The star has donated the full amount of his £25,000 Mercury Prize prize money to the MVT, which operates to preserve the Britain's independent live music spots.
Fender was presented with the prize on 16 October as his third album People Watching was chosen as the best record of the last 12 months.
Fender has chosen to donate the funds to the MVT, in appreciation of the vital role grassroots venues fulfilled in his initial steps.
"As an artist would not have achieved what I am doing today if it hadn't been for all the gigs I played around the North East, and further afield, when I was starting out," remarked Sam Fender. "These locations are iconic, but they are in difficulty."
Beginning in 2023, more than 150 of these venues have shut down – roughly 16 percent of the entire UK sector.
Recently, major artists including Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all aided the trust in its attempts to support the industry, by including a modest fee to their ticket prices, which benefits smaller concert halls.
He also joined in, collecting more than £100,000 on his live tour to help 38 grassroots venues across the UK.
The money helped locations that were facing potential shutdown due to issues stemming from water damage, fires and personal losses, as well as regulatory hurdles, legal disputes and neighbor objections.
Additional spaces were granted financial assistance in improving infrastructure and technical equipment that directly benefitted performers and fans.
"The idea that funds from performances in big venues backs the smaller venues, where it begins for artists like me, is just logical," Sam Fender has stated.
The musician is far from the only musician to contribute his Mercury Prize winnings to charitable organizations.
Back when the band won the trophy in the mid-90s for their album the album, lead singer Jarvis Cocker stated that the band would give their winnings to the charity War Child.
That year, rapper and singer the artist divided her bounty between multiple charities, like the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"I also contributed a £1,000 to Highgate Newtown, to their classes, because I practiced gymnastics when I was growing up and they lacked new equipment," she told the media.
Previously, Ezra Collective donated their funds to the community center that developed their act, alongside other grassroots music organisations.
Additionally 1994 winners M People donated their award to a MS organization after a acquaintance was identified with the illness.
"Receiving the award was ample," remarked vocalist Small. "The cash was the bonus but we didn't need the bonus, because we had the main prize. So our success affected the lives of others."
Last week, the MVT revealed it had rescued a couple of grassroots venues in that region, by placing them under local control.
One venue in that area and The Croft in the city were purchased under the community ownership scheme, which is backed by a national body and enthusiasts who purchase "ownership units" in the buildings.
