Baldrige Program Impacts

820 to 1: Ratio of Baldrige Program benefits for the U.S. economy to program costs
(Economic Evaluation of the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program, December 2011)

127: Baldrige Award winners 
(including 11 two-time winners and 2 three-time winners) serving as national role models

58%: Median growth in revenue for two-time Baldrige Award winners

48%: Median job growth for two-time Baldrige Award winners
(compared with 4.6% for a matched set of industries and time periods)

255%: Median growth in revenue for three-time Baldrige Award winners

188%: Median job growth for three-time Baldrige Award winners

2010–2024 Baldrige Award applicants represent

• 852,936 jobs
• over $236 billion in revenue/budgets
• about 624 million customers served

$3 million: value of services donated by nearly 200 national Baldrige examiners in 2024

1,000+: organizations evaluated annually by Baldrige-based state, regional, and sector-based programs 

Baldrige Impacts, State by State

Learn more about impacts and benefits in each state.

Baldrige Infographics

Baldrige Helping Organizations Succeed for 30 Years
Baldrige Criteria: Thirty Years of Evolution = Revolutionary Change

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