The star has donated the entirety of his £25k Mercury Prize cash to the MVT, which functions to protect the UK's independent music venues.
The star was presented with the prize on October 16 as his third album his work was chosen as the top album of the past year.
He has chosen to give the cash to the trust, in acknowledgment of the vital role grassroots venues played in his early career.
"I personally wouldn't be doing my current career if it wasn't for all the shows I performed around the area, and beyond, when I was just getting going," remarked Sam Fender. "These venues are legendary, but they are struggling."
From early 2023 onward, over 150 of these venues have shut down – approximately 16% of the entire UK sector.
In the last year, top acts including the band Pulp, the group Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Sheeran have all backed the MVT in its efforts to help venues survive, by adding a small levy to their admission fees, which supports independent venues.
Fender also participated, collecting over £100k on his live tour to support 38 small stages across Britain.
These funds helped venues that were confronting potential shutdown due to issues stemming from water damage, blazes and bereavements, as well as licensing issues, court cases and neighbor objections.
Some locations received monetary aid in upgrading infrastructure and gear that helped musicians and audiences.
"The notion that funds from shows in major spaces supports the smaller venues, where it begins for artists like me, is just sensible," Fender has said.
Fender is among several artists to donate his honor funds to worthy causes.
When they received the trophy in the year 1996 for their release Different Class, frontman Cocker declared that the group would contribute their winnings to the non-profit the charity.
In 2002, rapper and singer the artist shared her award between a few organizations, such as the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"I also contributed a thousand pounds to the center, to their gymnastics program, because I trained in gymnastics when I was growing up and they required better apparatus," Ms Dynamite shared with a publication.
Two years ago, they contributed their funds to the youth organization that developed their act, as well as other grassroots music organisations.
Additionally the 1994 recipients the group gave their award to a multiple sclerosis charity after a acquaintance was identified with the condition.
"Winning was sufficient," said singer the singer. "The cash was the bonus but we didn't require the cherry, because we had the cake. So our victory touched the lives of others."
In the past week, the MVT revealed it had rescued two local spots in the South East, by placing them under community ownership.
The first in that area and the second in Bristol were purchased under the public acquisition program, which is backed by the arts council and music fans who purchase "stakes" in the buildings.
