth', require('./app/routes/auth.route.js'));
 //general routes
 app.use('/api', require('./app/routes/general.route.js'));
+//admin routes
+app.use('/admin', require('./app/routes/admin.route'));
 
 //404 not found error handling on any other routes
 app.use((req, res, next) => {