The artist has given the entirety of his £25,000 Mercury Prize prize money to the trust for venues, which functions to preserve the Britain's grassroots concert spaces.
He was awarded the award on 16 October as his latest record his work was chosen as the best record of the past year.
The musician has chosen to hand the money over to the MVT, in appreciation of the essential function grassroots venues played in his beginning days.
"As an artist wouldn't be doing what I am doing today if it weren't for all the shows I performed around the region, and elsewhere, when I was starting out," said Sam Fender. "These spaces are legendary, but they are facing challenges."
Since the start of 2023, more than 150 of these locations have ceased operations – approximately one-sixth of the total UK scene.
In the last year, well-known musicians such as Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the Music Venues Trust in its efforts to support the industry, by including a small levy to their ticket costs, which goes to help independent venues.
He also joined in, generating in excess of £100,000 on his live tour to help numerous grassroots venues across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The money supported spaces that were confronting potential shutdown due to difficulties arising from flooding, blazes and family tragedies, as well as permit problems, legal disputes and noise complaints.
Other venues were granted financial assistance in upgrading infrastructure and gear that directly benefitted artists and audiences.
"The notion that revenue from performances in large arenas helps the local stages, where it begins for musicians like me, is just common sense," Fender has commented.
He is among several artists to contribute his award prize money to worthy causes.
In the band received the award in 1996 for their release the album, frontman Jarvis Cocker announced that the group would donate their winnings to the charity War Child.
That year, musician she split her bounty between multiple organizations, like the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"And I donated a grand to my local community centre, to their gymnastics program, because I did gymnastics when I was younger and they lacked updated gear," she shared with a publication.
Previously, they gave their prize money to the community center that developed their act, as well as other grassroots music organisations.
Also winners that year the group donated their winnings to a charity for MS after a close contact was identified with the disease.
"Winning was ample," remarked singer Heather Small. "The money was the cherry on top but we didn't need the bonus, because we had the honor. So our victory touched another person's life."
In the past week, the Music Venues Trust announced it had rescued several grassroots venues in the South East, by bringing them into local control.
The first in Southampton and The Croft in Bristol were purchased under the Own Our Venues program, which is funded by a national body and enthusiasts who buy "ownership units" in the venues.
