The star has donated the entirety of his £25,000 Mercury Prize cash to the trust for venues, which operates to preserve the United Kingdom's small concert spaces.
Fender was presented with the prize on mid-October as his new release the album was chosen as the outstanding release of the previous year.
Fender has chosen to donate the funds to the MVT, in recognition of the essential function grassroots venues played in his early career.
"I personally wouldn't be doing this success if it wasn't for all the performances I performed around the area, and further afield, when I was just getting going," remarked the artist. "These locations are iconic, but they are facing challenges."
Beginning in 2023, over 150 of these venues have shut down – about 16 percent of the whole industry in the UK.
Recently, well-known musicians like Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Sheeran have all supported the MVT in its attempts to keep the scene afloat, by including a small levy to their ticket prices, which supports smaller concert halls.
Sam Fender also took part, collecting over £100k on his recent tour to support numerous local spots across the UK.
These funds supported locations that were dealing with potential shutdown due to issues caused by water damage, fire incidents and bereavements, as well as permit problems, court cases and noise complaints.
Additional spaces were granted funding support in upgrading infrastructure and sound and lighting systems that positively impacted performers and fans.
"The notion that money from concerts in big venues backs the local stages, where it all starts for musicians like me, is just common sense," Sam Fender has said.
The musician is not the first artist to give his honor winnings to good deeds.
Back when the band received the prize in the year 1996 for their record the album, lead singer Cocker announced that the band would donate their cash to the charity War Child.
That year, artist the artist shared her prize across multiple good causes, like the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"And I gave a grand to Highgate Newtown, to their classes, because I trained in gymnastics when I was younger and they lacked updated gear," she told outlets.
Previously, they contributed their funds to the youth organization that supported their band, in addition to other local music groups.
And 1994 winners they contributed their winnings to a MS organization after a friend was identified with the condition.
"Winning was quite enough," stated vocalist the singer. "The cash was the bonus but we could do without the bonus, because we had the honor. So our victory touched another person's life."
In the past week, the trust shared it had rescued several local spots in south-east England, by placing them under public stewardship.
The Joiners in that area and The Croft in Bristol were bought under the Own Our Venues program, which is supported by the arts council and enthusiasts who purchase "ownership units" in the properties.
