The artist has handed over the full amount of his £25,000 Mercury Prize prize money to the trust for venues, which works to save the UK's small live music spots.
He was given the award on 16 October as his latest record the album was chosen as the outstanding release of the previous year.
The musician has chosen to donate the funds to the trust, in acknowledgment of the crucial part small stages fulfilled in his initial steps.
"I personally couldn't be pursuing my current career if it weren't for all the performances I performed around the area, and beyond, when I was beginning," stated Fender. "These spaces are renowned, but they are in difficulty."
Since the start of 2023, more than 150 of these spaces have ceased operations – roughly 16% of the entire UK sector.
In the last year, well-known musicians including Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the trust in its attempts to support the industry, by applying a small levy to their ticket costs, which benefits smaller concert halls.
Sam Fender also took part, generating in excess of £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to help 38 local spots across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The donation helped spaces that were confronting imminent closure due to difficulties arising from floods, fires and bereavements, as well as licensing issues, legal disputes and sound issues.
Other venues obtained monetary aid in modernizing facilities and gear that directly benefitted musicians and fans.
"The idea that funds from performances in major spaces supports the local stages, where it kicks off for performers like me, is just common sense," Sam Fender has stated.
He is among several artists to donate his Mercury Prize funds to worthy causes.
When the band won the award in the mid-90s for their release their work, frontman Cocker stated that the band would donate their cash to the non-profit the charity.
That year, artist Ms Dynamite divided her bounty between a few charities, such as the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"And I contributed a grand to Highgate Newtown, to their classes, because I practiced gymnastics when I was growing up and they needed better apparatus," she told outlets.
Two years ago, the band contributed their prize money to the local youth club that developed their act, as well as other independent music bodies.
Also 1994 winners they contributed their prize to a multiple sclerosis charity after a close contact was found to have the disease.
"The victory was quite enough," stated artist Small. "The cash was the cherry on top but we could do without the extra, because we had the cake. So our winning affected somebody else's life."
In the past week, the MVT shared it had rescued a couple of grassroots venues in that region, by bringing them into public stewardship.
The first in that area and the second in Bristol were bought under the Own Our Venues program, which is supported by Arts Council England and enthusiasts who acquire "stakes" in the buildings.
