diff --git a/lms/js_config_types.py b/lms/js_config_types.py
index 4300f1b2f9..03eac49f9b 100644
--- a/lms/js_config_types.py
+++ b/lms/js_config_types.py
@@ -100,4 +100,13 @@ class User(TypedDict):
 
 class DashboardConfig(TypedDict):
     user: User
+
+    organization_public_id: str
+    """
+    Filtering by organization is not like other filters:
+    - It's only available to staff members
+    - It doesn't only filter but also authorized access to that orgnaiztion's data
+    For those resason we include it on the config instead of handling it like other query string parameters.
+    """
+
     routes: DashboardRoutes
diff --git a/lms/resources/_js_config/__init__.py b/lms/resources/_js_config/__init__.py
index 7a6e0e42e1..bced8b5916 100644
--- a/lms/resources/_js_config/__init__.py
+++ b/lms/resources/_js_config/__init__.py
@@ -257,6 +257,7 @@ def enable_dashboard_mode(self) -> None:
                 "mode": JSConfig.Mode.DASHBOARD,
                 "dashboard": DashboardConfig(
                     user=self._get_user_info(),
+                    organization_public_id=self._request.params.get("public_id"),
                     routes=DashboardRoutes(
                         assignment=self._to_frontend_template(
                             "api.dashboard.assignment"
diff --git a/lms/static/scripts/frontend_apps/components/dashboard/AssignmentActivity.tsx b/lms/static/scripts/frontend_apps/components/dashboard/AssignmentActivity.tsx
index ce17b88260..448015f4f3 100644
--- a/lms/static/scripts/frontend_apps/components/dashboard/AssignmentActivity.tsx
+++ b/lms/static/scripts/frontend_apps/components/dashboard/AssignmentActivity.tsx
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ export default function AssignmentActivity() {
   );
   const students = useAPIFetch<StudentsResponse>(routes.students_metrics, {
     assignment_id: assignmentId,
+    public_id: dashboard.organization_public_id || [],
   });
 
   const title = `Assignment: ${assignment.data?.title}`;
diff --git a/lms/static/scripts/frontend_apps/components/dashboard/CourseActivity.tsx b/lms/static/scripts/frontend_apps/components/dashboard/CourseActivity.tsx
index faa471e7e0..a0bcfe8ccd 100644
--- a/lms/static/scripts/frontend_apps/components/dashboard/CourseActivity.tsx
+++ b/lms/static/scripts/frontend_apps/components/dashboard/CourseActivity.tsx
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ export default function CourseActivity() {
     replaceURLParams(routes.course_assignments_metrics, {
       course_id: courseId,
     }),
+    { public_id: dashboard.organization_public_id || [] },
   );
 
   const rows: AssignmentsTableRow[] = useMemo(
diff --git a/lms/static/scripts/frontend_apps/components/dashboard/DashboardActivityFilters.tsx b/lms/static/scripts/frontend_apps/components/dashboard/DashboardActivityFilters.tsx
index ea456e0bca..66ca48ad66 100644
--- a/lms/static/scripts/frontend_apps/components/dashboard/DashboardActivityFilters.tsx
+++ b/lms/static/scripts/frontend_apps/components/dashboard/DashboardActivityFilters.tsx
@@ -29,11 +29,16 @@ export default function DashboardActivityFilters({
   const { dashboard } = useConfig(['dashboard']);
   const { routes } = dashboard;
 
-  const courses = useAPIFetch<{ courses: Course[] }>(routes.courses);
+  const courses = useAPIFetch<{ courses: Course[] }>(routes.courses, {
+    public_id: dashboard.organization_public_id || [],
+  });
   const assignments = useAPIFetch<{ assignments: Assignment[] }>(
     routes.assignments,
+    { public_id: dashboard.organization_public_id || [] },
   );
-  const students = useAPIFetch<{ students: Student[] }>(routes.students);
+  const students = useAPIFetch<{ students: Student[] }>(routes.students, {
+    public_id: dashboard.organization_public_id || [],
+  });
   const studentsWithName = useMemo(
     () => students.data?.students.filter(s => !!s.display_name),
     [students.data?.students],
diff --git a/lms/static/scripts/frontend_apps/components/dashboard/OrganizationActivity.tsx b/lms/static/scripts/frontend_apps/components/dashboard/OrganizationActivity.tsx
index ef610146ee..c8f5a75bea 100644
--- a/lms/static/scripts/frontend_apps/components/dashboard/OrganizationActivity.tsx
+++ b/lms/static/scripts/frontend_apps/components/dashboard/OrganizationActivity.tsx
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ export default function OrganizationActivity() {
     h_userid: studentIds,
     assignment_id: assignmentIds,
     course_id: courseIds,
+    public_id: dashboard.organization_public_id || [],
   });
   const rows: CoursesTableRow[] = useMemo(
     () =>
diff --git a/lms/static/scripts/frontend_apps/config.ts b/lms/static/scripts/frontend_apps/config.ts
index 60027f463e..5643c81c25 100644
--- a/lms/static/scripts/frontend_apps/config.ts
+++ b/lms/static/scripts/frontend_apps/config.ts
@@ -277,6 +277,7 @@ export type DashboardUser = {
 
 export type DashboardConfig = {
   routes: DashboardRoutes;
+  organization_public_id?: string;
   user: DashboardUser;
 };