diff --git a/app/config/associate.js b/app/config/associate.js
index be44529..537dd2b 100644
--- a/app/config/associate.js
+++ b/app/config/associate.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ module.exports = models => {
 	donor.hasMany(Grant, { foreignKey: 'donor_id' });
 
 	Grant.belongsToMany(Organization, {
-		through: 'grants_organizations',
+		through: 'Grant_Organization',
 		foreignKey: 'grant_id',
 		otherKey: 'organization_id'
 	});
diff --git a/app/controllers/donor/grant.controller.js b/app/controllers/donor/grant.controller.js
index ce70d61..d3fe410 100644
--- a/app/controllers/donor/grant.controller.js
+++ b/app/controllers/donor/grant.controller.js
@@ -4,21 +4,16 @@ const db = require('../../../models'),
 const stripe = require('./stripe.controller');
 const sendgrid = require('../sendgrid.controller');
 
-const { Grant, Cause, Region, Organization, sequelize } = db;
-
+const { Grant, Cause, Region, Organization, GrantOrganization, sequelize } = db;
+console.log(db);
 // Create a grant for certain donor
-exports.create = (req, res, next) => {
+exports.create = async (req, res, next) => {
 	const user = req.user;
 
-	var {
-		name,
-		monthly,
-		causes,
-		regions,
-		organizations,
-		amount,
-		stripeToken
-	} = req.body;
+	var { name, monthly, organizations, amount, stripeToken } = req.body;
+
+	const causes = organizations.map(org => org.primary_cause);
+	const regions = organizations.map(org => org.primary_region);
 
 	actual_total = Math.round(amount * 100) / 100;
 
@@ -26,60 +21,65 @@ exports.create = (req, res, next) => {
 		throw errorMaker(400, 'No stripe token given');
 	}
 
-	return sequelize
-		.transaction(function(t) {
-			return Grant.create(
-				{
-					donor_id: user.id,
-					name,
-					amount: actual_total,
-					monthly,
-					num_causes: causes.length,
-					num_regions: regions.length
-				},
-				{
-					transaction: t
-				}
-			).then(grant => {
-				return Promise.all([
-					grant.addCauses(causes, { transaction: t }),
-					grant.addRegions(regions, { transaction: t }),
-					organizations.map(org => {
-						grant.addOrganization(org.id, {
-							through: { amount: org.amount },
-							transaction: t
-						});
-					})
-				]).then(result => grant);
-			});
-		})
-		.then(function(grants) {
-			// transaction committed
-			stripe.grantCharge({
-				grant: grants.dataValues,
-				stripeToken,
-				stripeToken,
-				organizations,
+	let transaction;
+
+	try {
+		// get transaction
+		transaction = await sequelize.transaction();
+
+		const grant = await Grant.create(
+			{
+				donor_id: user.id,
+				name,
+				amount: actual_total,
 				monthly,
-				amount,
-				user
-			});
+				num_causes: causes.length,
+				num_regions: regions.length
+			},
+			{
+				transaction
+			}
+		);
 
-			sendgrid.paymentReceipt({
-				organizations,
-				total_amount: actual_total,
-				receiver: user.email
-			});
-
-			return res.status(200).json({
-				message: 'Successfully charged or subscribed',
-				grant: grants.dataValues
-			});
-		})
-		.catch(function(error) {
-			// transaction rollback
-			next(error);
+		const grantsOrgs = organizations.map(org => {
+			return {
+				grant_id: grant.id,
+				organization_id: org.id,
+				amount: org.amount
+			};
 		});
+
+		await GrantOrganization.bulkCreate(grantsOrgs, {
+			transaction
+		});
+
+		await stripe.grantCharge({
+			grant,
+			stripeToken,
+			stripeToken,
+			organizations,
+			monthly,
+			amount,
+			user
+		});
+
+		await sendgrid.paymentReceipt({
+			organizations,
+			total_amount: actual_total,
+			receiver: user.email
+		});
+
+		// commit
+		await transaction.commit();
+
+		return res.status(200).json({
+			message: 'Successfully charged or subscribed',
+			grant
+		});
+	} catch (error) {
+		if (error) await transaction.rollback();
+		next(error);
+	}
 };
 
 // Find grants with causes, regions, and organizations by donor_id
diff --git a/models/Donor.js b/models/Donor.js
index a15d05c..2887376 100644
--- a/models/Donor.js
+++ b/models/Donor.js
@@ -45,11 +45,5 @@ module.exports = (sequelize, DataTypes) => {
 		country: DataTypes.STRING
 	});
 
-	Donor.associate = models => {
-		Donor.hasMany(models.Grant, {
-			foreignKey: 'donor_id'
-		});
-	};
-
 	return Donor;
 };
diff --git a/models/Grant.js b/models/Grant.js
index 36754f2..98400be 100644
--- a/models/Grant.js
+++ b/models/Grant.js
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+const Donor = require('./Donor');
+
 module.exports = (sequelize, DataTypes) => {
 	const Grant = sequelize.define('Grant', {
 		id: {
@@ -25,16 +27,19 @@ module.exports = (sequelize, DataTypes) => {
 		num_regions: {
 			type: DataTypes.INTEGER,
 			allowNull: false
+		},
+
+		donor_id: {
+			type: DataTypes.UUID,
+			allowNull: false,
+			references: {
+				model: Donor(sequelize, DataTypes),
+				key: 'id'
+			}
 		}
 	});
 
 	Grant.associate = models => {
-		Grant.belongsToMany(models.Organization, {
-			through: 'grants_organizations',
-			foreignKey: 'grant_id',
-			otherKey: 'organization_id'
-		});
-
 		Grant.hasMany(models.Charge, { foreignKey: 'grant_id' });
 	};
 
diff --git a/models/Grant_Organization.js b/models/Grant_Organization.js
index 78003d2..5867db7 100644
--- a/models/Grant_Organization.js
+++ b/models/Grant_Organization.js
@@ -1,14 +1,33 @@
+const Organization = require('./Organization'),
+	Grant = require('./Grant');
+
 module.exports = (sequelize, DataTypes) => {
-	const GrantsOrganizations = sequelize.define('Grants_Organizations', {
+	const GrantOrganization = sequelize.define('GrantOrganization', {
 		id: {
 			type: DataTypes.INTEGER,
 			primaryKey: true,
 			autoIncrement: true
 		},
+		grant_id: {
+			type: DataTypes.INTEGER,
+			allowNull: false,
+			references: {
+				model: Grant(sequelize, DataTypes),
+				key: 'id'
+			}
+		},
+		organization_id: {
+			type: DataTypes.UUID,
+			allowNull: false,
+			references: {
+				model: Organization(sequelize, DataTypes),
+				key: 'id'
+			}
+		},
 		amount: {
 			type: DataTypes.INTEGER,
 			allowNull: false
 		}
 	});
-	return GrantsOrganizations;
+	return GrantOrganization;
 };
diff --git a/models/Project.js b/models/Project.js
index 567f23d..0d1fd00 100644
--- a/models/Project.js
+++ b/models/Project.js
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ module.exports = (sequelize, DataTypes) => {
 			}
 		},
 		number_people_impacted: {
-			type: DataTypes.STRING,
+			type: DataTypes.INTEGER,
 			defaultValue: 0
 		}
 	});