The star has donated the entirety of his £25,000 Mercury Prize winnings to the trust for venues, which operates to save the UK's small concert spaces.
The star was presented with the award on October 16 as his third album People Watching was chosen as the best record of the past year.
The musician has decided to hand the money over to the trust, in acknowledgment of the essential function small stages played in his beginning days.
"I personally wouldn't be doing my current career if it weren't for all the shows I did around the North East, and further afield, when I was just getting going," stated Fender. "These locations are legendary, but they are struggling."
Beginning in 2023, at least 150 of these venues have ceased operations – about 16 percent of the total UK scene.
Over the past year, major artists like Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all supported the MVT in its attempts to help venues survive, by adding a minor surcharge to their admission fees, which goes to help independent venues.
He also joined in, raising more than £100,000 on his live tour to support thirty-eight local spots across the UK.
The donation assisted spaces that were dealing with potential shutdown due to challenges stemming from floods, fires and family tragedies, as well as permit problems, legal disputes and neighbor objections.
Some locations were granted financial assistance in modernizing facilities and technical equipment that directly benefitted artists and audiences.
"The concept that money from shows in big venues backs the local stages, where it all starts for artists like me, is just common sense," Sam Fender has stated.
Fender is far from the only musician to contribute his award winnings to worthy causes.
Back when Pulp won the trophy in 1996 for their release their work, frontman Cocker stated that the band would give their cash to the charity the charity.
In 2002, artist she divided her bounty among a few organizations, like the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"Additionally, I gave a thousand pounds to the center, to their gymnastics class, because I practiced gymnastics when I was a child and they needed updated gear," Ms Dynamite told a publication.
In recent years, they contributed their prize money to the community center that developed their band, in addition to other independent music bodies.
Additionally the 1994 recipients they gave their prize to a multiple sclerosis charity after a acquaintance was identified with the illness.
"The victory was sufficient," remarked vocalist the singer. "The cash was the bonus but we could do without the bonus, because we had the cake. So our success affected somebody else's life."
Recently, the Music Venues Trust announced it had protected two local spots in that region, by placing them under local control.
The Joiners in Southampton and the second in that location were bought under the public acquisition initiative, which is backed by the arts council and music fans who acquire "ownership units" in the properties.
