The star has donated the complete sum of his £25,000 Mercury Prize winnings to the MVT, which functions to protect the United Kingdom's independent live music spots.
The star was awarded the award on October 16 as his third album his work was named the outstanding release of the last 12 months.
He has opted to hand the money over to the MVT, in acknowledgment of the crucial part small stages had in his beginning days.
"I personally would not have achieved what I am doing today if it wasn't for all the shows I performed around the area, and elsewhere, when I was beginning," said Fender. "These spaces are legendary, but they are struggling."
From early 2023 onward, more than 150 of these venues have permanently closed – approximately 16% of the total UK scene.
Recently, top acts including Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the Music Venues Trust in its efforts to keep the scene afloat, by including a small levy to their ticket prices, which goes to help smaller concert halls.
Sam Fender also joined in, generating more than £100,000 on his live tour to assist 38 small stages across Britain.
The money supported locations that were facing potential shutdown due to issues caused by floods, blazes and bereavements, as well as regulatory hurdles, court cases and neighbor objections.
Some locations received monetary aid in upgrading amenities and technical equipment that directly benefitted performers and concertgoers.
"The idea that money from performances in major spaces backs the local stages, where it all starts for artists like me, is just sensible," Sam Fender has stated.
Fender is far from the only musician to contribute his Mercury Prize winnings to good deeds.
Back when the band earned the trophy in the year 1996 for their record the album, frontman Jarvis Cocker stated that the act would donate their cash to the organization the charity.
During 2002, musician she divided her prize among a few good causes, like the children's charity and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"And I gave a thousand pounds to Highgate Newtown, to their classes, because I trained in gymnastics when I was a child and they lacked new equipment," Ms Dynamite told outlets.
Two years ago, Ezra Collective gave their winnings to the local youth club that nurtured their act, as well as other independent music bodies.
And the 1994 recipients M People donated their winnings to a MS organization after a acquaintance was found to have the condition.
"The victory was sufficient," said singer the singer. "The cash was the bonus but we could do without the extra, because we had the cake. So our winning impacted somebody else's life."
Last week, the MVT revealed it had saved several grassroots venues in the South East, by placing them under public stewardship.
One venue in the city and The Croft in Bristol were bought under the Own Our Venues initiative, which is backed by the arts council and music fans who purchase "stakes" in the buildings.
