.coop is a sponsored TLD. It's not possible to have a .coop without being recognized as legitimate by http://nic.coop http://nic.coop Anyway, for Snowdrift.coo

.coop is a sponsored TLD. It's not possible to have a .coop without being recognized as legitimate by http://nic.coop http://nic.coop Anyway, for Snowdrift.coop, it's planned as non-profit so there is no equity or return on equity. All revenue must serve the non-profit mission. The rest of what you mention is affirmed in the Bylaws (which are still only a draft, pending legal review): https://snowdrift.coop/p/snowdrift/w/en/bylaws https://snowdrift.coop/p/snowdrift/w/en/bylaws