The artist has handed over the entirety of his twenty-five thousand pound Mercury Prize cash to the MVT, which operates to save the Britain's small concert spaces.
Fender was awarded the award on October 16 as his latest record the album was named the top album of the last 12 months.
He has decided to give the cash to the MVT, in acknowledgment of the essential function grassroots venues fulfilled in his beginning days.
"I personally couldn't be pursuing what I am doing today if it hadn't been for all the gigs I did around the North East, and elsewhere, when I was beginning," said the artist. "These venues are legendary, but they are struggling."
Since the start of 2023, over 150 of these venues have ceased operations – about one-sixth of the whole industry in the UK.
Recently, well-known musicians such as Pulp, the group Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the MVT in its initiatives to support the industry, by adding a small levy to their admission fees, which supports independent venues.
Fender also joined in, raising more than £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to support numerous small stages across the UK.
These funds supported spaces that were dealing with potential shutdown due to challenges arising from floods, blazes and bereavements, as well as permit problems, legal disputes and noise complaints.
Some locations were granted monetary aid in improving facilities and technical equipment that directly benefitted musicians and concertgoers.
"The idea that revenue from shows in big venues helps the smaller venues, where it all starts for performers like me, is just common sense," Sam Fender has stated.
The musician is far from the only musician to give his award winnings to worthy causes.
When they earned the trophy in 1996 for their release the album, lead singer Jarvis Cocker announced that the act would contribute their winnings to the non-profit War Child.
In 2002, musician the artist shared her prize across multiple good causes, such as the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"And I gave a thousand pounds to the center, to their gymnastics program, because I did gymnastics when I was a child and they required updated gear," Ms Dynamite explained to a publication.
Two years ago, they donated their prize money to the local youth club that developed their group, alongside other local music groups.
Also the 1994 recipients M People contributed their prize to a multiple sclerosis charity after a acquaintance was diagnosed the disease.
"The victory was ample," said singer the singer. "The cash was the bonus but we could do without the cherry, because we had the cake. So our success impacted another person's life."
Recently, the MVT revealed it had saved several small stages in south-east England, by bringing them into community ownership.
One venue in that area and the other in Bristol were bought under the public acquisition program, which is funded by Arts Council England and music fans who buy "stakes" in the buildings.
