The artist has given the entirety of his £25k Mercury Prize winnings to the MVT, which functions to preserve the UK's grassroots music venues.
Fender was presented with the prize on 16 October as his third album his work was named the top album of the previous year.
The musician has chosen to donate the funds to the MVT, in appreciation of the essential function local spots fulfilled in his early career.
"I couldn't be pursuing this success if it hadn't been for all the shows I played around the area, and further afield, when I was beginning," stated Sam Fender. "These spaces are iconic, but they are in difficulty."
From early 2023 onward, over 150 of these spaces have permanently closed – approximately 16 percent of the total UK scene.
Recently, major artists including Pulp, the group Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Sheeran have all backed the trust in its attempts to keep the scene afloat, by including a minor surcharge to their ticket costs, which goes to help independent venues.
Fender also participated, raising more than £100,000 on his recent tour to support 38 local spots across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The money supported venues that were confronting possible closure due to issues stemming from water damage, fires and bereavements, as well as permit problems, conflicts and sound issues.
Additional spaces were granted monetary aid in improving facilities and gear that directly benefitted artists and fans.
"The concept that funds from shows in large arenas supports the independent spots, where it all starts for musicians like me, is just sensible," Fender has stated.
He is among several artists to give his award prize money to charitable organizations.
When Pulp won the award in the mid-90s for their record Different Class, vocalist the singer stated that the band would donate their cash to the charity the charity.
During 2002, musician Ms Dynamite split her bounty across several organizations, like the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"Additionally, I donated a £1,000 to my local community centre, to their gymnastics program, because I practiced gymnastics when I was growing up and they lacked better apparatus," the artist explained to outlets.
Two years ago, they gave their winnings to the youth organization that developed their act, in addition to other independent music bodies.
Also winners that year the group gave their award to a MS organization after a close contact was diagnosed the condition.
"Winning was sufficient," stated singer Heather Small. "The prize was the cherry on top but we didn't require the cherry, because we had the main prize. So our winning affected the lives of others."
Last week, the Music Venues Trust announced it had rescued a couple of grassroots venues in the South East, by bringing them into public stewardship.
The Joiners in Southampton and the other in Bristol were bought under the Own Our Venues program, which is funded by Arts Council England and music fans who buy "ownership units" in the venues.
