The artist has donated the entirety of his £25,000 Mercury Prize winnings to the MVT, which functions to preserve the Britain's grassroots concert spaces.
The star was presented with the cheque on 16 October as his third album People Watching was named the best record of the past year.
The musician has decided to give the cash to the trust, in appreciation of the vital role grassroots venues fulfilled in his beginning days.
"I would not have achieved my current career if it wasn't for all the shows I performed around the region, and beyond, when I was beginning," remarked Sam Fender. "These venues are renowned, but they are struggling."
Since the start of 2023, over 150 of these locations have ceased operations – approximately 16% of the whole industry in the UK.
Recently, top acts including the band Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the MVT in its efforts to support the industry, by applying a small levy to their admission fees, which benefits independent venues.
Fender also took part, raising over £100k on his 2024 arena tour to support numerous grassroots venues across the UK.
The money assisted venues that were facing possible closure due to difficulties arising from water damage, fires and family tragedies, as well as permit problems, court cases and neighbor objections.
Some locations were granted financial assistance in modernizing infrastructure and sound and lighting systems that helped artists and fans.
"The notion that revenue from concerts in large arenas supports the smaller venues, where it all starts for performers like me, is just logical," Fender has stated.
Fender is not the first artist to donate his award funds to good deeds.
In the band received the trophy in the mid-90s for their release the album, frontman Jarvis Cocker stated that the band would give their winnings to the charity War Child.
That year, rapper and singer the artist divided her award between multiple good causes, like the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"Additionally, I donated a £1,000 to the center, to their gymnastics class, because I practiced gymnastics when I was growing up and they needed new equipment," she explained to a publication.
In recent years, they contributed their funds to the community center that nurtured their act, as well as other grassroots music organisations.
Also winners that year they gave their award to a charity for MS after a friend was found to have the condition.
"The victory was ample," remarked singer the singer. "The prize was the extra but we didn't need the cherry, because we had the cake. So our success affected somebody else's life."
In the past week, the MVT announced it had protected several grassroots venues in that region, by transferring them to public stewardship.
One venue in Southampton and the second in that location were purchased under the Own Our Venues scheme, which is supported by a national body and enthusiasts who buy "shares" in the properties.
