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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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"Because we applied the Baldrige Criteria, there are people who are alive today who would not be had we not been so committed to the Baldrige process."

Rulon Stacey
CEO
Poudre Valley Health System
2008 Baldrige Award Recipient

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"Baldrige changes lives. Our students have learned and achieved more because of our use of the Baldrige framework. It is the best framework to achieve your mission."

Dr. JoAnn Sternke
Superintendent of Schools
Pewaukee School District
2013 Baldrige Award Recipient

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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 mission of the Baldrige Foundation is to ensure the long-term financial growth and viability of the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program, and to support organizational performance excellence in the United States and throughout the world.

Our Vision: We will be recognized around the world as the premier foundation for the promotion of performance excellence in all sectors of the economy. We will inspire organizations to achieve excellence in all they do with pride and societal responsibility. Together with our stakeholders we will create value through research and deployment of validated, cutting-edge management practices. We will focus on the future and manage for agility, innovation, and creativity.