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Join us March 29th-April 1st, 2026 Baltimore, MD at the Quest for Excellence 2026! Enjoy sessions featuring leaders of Baldrige Award recipients and other high-performing organizations and take home solutions to help your organization achieve breakthrough performance and results in areas such as leadership; strategy; customers; workforce; and operations.

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Candidates Sought for 2026 Prestigious Baldrige Executive Fellows Program

The Baldrige Executive Fellows Program® is a one-year, nationally ranked leadership development experience for direct reports to the most senior leader in the organization or business unit leaders.

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Understand how your organization compares within your industry, sector, and the broader business landscape.

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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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Mission

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

January 6, 2026

Baldrige Foundation Announces 2026 Leadership Award Recipients

byBaldrige Foundation

The Baldrige Foundation Announces 2026 Leadership Award Recipients. Awardees Represent Large and Small Businesses, Health Care, Education, Nonprofit, Cybersecurity, Government, and Community.

December 30, 2025

Baldrige Foundation Year in Review: 2025

byJosh Racette

2025 was a pivotal year for the Baldrige Foundation. It was a year defined not by small change, but by responsibility.

December 16, 2025

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

byBaldrige Foundation

The Intentional Leader Network recognizes that leadership excellence is not achieved through a single workshop or seminar but through ongoing development, actionable reinforcement, and consistent practice.

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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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