The artist has donated the entirety of his £25,000 Mercury Prize cash to the MVT, which operates to save the United Kingdom's independent music venues.
Fender was presented with the cheque on 16 October as his latest record People Watching was chosen as the outstanding release of the past year.
Fender has decided to donate the funds to the trust, in recognition of the essential function grassroots venues played in his initial steps.
"I personally wouldn't be doing what I am doing today if it weren't for all the shows I performed around the region, and beyond, when I was starting out," said the artist. "These locations are legendary, but they are struggling."
Beginning in 2023, over 150 of these spaces have permanently closed – about 16% of the whole industry in the UK.
Over the past year, major artists including Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all aided the trust in its efforts to keep the scene afloat, by applying a modest fee to their ticket prices, which benefits smaller concert halls.
He also participated, generating over £100k on his recent tour to support thirty-eight small stages across England, Scotland, and Wales.
These funds assisted locations that were dealing with possible closure due to difficulties arising from flooding, fires and family tragedies, as well as regulatory hurdles, court cases and neighbor objections.
Additional spaces received monetary aid in modernizing facilities and sound and lighting systems that directly benefitted performers and audiences.
"The notion that revenue from concerts in large arenas helps the independent spots, where it begins for musicians like me, is just common sense," Sam Fender has stated.
The musician is far from the only musician to contribute his award winnings to charitable organizations.
When the band won the award in the year 1996 for their record Different Class, vocalist the singer stated that the group would give their winnings to the organization the charity.
During 2002, artist the artist divided her prize among a few organizations, such as the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"Additionally, I donated a thousand pounds to the center, to their gymnastics class, because I did gymnastics when I was younger and they lacked updated gear," the artist told the media.
Two years ago, the band contributed their funds to the community center that supported their band, alongside other grassroots music organisations.
Additionally the 1994 recipients M People donated their prize to a MS organization after a friend was diagnosed the disease.
"Receiving the award was quite enough," said singer Heather Small. "The cash was the cherry on top but we could do without the extra, because we had the cake. So our victory touched the lives of others."
In the past week, the Music Venues Trust shared it had saved several small stages in that region, by placing them under public stewardship.
One venue in Southampton and the second in the city were bought under the community ownership scheme, which is funded by a national body and supporters who purchase "stakes" in the venues.
