Baldrige Foundation: Strengthening Competitiveness in Organizations and Communities

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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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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"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

March 24, 2026

Baldrige Foundation Appoints Kenny McDonald to the President’s Council for Performance Excellence

byBaldrige Foundation

The Baldrige Foundation announced today that Kenny McDonald, a nationally recognized economic development leader and advisor, has accepted an appointment to the President’s Council for Performance Excellence.

March 19, 2026

Announcing 2026 Baldrige Award: Intent to Apply Now Open!

byAlliance for Performance Excellence

Apply now for the nation’s highest recognition for organizational and community performance excellence: the 2026 Baldrige Award Application cycle is now open!

March 6, 2026

D 49 Up For National Award

byThe New Falcon Herald

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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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