The star has donated the entirety of his £25k Mercury Prize prize money to the trust for venues, which functions to save the United Kingdom's small music venues.
The star was awarded the award on October 16 as his third album People Watching was named the top album of the past year.
The musician has decided to donate the funds to the MVT, in appreciation of the essential function local spots fulfilled in his early career.
"I personally would not have achieved my current career if it hadn't been for all the gigs I did around the area, and further afield, when I was just getting going," remarked the artist. "These venues are legendary, but they are in difficulty."
From early 2023 onward, at least 150 of these locations have permanently closed – approximately 16 percent of the entire UK sector.
In the last year, top acts including Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the Music Venues Trust in its initiatives to support the industry, by including a minor surcharge to their ticket prices, which goes to help independent venues.
Sam Fender also joined in, generating in excess of £100,000 on his live tour to help 38 local spots across Britain.
These funds helped venues that were dealing with imminent closure due to difficulties caused by floods, fires and personal losses, as well as permit problems, legal disputes and sound issues.
Additional spaces were granted financial assistance in improving amenities and gear that positively impacted performers and audiences.
"The concept that funds from performances in large arenas helps the local stages, where it kicks off for musicians like me, is just logical," Fender has stated.
He is not the first artist to donate his Mercury Prize prize money to good deeds.
In Pulp received the trophy in 1996 for their album the album, lead singer the singer declared that the band would give their prize money to the charity War Child.
During 2002, rapper and singer the artist shared her award across multiple charities, such as the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"And I contributed a £1,000 to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics program, because I trained in gymnastics when I was a child and they needed new equipment," she shared with the media.
Previously, they gave their funds to the community center that supported their act, in addition to other local music groups.
Additionally the 1994 recipients the group donated their prize to a multiple sclerosis charity after a acquaintance was found to have the illness.
"The victory was ample," remarked singer Heather Small. "The money was the extra but we could do without the cherry, because we had the honor. So our victory touched somebody else's life."
Last week, the trust announced it had rescued a couple of grassroots venues in that region, by transferring them to community ownership.
One venue in Southampton and the second in that location were acquired under the public acquisition scheme, which is supported by the arts council and music fans who buy "stakes" in the properties.
