The artist has given the full amount of his £25k Mercury Prize prize money to the MVT, which functions to save the UK's independent live music spots.
Fender was presented with the prize on 16 October as his third album the album was declared the top album of the previous year.
The musician has decided to donate the funds to the MVT, in acknowledgment of the vital role grassroots venues had in his early career.
"As an artist would not have achieved what I am doing today if it hadn't been for all the gigs I played around the North East, and beyond, when I was beginning," remarked Sam Fender. "These locations are renowned, but they are facing challenges."
Since the start of 2023, over 150 of these spaces have shut down – about 16% of the total UK scene.
Recently, major artists like Pulp, the group Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Sheeran have all backed the trust in its initiatives to support the industry, by including a modest fee to their admission fees, which goes to help local stages.
He also took part, raising more than £100,000 on his live tour to help thirty-eight small stages across England, Scotland, and Wales.
These funds helped spaces that were dealing with potential shutdown due to challenges stemming from water damage, blazes and family tragedies, as well as permit problems, legal disputes and sound issues.
Other venues were granted financial assistance in modernizing facilities and gear that helped performers and concertgoers.
"The concept that money from shows in large arenas helps the local stages, where it begins for artists like me, is just sensible," Fender has stated.
He is not the first artist to donate his award funds to worthy causes.
In they earned the trophy in the mid-90s for their record Different Class, frontman the singer declared that the group would donate their winnings to the charity War Child.
That year, rapper and singer the artist shared her prize across multiple good causes, including the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"And I contributed a grand to my local community centre, to their gymnastics class, because I practiced gymnastics when I was a child and they needed updated gear," the artist explained to outlets.
Two years ago, Ezra Collective gave their prize money to the community center that developed their act, as well as other independent music bodies.
Also winners that year the group gave their award to a charity for MS after a friend was found to have the condition.
"The victory was quite enough," said vocalist Small. "The prize was the cherry on top but we could do without the extra, because we had the honor. So our success affected another person's life."
In the past week, the Music Venues Trust announced it had saved a couple of small stages in the South East, by transferring them to local control.
The Joiners in the city and the second in Bristol were bought under the public acquisition initiative, which is backed by the arts council and music fans who purchase "stakes" in the buildings.
