The artist has donated the entirety of his twenty-five thousand pound Mercury Prize cash to the MVT, which works to preserve the UK's grassroots concert spaces.
Fender was awarded the cheque on October 16 as his latest record the album was named the outstanding release of the last 12 months.
Fender has opted to hand the money over to the trust, in recognition of the crucial part local spots played in his beginning days.
"I wouldn't be doing my current career if it weren't for all the shows I performed around the region, and beyond, when I was starting out," remarked Fender. "These spaces are legendary, but they are facing challenges."
Beginning in 2023, more than 150 of these spaces have permanently closed – approximately one-sixth of the whole industry in the UK.
In the last year, major artists like Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all backed the trust in its initiatives to support the industry, by adding a minor surcharge to their admission fees, which supports local stages.
Sam Fender also took part, collecting more than £100,000 on his recent tour to assist 38 small stages across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The donation supported locations that were confronting imminent closure due to challenges arising from water damage, fires and family tragedies, as well as licensing issues, legal disputes and noise complaints.
Some locations received monetary aid in modernizing amenities and sound and lighting systems that directly benefitted performers and audiences.
"The concept that funds from shows in big venues supports the smaller venues, where it begins for performers like me, is just sensible," the star has commented.
He is among several artists to contribute his Mercury Prize winnings to charitable organizations.
In they earned the prize in 1996 for their release Different Class, lead singer the singer announced that the band would give their cash to the organization War Child.
In 2002, artist she divided her prize between multiple good causes, including the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"Additionally, I donated a thousand pounds to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics program, because I trained in gymnastics when I was a child and they required better apparatus," the artist shared with the media.
In recent years, the band contributed their winnings to the community center that developed their band, in addition to other local music groups.
Also winners that year M People contributed their award to a charity for MS after a friend was diagnosed the condition.
"Receiving the award was quite enough," said singer Small. "The prize was the bonus but we could do without the cherry, because we had the main prize. So our winning impacted the lives of others."
In the past week, the trust announced it had protected two small stages in the South East, by transferring them to local control.
One venue in Southampton and the other in Bristol were acquired under the public acquisition scheme, which is backed by the arts council and enthusiasts who purchase "stakes" in the buildings.
