bird city

What bird city does

Bird City operates a municipal information website (birdcity.com) and is the public face of the Bird City Century II Development Foundation (BCCII), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit community foundation founded on December 17, 1985, with remaining funds from the town's centennial celebration. The foundation is headquartered at 107 W. 4th Street, Bird City, Kansas, and serves a rural community of approximately 450 residents across 2.23 square miles in northwest Kansas, roughly three hours from Denver. Since January 1, 2022, BCCII has operated as a Supporting Organization of the Great Northwest Kansas Community Foundation (GNWKCF) under IRS 509(a)(3) status, with Teryn Carmichael serving as Executive Director and a volunteer board of directors governing strategy.

The foundation's core products are community programs rather than technology products: the annual Match Day fundraising event (12 years running, raising $108,815.55 in a single 12-hour event in 2025 with matching bringing the total distributed to $203,656.10 across 32 local organizations); the Cheyenne County Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge (YEC), which grew from 7 participants in 2013 to 37 students in 2023; a Revolving Loan Fund that provides low-interest capital to startups and expanding small businesses; a scholarship program for USD 103 (Cheylin) graduates pursuing arts, business, medical, or agricultural fields; a Business Incubator housed in the Robertson~Griffin~Bacon Memorial Building; and unrestricted, designated, and donor-advised funds. Programs are delivered in partnership with Network Kansas (E-Community Partnership), the Kansas Small Business Development Center (KSBDC), K-State Research and Extension, Cheyenne County Kansas Community Foundation, the Kansas Department of Commerce, and the Bacon Family Foundation.

The business model is nonprofit philanthropic intermediation: the foundation raises donations (principally through Match Day and direct giving), invests and stewards donated funds, and redistributes capital via grants, scholarships, loans, and in-kind community programs back to local residents, organizations, and small businesses. No commercial revenue, pricing model, or product fees are disclosed. The foundation has two paid staff members (Executive Director and Administrative Assistant), a board of 10 community volunteers, and reports $1,555,702.44 in cumulative Match Day proceeds reinvested locally across 12 years. There are no funding rounds, M&A activity, technology products, mobile apps, APIs, or AI/ML capabilities. Distribution of value occurs through community events, the website, a Facebook presence, and direct program delivery rather than traditional commercial channels.

Name

bird city

Legal name

Bird City

Website

https://birdcity.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Bird City Century II Development Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit community foundation serving Bird City, Kansas, a rural town of 450 residents, operating grants, scholarships, youth entrepreneurship programs, a small business incubator, and the annual Match Day fundraising event.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

NAICS

Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Foundations (BPAGAKAB)

Keywords

• Community foundation services
• Rural community development
• Small business lending
• Youth entrepreneurship programs
• Community grants scholarships

Headquarters

HQ city

Bird City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Bird City operates as a rural municipality paired with the Bird City Century II Development Foundation (BCCII), a 501(c)(3) community foundation that administers grants, scholarships, a revolving small-business loan fund, and the Cheyenne County Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge. The foundation runs an annual Match Day that has raised more than $1.5 million over 12 years for reinvestment into local projects and organizations.

Product overview

Bird City operates a community website and the Bird City Century II Development Foundation (BCCII), which is a community foundation offering programs including youth entrepreneurship challenges, business development support, grant programs, scholarships, and community events organization. These are community programs and services rather than technology products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 32 organizations received funding from Match Day 2025
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Greaker Northwest Kansas Community Foundation (GNWKCF)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2009BCCII became the founding affiliate of GNWKCF, a 501(c)(3) public charitable nonprofit organization. In 2022, BCCII transitioned to a Supporting Organization of GNWKCF under IRS 509(a)(3) status, providing a more independent governing framework while maintaining public charity recognition.
• Network Kansas (E-Community Partnership)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork Kansas E-Community Partnership provides essential tools, expertise, education, and financial resources to support community-driven entrepreneurship and economic growth. The partnership helps build a strong local business environment by connecting startups and small businesses with people and programs offering guidance and resources.
• Small Business Development Center (KSBDC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAll recipients of the BCCII Revolving Loan Fund must attend Business Start-up Sessions through the Small Business Development Center. Sessions are available through the Colby KSBDC Outreach office to help entrepreneurs develop business plans.
• Cheyenne County Kansas Community FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-sponsor of the Cheyenne County Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge (YEC), supporting the next generation of entrepreneurs in Cheyenne County through collaborative funding and program support.
• K-State Research and ExtensionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge series, providing educational resources and support for student entrepreneurship programs in the Cheyenne County area.
• Kansas Department of CommerceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerReferenced as a resource partner providing community and business development support through various state programs including the Community Empowerment Program, Kansas Promise Scholarship, and other economic development initiatives.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Dane G. Hansen Foundation: Major Kansas-based community foundation operating across the same northwest Kansas region with a broader grantmaking portfolio. Comparable community-foundation model but significantly larger scale and geographic reach than BCCII.
• Kansas Health Foundation: Large statewide Kansas foundation supporting community well-being and economic vitality. Same 501(c)(3) community foundation structure as BCCII but operating at much larger scale across Kansas with a health-focused mission.

Direct peers

• Network Kansas: Statewide E-Community Partnership program that Bird City BCCII is a core partner of. Operates the same rural entrepreneurship support framework across Kansas, providing tools, expertise, and financial resources to community-driven entrepreneurship programs.
• Center for Rural Entrepreneurship: National nonprofit focused on rural community economic development through entrepreneur support. Shares BCCII's mission of using entrepreneurship as a mechanism to preserve and grow rural communities.
• Edward Lowe Foundation: National foundation dedicated to supporting second-stage entrepreneurs and rural community vitality through Big Rapids, MI. Closely aligned with BCCII's YEC and business incubator model of cultivating rural entrepreneurship.
• Great Northwest Kansas Community Foundation (GNWKCF): BCCII's parent Supporting Organization and the regional community foundation network that BCCII helped found in 2009. Operates the same community-foundation model across northwest Kansas, pooling funds and administering grants across affiliate communities.
• Hutchinson Community Foundation: Another Kansas-based community foundation administering grants, scholarships, and donor-advised funds for its community. Closely mirrors BCCII's structure of unrestricted funds, designated funds, and donor-advised funds.

Others

• Kansas Rural Center: Kansas-based nonprofit supporting rural community sustainability and economic diversification. Operates in the same northwest Kansas geography as BCCII with an adjacent mission of strengthening rural livelihoods.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xfacebook.com/getbirdcity
• Facebookfacebook.com/getbirdcity
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cns-partners

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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