The artist has donated the full amount of his twenty-five thousand pound Mercury Prize winnings to the MVT, which operates to save the UK's independent live music spots.
He was awarded the cheque on October 16 as his third album his work was chosen as the outstanding release of the last 12 months.
Fender has chosen to hand the money over to the MVT, in recognition of the vital role small stages fulfilled in his early career.
"As an artist would not have achieved what I am doing today if it wasn't for all the gigs I played around the region, and elsewhere, when I was just getting going," stated Sam Fender. "These locations are iconic, but they are in difficulty."
Since the start of 2023, over 150 of these spaces have permanently closed – about one-sixth of the entire UK sector.
Over the past year, well-known musicians such as the band Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the MVT in its initiatives to support the industry, by applying a minor surcharge to their ticket costs, which supports local stages.
He also participated, generating more than £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to help thirty-eight grassroots venues across Britain.
The donation helped spaces that were confronting possible closure due to issues stemming from floods, fire incidents and bereavements, as well as permit problems, court cases and sound issues.
Additional spaces received monetary aid in upgrading amenities and gear that positively impacted artists and audiences.
"The idea that revenue from performances in major spaces helps the smaller venues, where it begins for artists like me, is just common sense," Sam Fender has stated.
He is among several artists to contribute his honor winnings to good deeds.
In the band earned the prize in the year 1996 for their record their work, frontman Jarvis Cocker announced that the group would donate their prize money to the non-profit War Child.
In 2002, artist she split her award among multiple charities, including the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"Additionally, I donated a thousand pounds to my local community centre, to their classes, because I trained in gymnastics when I was younger and they required updated gear," she shared with outlets.
In recent years, they donated their winnings to the youth organization that nurtured their group, in addition to other independent music bodies.
And winners that year they donated their prize to a charity for MS after a friend was diagnosed the disease.
"Winning was ample," stated singer Heather Small. "The prize was the extra but we didn't need the extra, because we had the honor. So our success affected another person's life."
In the past week, the Music Venues Trust announced it had protected a couple of small stages in south-east England, by transferring them to public stewardship.
One venue in Southampton and the other in the city were purchased under the public acquisition program, which is supported by the arts council and supporters who acquire "shares" in the properties.
