The artist has given the entirety of his £25k Mercury Prize prize money to the MVT, which operates to protect the United Kingdom's grassroots music venues.
Fender was presented with the prize on October 16 as his latest record People Watching was named the best record of the past year.
He has chosen to give the cash to the MVT, in appreciation of the vital role grassroots venues played in his initial steps.
"I personally would not have achieved what I am doing today if it weren't for all the performances I played around the region, and elsewhere, when I was just getting going," said Fender. "These venues are legendary, but they are in difficulty."
Since the start of 2023, at least 150 of these venues have ceased operations – about 16% of the total UK scene.
In the last year, well-known musicians such as the band Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the MVT in its efforts to keep the scene afloat, by applying a modest fee to their admission fees, which supports local stages.
Sam Fender also joined in, collecting more than £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to assist 38 local spots across the UK.
These funds helped venues that were facing imminent closure due to issues arising from floods, fires and family tragedies, as well as permit problems, legal disputes and sound issues.
Additional spaces received monetary aid in modernizing amenities and technical equipment that positively impacted musicians and fans.
"The notion that revenue from concerts in large arenas backs the independent spots, where it kicks off for musicians like me, is just sensible," the star has said.
The musician is not the first artist to give his award prize money to worthy causes.
When Pulp won the trophy in the year 1996 for their release their work, lead singer Cocker declared that the group would donate their cash to the non-profit the charity.
That year, rapper and singer Ms Dynamite shared her bounty across several charities, like the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"Additionally, I contributed a grand to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics class, because I did gymnastics when I was a child and they needed better apparatus," she explained to outlets.
Two years ago, they donated their prize money to the community center that nurtured their group, in addition to other local music groups.
Additionally 1994 winners M People contributed their award to a MS organization after a friend was diagnosed the disease.
"Winning was quite enough," stated singer Small. "The money was the extra but we could do without the bonus, because we had the main prize. So our success impacted another person's life."
Last week, the Music Venues Trust announced it had saved a couple of local spots in south-east England, by bringing them into local control.
The Joiners in the city and The Croft in Bristol were bought under the Own Our Venues initiative, which is funded by Arts Council England and enthusiasts who buy "stakes" in the buildings.
