Would not be easier to do something like:

$user = User::find(2);

if ($user->organization)
    return 'YES';
else
    return 'NO';

you can send relationships code?

IsraelOrtuno Thats not the solution. Your code tells me about the User has a organization.

class Organization extends Eloquent {


    public function users()
    {
        return $this->belongsToMany('User', 'organizations_users')->withPivot('role_id')->withTimestamps();
    }
}

class User extends Eloquent implements UserInterface, RemindableInterface
{

 .......

    public function organizations()
    {
        return $this->belongsToMany('Organization', 'organizations_users')->withPivot('role_id')->withTimestamps();
    }
}