The Foundation for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award

Why Contribute

The establishment of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Program represents a significant milestone as a public/private partnership. Since its inception in 1988, major activities have been sponsored through generous private donations to the Baldrige Foundation. Contributions directly support activities such as the sponsorship of national business, healthcare and educational improvement excellence seminars, Baldrige examiner training, the Baldrige Award application scoring and site visits, and publication of the highly esteemed Criteria for Performance Excellence.

Your contribution is highly valued and will be used effectively in furthering the many activities of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Program. Over 99 percent of all contributions directly promote the mission of the foundation: To fund permanently the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Program to improve national competitiveness.

Because the Baldrige Foundation is a recognized non-profit organization, your contribution is fully tax-deductible and will be acknowledged in the annual publications of the Foundation.

Recent & Coming Events

Quest for Excellence XXIV
April 16-18, 2012 at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, Washington, D.C.

2012 Baldrige Regional Conferences -
Learn from the 2011 Baldrige recipients themselves how they improved performance and results in Leadership; Strategic Planning; Customer Focus; Measurement, Analysis, and Knowledge Management; Workforce Focus; and Process Management

September 12-14, 2012
Embassy Suites Hotel on the River
Des Moines, Iowa

September 26-28, 2012
Doubletree Resort by Hilton Paradise Valley
Scottsdale, Arizona

Registration WILL OPEN in June 2012. The conferences are co-sponsored by the Arizona Council for Excellence, the Iowa Quality Center, and the Alliance for Performance Excellence.

For more information, visit www.nist.gov/baldrige, email baldrige@nist.gov or call 301-975-2036.