diff --git a/app/controllers/organization/index.js b/app/controllers/organization/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e650b45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/controllers/organization/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+module.exports = {
+	organization: require('./organization.controller')
+};
diff --git a/app/controllers/organization/organization.controller.js b/app/controllers/organization/organization.controller.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2f2102b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/controllers/organization/organization.controller.js
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+const db = require('../../config/db.config.js'),
+	errorMaker = require('../../helpers/error.maker');
+
+const { Grant, Cause, Region, Organization } = db;
+
+// POST create an organization
+// Temporarily only use: name, email, password, short_description, primary_cause, primary_region
+exports.create = (req, res, next) => {
+	const {
+		name,
+		email,
+		password,
+		short_description,
+		primary_cause,
+		primary_region
+	} = req.body;
+
+	// see if organization already in db
+	Organization.findAll({
+		where: {
+			email
+		}
+	})
+		.then(orgs => {
+			if (orgs.length >= 1) {
+				return next(errorMaker(409, `Email Exists: ${email}`));
+			} else {
+				const QUERY = `SELECT count(*) from causes `;
+				db.sequelize.query(QUERY, {
+					replacements: { causes, regions, max_orgs },
+					type: db.Sequelize.QueryTypes.SELECT
+				});
+				sequelize.query;
+				// hash and store
+				bcrypt.hash(password, null, null, function(error, hash) {
+					// Store hash in your password DB.
+					if (error) {
+						return next(error);
+					} else {
+						Organization.create({
+							name,
+							email,
+							password: hash, //hashed password
+							short_description,
+							primary_cause,
+							primary_region
+						})
+							.then(org => {
+								// Send created org to client
+								return res.status(201).json({
+									message: 'Organization created',
+									org
+								});
+							})
+							.catch(error => next(error));
+					}
+				});
+			}
+		})
+		.catch(error => next(error));
+};
diff --git a/app/models/organization.model.js b/app/models/organization.model.js
index 3cfbde9..104829e 100644
--- a/app/models/organization.model.js
+++ b/app/models/organization.model.js
@@ -6,14 +6,6 @@ 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: {
diff --git a/app/routes/organization.route.js b/app/routes/organization.route.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..70c7fb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/routes/organization.route.js
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+const express = require('express'),
+	router = express.Router(),
+	roles = require('../helpers/roles');
+
+const controllers = require('../controllers/organization');
+
+// POST Signup route
+router.post('/', controllers.organization.create);
+
+module.exports = router;
diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index dec5469..7bfb5f2 100644
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -47,8 +47,10 @@ app.get('/', function(req, res, next) {
 	res.send('Welcome to the Ucharify API');
 });
 
-//adding routes to Express app
+//donor routes
 app.use('/api/donors', require('./app/routes/donor.route.js'));
+//organization routes
+app.use('/api/org', require('./app/routes/organization.route'));
 //auth route
 app.use('/api/auth', require('./app/routes/auth.route.js'));
 //general routes