diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0547e88..1378c6f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,27 @@
 # go-itg
 IT Glue API Structs + Receivers for the Go
 
-This is not complete, and at least for now, I will only be adding support the functionality required for use within my organization.  Feel free to send a pull request if you'd like to contribute anything that's missing. 
+This is nowhere near complete, and at least for now, I will only be adding support the functionality required for use within my organization.  Feel free to send a pull request if you'd like to contribute anything that's missing. 
+
+#Installation
+```
+go get github.com/StevenPolley/go-itg
+```
+
+#Usage
+```
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/StevenPolley/go-itg/itglue"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	itgAPI := itglue.NewITGAPI("ITG.XXXXXXXXXXXXX555555YOURAPIDKEYHERE2222222222222222XXXXXX")
+	fmt.Println((*itgAPI).GetOrganizationByID(1234242).Data.Attributes.Name)                     //Returns the name of the Organization with ID 1234242
+	fmt.Println((*itgAPI).GetOrganizationByName("test Org Inc.").Data[0].Attributes.Description) //Returns the description of the Organization with Name "Test Org Inc."
+
+}
+```
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/itglue/organizations.go b/itglue/organizations.go
index d447adc..a307c64 100644
--- a/itglue/organizations.go
+++ b/itglue/organizations.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package itglue
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
+	"net/url"
 )
 
 //OrganizationInternalData contains the schema of an Organization in IT Glue without the "data" wrapper.
@@ -39,13 +40,22 @@ type OrganizationList struct {
 //Returns a pointer to an Organization struct
 func (itg *ITGAPI) GetOrganizationByID(organizationID int) *Organization {
 	itgurl := itg.BuildURL(fmt.Sprintf("/organizations/%d", organizationID))
-
 	body := itg.GetRequest(itgurl)
-
 	organization := &Organization{}
 	err := json.Unmarshal(body, organization)
 	check(err)
-
 	return organization
-
+}
+
+//GetOrganizationByName expects an exact matching organization name and returns an OrganizationList
+func (itg *ITGAPI) GetOrganizationByName(organizationName string) *OrganizationList {
+	itgurl := itg.BuildURL("/organizations")
+	params := url.Values{}
+	params.Add("filter[name]", organizationName)
+	itgurl.RawQuery = params.Encode()
+	body := itg.GetRequest(itgurl)
+	organization := &OrganizationList{}
+	err := json.Unmarshal(body, organization)
+	check(err)
+	return organization
 }