diff --git a/app/config/associate.js b/app/config/associate.js
index 259dec6..95ecf1c 100644
--- a/app/config/associate.js
+++ b/app/config/associate.js
@@ -1,21 +1,21 @@
 module.exports = models => {
-	const { Donors, Grants, Causes, Regions, Organizations } = models;
+	const { Donor, Grant, Cause, Region, Organization } = models;
 
-	Donors.hasMany(Grants, { foreignKey: 'donor_id' });
+	Donor.hasMany(Grant, { foreignKey: 'donor_id' });
 
-	Grants.belongsToMany(Causes, {
+	Grant.belongsToMany(Cause, {
 		through: 'grants_causes',
 		foreignKey: 'grant_id',
 		otherKey: 'cause_id'
 	});
 
-	Grants.belongsToMany(Regions, {
+	Grant.belongsToMany(Region, {
 		through: 'grants_regions',
 		foreignKey: 'grant_id',
 		otherKey: 'region_id'
 	});
 
-	Grants.belongsToMany(Organizations, {
+	Grant.belongsToMany(Organization, {
 		through: 'grants_organizations',
 		foreignKey: 'grant_id',
 		otherKey: 'organization_id'
diff --git a/app/config/db.config.js b/app/config/db.config.js
index 8c3c1c7..a7e4a70 100644
--- a/app/config/db.config.js
+++ b/app/config/db.config.js
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 const Sequelize = require('sequelize'),
-	DonorsModel = require('../models/donors.model.js'),
-	GrantsModel = require('../models/grants.model.js'),
-	CausesModel = require('../models/causes.model.js'),
-	RegionsModel = require('../models/regions.model.js'),
-	OrganizationsModel = require('../models/organizations.model.js'),
+	DonorModel = require('../models/donor.model.js'),
+	GrantModel = require('../models/grant.model.js'),
+	CauseModel = require('../models/cause.model.js'),
+	RegionModel = require('../models/region.model.js'),
+	OrganizationModel = require('../models/organization.model.js'),
 	associate = require('./associate');
 
 const connection_uri = process.env.JAWSDB_MARIA_URL;
@@ -33,16 +33,16 @@ const sequelize = new Sequelize(connection_uri, {
 const db = {};
 
 //creating tables/models from imported functions
-const Donors = DonorsModel(sequelize, Sequelize);
-const Grants = GrantsModel(sequelize, Sequelize);
-const Causes = CausesModel(sequelize, Sequelize);
-const Regions = RegionsModel(sequelize, Sequelize);
-const Organizations = OrganizationsModel(sequelize, Sequelize);
-db.Donors = Donors;
-db.Grants = Grants;
-db.Causes = Causes;
-db.Regions = Regions;
-db.Organizations = Organizations;
+const Donor = DonorModel(sequelize, Sequelize);
+const Grant = GrantModel(sequelize, Sequelize);
+const Cause = CauseModel(sequelize, Sequelize);
+const Region = RegionModel(sequelize, Sequelize);
+const Organization = OrganizationModel(sequelize, Sequelize);
+db.Donor = Donor;
+db.Grant = Grant;
+db.Cause = Cause;
+db.Region = Region;
+db.Organization = Organization;
 
 // make associations with created models
 associate(db);
diff --git a/app/controllers/auth.controller.js b/app/controllers/auth.controller.js
index fde83fc..83981ea 100644
--- a/app/controllers/auth.controller.js
+++ b/app/controllers/auth.controller.js
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ const db = require('../config/db.config.js'),
 	jwt = require('jsonwebtoken'),
 	errorMaker = require('../helpers/error.maker');
 
-const Donors = db.Donors;
+const Donor = db.Donor;
 
 // Find a Donor by email + login with JWT
 exports.login = (req, res, next) => {
-	Donors.findAll({
+	Donor.findAll({
 		where: {
 			email: req.body.email
 		}
diff --git a/app/controllers/donors/donors.controller.js b/app/controllers/donor/donor.controller.js
similarity index 86%
rename from app/controllers/donors/donors.controller.js
rename to app/controllers/donor/donor.controller.js
index c0c5816..7a87242 100644
--- a/app/controllers/donors/donors.controller.js
+++ b/app/controllers/donor/donor.controller.js
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@ const db = require('../../config/db.config.js'),
 	bcrypt = require('bcrypt-nodejs'),
 	errorMaker = require('../../helpers/error.maker');
 
-const Donors = db.Donors;
+const Donor = db.Donor;
 
 // Create/post a Donor
 exports.create = (req, res, next) => {
 	// see if user already in db
-	Donors.findAll({
+	Donor.findAll({
 		where: {
 			email: req.body.email
 		}
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ exports.create = (req, res, next) => {
 					if (error) {
 						return next(error);
 					} else {
-						Donors.create({
+						Donor.create({
 							first_name: req.body.first_name,
 							middle_name: req.body.middle_name,
 							last_name: req.body.last_name,
@@ -50,9 +50,9 @@ exports.create = (req, res, next) => {
 		.catch(error => next(error));
 };
 
-// FETCH all Donors
+// FETCH all Donor
 exports.findAll = (req, res, next) => {
-	Donors.findAll().then(donors => {
+	Donor.findAll().then(donors => {
 		// Send all donors to Client
 		res.status(200).json({
 			donors,
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ exports.findAll = (req, res, next) => {
 
 // Find a Donor by Id
 exports.findById = (req, res) => {
-	Donors.findById(req.params.donor_id).then(donor => {
+	Donor.findById(req.params.donor_id).then(donor => {
 		res.send(donor);
 	});
 };
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ exports.findById = (req, res) => {
 // Delete a Donor by Id
 exports.delete = (req, res) => {
 	const id = req.params.donor_id;
-	Donors.destroy({
+	Donor.destroy({
 		where: { id: id }
 	}).then(() => {
 		res.status(200).send('deleted successfully a donor with id = ' + id);
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ exports.delete = (req, res) => {
 // // Update a Donor
 // exports.update = (req, res) => {
 // 	const id = req.params.donor_id;
-// 	Donors.update( { firstname: req.body.firstname, lastname: req.body.lastname, age: req.body.age },
+// 	Donor.update( { firstname: req.body.firstname, lastname: req.body.lastname, age: req.body.age },
 // 					 { where: {id: req.params.donorId} }
 // 				   ).then(() => {
 // 					 res.status(200).send("updated successfully a donor with id = " + id);
diff --git a/app/controllers/donors/grants.controller.js b/app/controllers/donor/grant.controller.js
similarity index 85%
rename from app/controllers/donors/grants.controller.js
rename to app/controllers/donor/grant.controller.js
index 986f8df..30c003e 100644
--- a/app/controllers/donors/grants.controller.js
+++ b/app/controllers/donor/grant.controller.js
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 const db = require('../../config/db.config.js'),
 	errorMaker = require('../../helpers/error.maker');
 
-const { Grants, Causes, Regions, Organizations } = db;
+const { Grant, Cause, Region, Organization } = db;
 
 // Create a grant for certain donor
 exports.create = (req, res, next) => {
 	const donor_id = req.params.donor_id;
 	const { name, amount, monthly, causes, regions, organizations } = req.body;
 
-	Grants.create({
+	Grant.create({
 		donor_id,
 		name,
 		amount,
@@ -33,16 +33,16 @@ exports.create = (req, res, next) => {
 
 // Find grants with causes, regions, and organizations by donor_id
 exports.findByDonorId = (req, res, next) => {
-	Grants.findAll({
+	Grant.findAll({
 		where: {
 			donor_id: req.params.donor_id
 		},
-		include: [Causes, Regions, Organizations]
+		include: [Cause, Region, Organization]
 	})
 		.then(grants => {
 			res.status(200).json({
 				grants,
-				number_grants: grants.length
+				number_items: grants.length
 			});
 		})
 		.catch(error => next(error));
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ exports.findByDonorId = (req, res, next) => {
 exports.delete = (req, res, next) => {
 	const grant_id = req.params.grant_id;
 
-	Grants.destroy({ where: { id: grant_id } })
+	Grant.destroy({ where: { id: grant_id } })
 		.then(result => {
 			var message = 'Already Deleted';
 			if (result) {
diff --git a/app/controllers/general/cause.controller.js b/app/controllers/general/cause.controller.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..73b5923
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/controllers/general/cause.controller.js
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+const db = require('../../config/db.config.js'),
+	errorMaker = require('../../helpers/error.maker');
+
+const { Grant, Cause, Region, Organization } = db;
+
+// FETCH all causes
+exports.findAll = (req, res, next) => {
+	Cause.findAll()
+		.then(causes => {
+			res.status(200).json({
+				causes,
+				number_items: causes.length
+			});
+		})
+		.catch(error => next(error));
+};
diff --git a/app/controllers/general/index.js b/app/controllers/general/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..29d05c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/controllers/general/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+module.exports = {
+	cause: require('./cause.controller'),
+	region: require('./cause.controller'),
+	organization: require('./organization.controller')
+};
diff --git a/app/controllers/general/organization.controller.js b/app/controllers/general/organization.controller.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..887553a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/controllers/general/organization.controller.js
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+const db = require('../../config/db.config.js'),
+	errorMaker = require('../../helpers/error.maker');
+
+const { Grant, Cause, Region, Organization } = db;
+
+// FETCH all organizations
+exports.findAll = (req, res, next) => {
+	Organization.findAll()
+		.then(organizations => {
+			res.status(200).json({
+				organizations,
+				number_items: organizations.length
+			});
+		})
+		.catch(error => next(error));
+};
diff --git a/app/controllers/general/region.controller.js b/app/controllers/general/region.controller.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c4b4db0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/controllers/general/region.controller.js
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+const db = require('../../config/db.config.js'),
+	errorMaker = require('../../helpers/error.maker');
+
+const { Grant, Cause, Region, Organization } = db;
+
+// FETCH all regions
+exports.findAll = (req, res, next) => {
+	Region.findAll()
+		.then(regions => {
+			res.status(200).json({
+				regions,
+				number_items: regions.length
+			});
+		})
+		.catch(error => next(error));
+};
diff --git a/app/models/causes.model.js b/app/models/cause.model.js
similarity index 75%
rename from app/models/causes.model.js
rename to app/models/cause.model.js
index 266d378..1499e3e 100644
--- a/app/models/causes.model.js
+++ b/app/models/cause.model.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 module.exports = (sequelize, DataTypes) => {
-	const Causes = sequelize.define('causes', {
+	const Cause = sequelize.define('causes', {
 		id: {
 			type: DataTypes.INTEGER,
 			primaryKey: true,
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@ module.exports = (sequelize, DataTypes) => {
 		},
 		name: { type: DataTypes.STRING, allowNull: false }
 	});
-	return Causes;
+	return Cause;
 };
diff --git a/app/models/donors.model.js b/app/models/donor.model.js
similarity index 91%
rename from app/models/donors.model.js
rename to app/models/donor.model.js
index 57520a9..defba63 100644
--- a/app/models/donors.model.js
+++ b/app/models/donor.model.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 module.exports = (sequelize, DataTypes) => {
-	const Donors = sequelize.define('donors', {
+	const Donor = sequelize.define('donors', {
 		id: {
 			type: DataTypes.INTEGER,
 			primaryKey: true,
@@ -32,5 +32,5 @@ module.exports = (sequelize, DataTypes) => {
 		state: DataTypes.STRING,
 		country: DataTypes.STRING
 	});
-	return Donors;
+	return Donor;
 };
diff --git a/app/models/grants.model.js b/app/models/grant.model.js
similarity index 89%
rename from app/models/grants.model.js
rename to app/models/grant.model.js
index 705d63e..076cc47 100644
--- a/app/models/grants.model.js
+++ b/app/models/grant.model.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 module.exports = (sequelize, DataTypes) => {
-	const Grants = sequelize.define('grants', {
+	const Grant = sequelize.define('grants', {
 		id: {
 			type: DataTypes.INTEGER,
 			primaryKey: true,
@@ -30,5 +30,5 @@ module.exports = (sequelize, DataTypes) => {
 			allowNull: false
 		}
 	});
-	return Grants;
+	return Grant;
 };
diff --git a/app/models/organizations.model.js b/app/models/organization.model.js
similarity index 81%
rename from app/models/organizations.model.js
rename to app/models/organization.model.js
index cd153a4..0cb749b 100644
--- a/app/models/organizations.model.js
+++ b/app/models/organization.model.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 module.exports = (sequelize, DataTypes) => {
-	const Organizations = sequelize.define('organizations', {
+	const Organization = sequelize.define('organizations', {
 		id: {
 			type: DataTypes.INTEGER,
 			primaryKey: true,
@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@ module.exports = (sequelize, DataTypes) => {
 		primary_cause: { type: DataTypes.STRING, allowNull: false },
 		primary_region: { type: DataTypes.STRING, allowNull: false }
 	});
-	return Organizations;
+	return Organization;
 };
diff --git a/app/models/regions.model.js b/app/models/region.model.js
similarity index 74%
rename from app/models/regions.model.js
rename to app/models/region.model.js
index 443a410..a5980bd 100644
--- a/app/models/regions.model.js
+++ b/app/models/region.model.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 module.exports = (sequelize, DataTypes) => {
-	const Regions = sequelize.define('regions', {
+	const Region = sequelize.define('regions', {
 		id: {
 			type: DataTypes.INTEGER,
 			primaryKey: true,
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@ module.exports = (sequelize, DataTypes) => {
 		},
 		name: { type: DataTypes.STRING, allowNull: false }
 	});
-	return Regions;
+	return Region;
 };
diff --git a/app/routes/donor.route.js b/app/routes/donor.route.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..93c958c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/routes/donor.route.js
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+const express = require('express'),
+	router = express.Router(),
+	checkAuth = require('../middleware/check-auth');
+
+const donor = require('../controllers/donor/donor.controller.js');
+const grant = require('../controllers/donor/grant.controller.js');
+
+// Signup route
+router.post('/', donor.create);
+
+// Retrieve all Donors
+router.get('/', checkAuth, donor.findAll);
+
+// Retrieve grants with causes and regions and charities details by donor_id
+router.get('/grants/:donor_id', checkAuth, grant.findByDonorId);
+
+/** 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, grant.create);
+
+// Delete a grant of a donor
+router.delete('/grants/:grant_id', checkAuth, grant.delete);
+
+// // Retrieve a single Donor by Id
+// router.get('/:donor_id', donor.findById);
+
+// // Delete a Donor with Id
+// router.delete('/:donor_id', donor.delete);
+
+// // Update a Donor with Id
+// router.put('/api/donors/:donor_id', donor.update);
+
+module.exports = router;
diff --git a/app/routes/donors.route.js b/app/routes/donors.route.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 0ac6d9a..0000000
--- a/app/routes/donors.route.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-const express = require('express'),
-	router = express.Router(),
-	checkAuth = require('../middleware/check-auth');
-
-const donors = require('../controllers/donors/donors.controller.js');
-const grants = require('../controllers/donors/grants.controller.js');
-
-// Signup route
-router.post('/', donors.create);
-
-// Retrieve all Donors
-router.get('/', checkAuth, donors.findAll);
-
-// Retrieve grants with causes and regions and charities details by donor_id
-router.get('/grants/:donor_id', checkAuth, grants.findByDonorId);
-
-/** 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, grants.create);
-
-// Delete a grant of a donor
-router.delete('/grants/:grant_id', checkAuth, grants.delete);
-
-// // Retrieve a single Donor by Id
-// router.get('/:donor_id', donors.findById);
-
-// // Delete a Donor with Id
-// router.delete('/:donor_id', donors.delete);
-
-// // Update a Donor with Id
-// router.put('/api/donors/:donor_id', donors.update);
-
-module.exports = router;
diff --git a/app/routes/general.route.js b/app/routes/general.route.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..46fbd9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/routes/general.route.js
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+const express = require('express'),
+	router = express.Router();
+
+const controllers = require('../controllers/general');
+
+// Retrieve all causes
+router.get('/causes', controllers.cause.findAll);
+
+// Retrieve all regions
+router.get('/regions', controllers.region.findAll);
+
+// Retrieve all organizations
+router.get('/organizations', controllers.organization.findAll);
+
+module.exports = router;
diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index e7f7984..d0cc6a3 100644
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -48,8 +48,11 @@ app.get('/', function(req, res, next) {
 });
 
 //adding routes to Express app
-app.use('/api/donors', require('./app/routes/donors.route.js'));
+app.use('/api/donors', require('./app/routes/donor.route.js'));
+//auth route
 app.use('/api/auth', require('./app/routes/auth.route.js'));
+//general routes
+app.use('/api', require('./app/routes/general.route.js'));
 
 //404 not found error handling on any other routes
 app.use((req, res, next) => {