In 2004, Rice founded of the Progressive Alliance Foundation which worked throughout the state of Oklahoma advancing progressive, fair-minded and constitutional solutions to public policy problems. He also launched the Red River Democracy Project and was on the board of The People's Opinion Project.
In 2004, Rice created the Progressive Alliance Foundation, a group that worked throughout Oklahoma to develop practical, balanced, and lawfully based solutions to public policy issues. Furthermore, he initiated the Red River Democracy Project and served on the board of The People's Opinion Project.