The artist has donated the entirety of his £25,000 Mercury Prize winnings to the MVT, which works to preserve the UK's independent concert spaces.
He was presented with the prize on mid-October as his latest record his work was chosen as the best record of the last 12 months.
The musician has opted to give the cash to the MVT, in acknowledgment of the crucial part small stages fulfilled in his beginning days.
"I personally wouldn't be doing what I am doing today if it wasn't for all the gigs I played around the region, and further afield, when I was just getting going," remarked Sam Fender. "These spaces are renowned, but they are in difficulty."
From early 2023 onward, at least 150 of these venues have permanently closed – approximately 16 percent of the whole industry in the UK.
Recently, major artists like Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the Music Venues Trust in its efforts to help venues survive, by applying a modest fee to their ticket prices, which supports local stages.
Sam Fender also participated, generating in excess of £100,000 on his recent tour to help 38 local spots across England, Scotland, and Wales.
These funds helped spaces that were facing possible closure due to challenges caused by water damage, fire incidents and personal losses, as well as permit problems, legal disputes and sound issues.
Other venues obtained monetary aid in improving facilities and technical equipment that positively impacted performers and audiences.
"The idea that funds from concerts in big venues helps the independent spots, where it kicks off for musicians like me, is just sensible," Fender has commented.
He is among several artists to contribute his award funds to charitable organizations.
When they received the award in the mid-90s for their release Different Class, vocalist Jarvis Cocker declared that the band would give their prize money to the charity the charity.
During 2002, rapper and singer she divided her bounty between a few good causes, such as the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"Additionally, I contributed a thousand pounds to my local community centre, to their classes, because I trained in gymnastics when I was growing up and they needed updated gear," the artist explained to the media.
Two years ago, Ezra Collective donated their prize money to the youth organization that nurtured their group, in addition to other grassroots music organisations.
Additionally the 1994 recipients M People gave their award to a charity for MS after a acquaintance was found to have the disease.
"The victory was sufficient," said singer Small. "The money was the extra but we could do without the bonus, because we had the cake. So our winning touched the lives of others."
Recently, the MVT shared it had protected a couple of small stages in south-east England, by bringing them into community ownership.
The Joiners in the city and The Croft in the city were acquired under the public acquisition scheme, which is funded by Arts Council England and supporters who buy "stakes" in the properties.
