The star has given the complete sum of his twenty-five thousand pound Mercury Prize cash to the trust for venues, which works to save the United Kingdom's independent live music spots.
Fender was given the cheque on 16 October as his new release the album was named the outstanding release of the previous year.
The musician has decided to hand the money over to the MVT, in acknowledgment of the essential function small stages played 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 performed around the area, and further afield, when I was just getting going," stated the artist. "These locations are iconic, but they are facing challenges."
Since the start of 2023, more than 150 of these spaces have ceased operations – about 16 percent of the whole industry in the UK.
Over the past year, well-known musicians like Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the Music Venues Trust in its attempts to keep the scene afloat, by adding a small levy to their ticket costs, which benefits local stages.
Fender also joined in, generating more than £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to help thirty-eight local spots across the UK.
These funds assisted locations that were dealing with potential shutdown due to challenges caused by water damage, blazes and family tragedies, as well as permit problems, legal disputes and neighbor objections.
Some locations obtained financial assistance in improving facilities and technical equipment that directly benefitted performers and audiences.
"The concept that funds from performances in big venues helps the independent spots, where it all starts for musicians like me, is just sensible," Sam Fender has said.
He is not the first artist to contribute his award winnings to good deeds.
When the band received the trophy in 1996 for their release the album, lead singer Cocker announced that the band would give their winnings to the non-profit War Child.
During 2002, artist the artist divided her award among a few organizations, such as the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"I also gave a thousand pounds to my local community centre, to their gymnastics class, because I did gymnastics when I was younger and they required new equipment," she told a publication.
Previously, Ezra Collective donated their prize money to the youth organization that developed their group, in addition to other grassroots music organisations.
Additionally winners that year the group contributed their prize to a multiple sclerosis charity after a close contact was identified with the condition.
"Winning was sufficient," stated artist Heather Small. "The cash was the bonus but we didn't need the extra, because we had the honor. So our success impacted somebody else's life."
In the past week, the MVT shared it had protected two small stages in south-east England, by placing them under community ownership.
One venue in that area and the other in that location were purchased under the public acquisition scheme, which is funded by Arts Council England and supporters who acquire "shares" in the venues.
