diff --git a/app/controllers/organization/cause.controller.js b/app/controllers/organization/cause.controller.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fb45014
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/controllers/organization/cause.controller.js
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+const db = require('../../config/db.config.js'),
+	errorMaker = require('../../helpers/error.maker');
+
+const { Grant, Cause, Region, Organization } = db;
+
+// ADD a cause into the database
+exports.create = (req, res, next) => {
+	const { name } = req.body;
+
+	Cause.create({ name })
+		.then(cause => {
+			res.status(200).json({
+				message: 'Cause created',
+				cause
+			});
+		})
+		.catch(error => next(error));
+};
diff --git a/app/controllers/organization/index.js b/app/controllers/organization/index.js
index e650b45..193d956 100644
--- a/app/controllers/organization/index.js
+++ b/app/controllers/organization/index.js
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 module.exports = {
-	organization: require('./organization.controller')
+	organization: require('./organization.controller'),
+	cause: require('./cause.controller'),
+	region: require('./region.controller')
 };
diff --git a/app/controllers/organization/organization.controller.js b/app/controllers/organization/organization.controller.js
index 2f2102b..4281d5f 100644
--- a/app/controllers/organization/organization.controller.js
+++ b/app/controllers/organization/organization.controller.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 const db = require('../../config/db.config.js'),
+	bcrypt = require('bcrypt-nodejs'),
 	errorMaker = require('../../helpers/error.maker');
 
 const { Grant, Cause, Region, Organization } = db;
@@ -25,36 +26,45 @@ exports.create = (req, res, next) => {
 			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));
-					}
-				});
+				const QUERY = `SELECT c.name, r.name \
+                          FROM causes AS c, regions AS r 
+                          WHERE c.name = :primary_cause AND r.name = :primary_region`;
+				return db.sequelize
+					.query(QUERY, {
+						replacements: { primary_cause, primary_region },
+						type: db.Sequelize.QueryTypes.SELECT
+					})
+					.then(num => {
+						if (num.length < 1) {
+							// could not find the cause or region in the db
+							return next(errorMaker(401, `Not a valid cause or region`));
+						} else {
+							// hash and store
+							return 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/controllers/organization/region.controller.js b/app/controllers/organization/region.controller.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8cb882a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/controllers/organization/region.controller.js
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+const db = require('../../config/db.config.js'),
+	errorMaker = require('../../helpers/error.maker');
+
+const { Grant, Cause, Region, Organization } = db;
+
+// ADD a region into the database
+exports.create = (req, res, next) => {
+	const { name } = req.body;
+
+	Region.create({ name })
+		.then(region => {
+			res.status(200).json({
+				message: 'Region created',
+				region
+			});
+		})
+		.catch(error => next(error));
+};
diff --git a/app/routes/organization.route.js b/app/routes/organization.route.js
index 70c7fb3..48a13d1 100644
--- a/app/routes/organization.route.js
+++ b/app/routes/organization.route.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 const express = require('express'),
 	router = express.Router(),
+	checkAuth = require('../middleware/check-auth'),
 	roles = require('../helpers/roles');
 
 const controllers = require('../controllers/organization');
@@ -7,4 +8,14 @@ const controllers = require('../controllers/organization');
 // POST Signup route
 router.post('/', controllers.organization.create);
 
+// POST add cause
+router.post('/cause', checkAuth(roles.ORGANIZATION), controllers.cause.create);
+
+// POST add region
+router.post(
+	'/region',
+	checkAuth(roles.ORGANIZATION),
+	controllers.region.create
+);
+
 module.exports = router;