The star has given the entirety of his £25k Mercury Prize prize money to the trust for venues, which works to protect the United Kingdom's small music venues.
He was presented with the prize on 16 October as his new release the album was declared the outstanding release of the past year.
He has decided to donate the funds to the MVT, in acknowledgment of the essential function small stages fulfilled in his beginning days.
"I personally wouldn't be doing what I am doing today if it weren't for all the gigs I did around the region, and further afield, when I was just getting going," stated Sam Fender. "These venues are iconic, but they are in difficulty."
From early 2023 onward, more than 150 of these locations have shut down – roughly one-sixth of the total UK scene.
Recently, well-known musicians like the band Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all backed the trust in its attempts to help venues survive, by adding a minor surcharge to their ticket prices, which goes to help local stages.
Sam Fender also took part, raising more than £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to help thirty-eight grassroots venues across England, Scotland, and Wales.
These funds helped spaces that were facing potential shutdown due to challenges arising from floods, fires and family tragedies, as well as licensing issues, legal disputes and neighbor objections.
Additional spaces were granted financial assistance in improving amenities and gear that helped musicians and fans.
"The idea that money from concerts in large arenas helps the smaller venues, where it kicks off for musicians like me, is just logical," Fender has stated.
Fender is among several artists to give his Mercury Prize prize money to worthy causes.
In Pulp received the prize in the year 1996 for their album their work, lead singer Jarvis Cocker announced that the group would give their winnings to the organization War Child.
That year, artist she divided her prize across multiple organizations, including the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"And I gave a grand to Highgate Newtown, to their classes, because I practiced gymnastics when I was a child and they required better apparatus," she shared with a publication.
In recent years, they gave their winnings to the local youth club that developed their act, in addition to other independent music bodies.
And winners that year the group donated their award to a charity for MS after a friend was identified with the illness.
"The victory was ample," said artist Small. "The prize was the extra but we could do without the bonus, because we had the cake. So our success touched the lives of others."
Last week, the trust shared it had rescued several small stages in the South East, by transferring them to local control.
The Joiners in the city and the other in Bristol were acquired under the Own Our Venues initiative, which is backed by the arts council and music fans who purchase "shares" in the properties.
