Laney Jaymes Foundation
The Laney Jaymes Foundation for Pediatric Stroke is a volunteer-run 501(c)(3) in Annapolis, MD focused on pediatric stroke awareness, funding research into vascular diseases, and providing adaptive/medical equipment grants for affected children. The website publishes Laney's story, the foundation's mission, donation information, and a downloadable adaptive equipment grant application. Contact information and a contact form are provided on the site.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Small Maryland-based families or nonprofits serving children affected by pediatric stroke seeking modest adaptive/medical equipment support, or researchers proposing vascular disease work aligned with pediatric stroke.
Good Fit
- • Request is for adaptive or medical equipment for a child affected by pediatric stroke.
- • Organization or beneficiary is based in Maryland or the request serves Maryland children.
- • Grant request is in the small award range (roughly $2.5k–$6.3k).
- • Application includes a clear explanation of need as requested by the foundation.
- • Rolling, email- or mail-submitted application is completed and submitted per posted instructions.
Geography
The observed giving is concentrated in Maryland: all grants in 2023 were to Maryland recipients, and earlier giving was primarily Maryland with a small DC presence.
Recipient Variety
In the latest year the foundation funded five distinct recipients including several individual adaptive-equipment awards and one institutional research grant, showing a moderate variety of beneficiary types for a small foundation.
New Applicants
Direct evidence supports newcomer access: the site posts an application and submission instructions, and four of five 2023 recipients were new to the portfolio; the two-year record is short but behavior and public application materials indicate realistic entry for unfamiliar applicants.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
