The artist has donated the complete sum of his £25k Mercury Prize prize money to the MVT, which works to save the Britain's grassroots concert spaces.
Fender was presented with the award on mid-October as his new release the album was declared the outstanding release of the last 12 months.
Fender has opted to give the cash to the MVT, in acknowledgment of the crucial part small stages had in his early career.
"I personally couldn't be pursuing this success if it wasn't for all the gigs I performed around the North East, and beyond, when I was just getting going," said Sam Fender. "These locations are renowned, but they are facing challenges."
Since the start of 2023, more than 150 of these venues have shut down – approximately 16 percent of the entire UK sector.
Over the past year, major artists such as Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the trust in its efforts to help venues survive, by adding a minor surcharge to their admission fees, which benefits local stages.
Fender also joined in, raising more than £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to help numerous local spots across the UK.
The donation assisted locations that were dealing with potential shutdown due to difficulties caused by water damage, fires and personal losses, as well as permit problems, court cases and neighbor objections.
Other venues received funding support in improving facilities and sound and lighting systems that helped performers and concertgoers.
"The notion that funds from shows in major spaces backs the local stages, where it all starts for musicians like me, is just logical," Sam Fender has said.
The musician is far from the only musician to donate his honor prize money to good deeds.
When Pulp earned the prize in 1996 for their record their work, lead singer Cocker announced that the band would donate their cash to the non-profit War Child.
In 2002, artist Ms Dynamite split her award between a few good causes, such as the children's charity and a Sickle Cell organization.
"I also donated a £1,000 to my local community centre, to their classes, because I did gymnastics when I was younger and they required better apparatus," Ms Dynamite shared with the media.
Two years ago, the band gave their winnings to the local youth club that supported their group, alongside other independent music bodies.
And winners that year they gave their award to a charity for MS after a acquaintance was diagnosed the illness.
"Winning was sufficient," stated artist Heather Small. "The prize was the extra but we didn't require the cherry, because we had the cake. So our winning touched the lives of others."
Recently, the trust shared it had rescued a couple of small stages in south-east England, by bringing them into local control.
One venue in the city and the other in that location were acquired under the Own Our Venues program, which is supported by the arts council and supporters who purchase "ownership units" in the buildings.
