The star has given the entirety of his £25k Mercury Prize cash to the MVT, which functions to save the UK's independent live music spots.
He was presented with the cheque on October 16 as his third album the album was declared the best record of the past year.
The musician has chosen to donate the funds to the MVT, in recognition of the essential function grassroots venues played in his initial steps.
"I wouldn't be doing this success if it hadn't been for all the shows I played around the area, and further afield, when I was starting out," said Sam Fender. "These venues are iconic, but they are in difficulty."
Beginning in 2023, at least 150 of these venues have shut down – roughly 16 percent of the whole industry in the UK.
In the last year, top acts like Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all aided the trust in its initiatives to keep the scene afloat, by applying a modest fee to their admission fees, which goes to help local stages.
He also took part, raising in excess of £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to support numerous small stages across Britain.
The money helped spaces that were dealing with possible closure due to challenges caused by flooding, blazes and family tragedies, as well as licensing issues, court cases and sound issues.
Some locations were granted funding support in upgrading amenities and gear that helped musicians and fans.
"The concept that money from performances in major spaces helps the independent spots, where it all starts for artists like me, is just common sense," the star has commented.
Fender is far from the only musician to give his award funds to charitable organizations.
Back when they won the trophy in the year 1996 for their record Different Class, frontman Jarvis Cocker declared that the band would contribute their cash to the organization the charity.
During 2002, rapper and singer the artist divided her bounty among several good causes, such as the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"And I gave a £1,000 to my local community centre, to their gymnastics program, because I practiced gymnastics when I was a child and they lacked new equipment," Ms Dynamite shared with a publication.
Two years ago, they gave their funds to the local youth club that supported their act, in addition to other local music groups.
And winners that year the group donated their prize to a MS organization after a friend was found to have the condition.
"Receiving the award was quite enough," said vocalist Small. "The money was the extra but we didn't require the bonus, because we had the main prize. So our success touched somebody else's life."
Recently, the trust announced it had saved several small stages in the South East, by bringing them into local control.
One venue in that area and the second in the city were bought under the public acquisition scheme, which is funded by Arts Council England and music fans who buy "ownership units" in the venues.
