Baldrige Foundation Awards Program

Do you know an individual or organization whose leadership, innovation, and commitment to performance excellence have created meaningful and lasting impact? Nominate them for a 2027 Baldrige Foundation Award! Nomination Deadline: September 30, 2027

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Kenny McDonald Appointed to President's Council for Performance Excellence

Serving as a strategic advisory council member focused on strengthening America’s economy, supporting critical national infrastructure, and advancing leadership systems that enable organizations and communities to thrive.

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Baldrige Award Intent to Apply Now Open!

Apply now for the nation’s highest recognition for organizational and community performance excellence: the 2026 Baldrige Award Application cycle is now open! For questions, visit the Alliance for Performance Excellence.

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2025 Baldrige Award Recipients Announced

Nor Lea Hospital District (Lovington, New Mexico) and Northwell Glen Cove Hospital (Glen Cove, New York) will receive the 2025 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the nation’s only presidential honor recognizing performance excellence. In addition to the award recipients, the Baldrige judges identified four organizations for Best Practice Spotlight recognition.

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"America's economic strength depends on industry's ability to improve productivity and quality and to remain on the cutting edge of technology, and that's why the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award is so important."

Ronald Reagan
President of the United States

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"Voluntary cybersecurity assessments using a Baldrige approach will stimulate improvement, begin to pool talent, and share solutions to the security challenges and problems organizations face today."

Tony Scott
Federal Chief Information Officer
Government of the United States

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“The Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award is the only award for excellence granted by the President of the United States, and it is only fitting that he do so because this public-private partnership generates $1 billion per year in economic impact.”

Wilbur Ross
Secretary of Commerce

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The Baldrige Foundation equips leaders and organizations globally with knowledge, tools, recognition programs, and systems that improve performance, strengthen communities, and expand prosperity.

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Foundation News

July 10, 2026

13 Finalists to Receive Site Visits for 2026 Baldrige Award

byAlliance for Performance Excellence

Thirteen 13 U.S. businesses and organizations – the highest number in nearly a decade – have been named finalists for the 2026 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award® and will receive site visits this fall. The Baldrige Award identifies national role models of excellence among U.S. businesses, other organizations, and communities. The Award is presented by the U.S. Department of Commerce, overseen by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and is now being administered by the Alliance for Performance Excellence on behalf of NIST.

July 7, 2026

The Institute for Performance Excellence Launches New Intentional Leader Network Membership for Monthly Virtual Leadership Training

byBaldrige Foundation

The Baldrige Foundation’s Institute for Performance Excellence has partnered with Renogize Professional Coaching to launch the Intentional Leader Network, a groundbreaking membership program designed to deliver consistent, twice-monthly virtual leadership training and coaching to leaders across industries and at every stage of their journey.

July 4, 2026

A Letter to America, Excellence for the Next 250 Years

byJosh Racette

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We are Building a Legacy of Excellence

Help us provide inspiration to the thousands of organizations in manufacturing, health care, education, communities, and government that are using the Baldrige Framework to create jobs and strengthen the economy, increase the quality and access to health care, and improve K-12 and higher education as we navigate these challenging times.

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