The star has handed over the full amount of his twenty-five thousand pound Mercury Prize prize money to the trust for venues, which operates to protect the UK's grassroots live music spots.
He was awarded the award on October 16 as his latest record his work was declared the outstanding release of the past year.
He has chosen to donate the funds to the MVT, in acknowledgment of the crucial part grassroots venues fulfilled in his beginning days.
"I would not have achieved my current career if it hadn't been for all the gigs I performed around the North East, and beyond, when I was starting out," remarked Fender. "These venues are iconic, but they are in difficulty."
Beginning in 2023, more than 150 of these venues have shut down – about one-sixth of the total UK scene.
Recently, top acts such as the band Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the trust in its initiatives to support the industry, by including a small levy to their ticket prices, which supports local stages.
He also participated, raising in excess of £100,000 on his live tour to support thirty-eight small stages across Britain.
The money assisted spaces that were confronting imminent closure due to issues arising from floods, fire incidents and personal losses, as well as permit problems, court cases and sound issues.
Additional spaces obtained financial assistance in modernizing facilities and technical equipment that directly benefitted performers and concertgoers.
"The notion that money from performances in large arenas supports the local stages, where it all starts for musicians like me, is just logical," Sam Fender has stated.
Fender is far from the only musician to give his award prize money to worthy causes.
Back when they won the prize in 1996 for their release Different Class, vocalist the singer announced that the act would donate their prize money to the non-profit the charity.
That year, artist Ms Dynamite split her prize between multiple charities, such as the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"I also donated a £1,000 to Highgate Newtown, to their classes, because I trained in gymnastics when I was growing up and they required updated gear," she told a publication.
Previously, they contributed their winnings to the youth organization that developed their band, alongside other independent music bodies.
And winners that year they donated their award to a multiple sclerosis charity after a acquaintance was identified with the condition.
"The victory was ample," remarked singer Heather Small. "The cash was the bonus but we didn't need the bonus, because we had the honor. So our victory touched another person's life."
Last week, the Music Venues Trust announced it had protected two small stages in that region, by transferring them to community ownership.
The first in that area and The Croft in that location were purchased under the community ownership scheme, which is funded by Arts Council England and enthusiasts who buy "shares" in the venues.
