The artist has donated the full amount of his £25,000 Mercury Prize prize money to the trust for venues, which functions to save the Britain's grassroots live music spots.
The star was given the cheque on 16 October as his new release People Watching was chosen as the best record of the previous year.
The musician has chosen to give the cash to the trust, in recognition of the crucial part grassroots venues had in his early career.
"I couldn't be pursuing what I am doing today if it wasn't for all the performances I played around the region, and further afield, when I was just getting going," remarked Sam Fender. "These locations are iconic, but they are struggling."
Since the start of 2023, over 150 of these spaces have permanently closed – approximately 16% of the whole industry in the UK.
In the last year, top acts like the band Pulp, the group Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the MVT in its efforts to keep the scene afloat, by including a minor surcharge to their ticket prices, which benefits independent venues.
Fender also joined in, raising over £100k on his 2024 arena tour to help 38 grassroots venues across the UK.
The money supported venues that were dealing with potential shutdown due to challenges arising from water damage, fire incidents and family tragedies, as well as licensing issues, conflicts and neighbor objections.
Additional spaces were granted monetary aid in upgrading infrastructure and technical equipment that directly benefitted performers and audiences.
"The idea that money from shows in major spaces backs the independent spots, where it kicks off for artists like me, is just sensible," the star has commented.
He is not the first artist to donate his honor winnings to charitable organizations.
Back when the band won the trophy in 1996 for their album the album, vocalist Cocker stated that the band would donate their winnings to the organization War Child.
That year, musician the artist shared her prize between a few organizations, including the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"I also gave a £1,000 to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics program, because I practiced gymnastics when I was a child and they lacked better apparatus," the artist explained to outlets.
In recent years, they donated their winnings to the youth organization that supported their group, as well as other grassroots music organisations.
Also winners that year they donated their prize to a MS organization after a friend was diagnosed the illness.
"The victory was quite enough," remarked artist the singer. "The cash was the extra but we could do without the bonus, because we had the honor. So our success touched another person's life."
Last week, the trust shared it had saved a couple of small stages in south-east England, by placing them under public stewardship.
The first in the city and the other in Bristol were bought under the community ownership program, which is backed by the arts council and enthusiasts who buy "stakes" in the buildings.
