The artist has handed over the complete sum of his £25k Mercury Prize prize money to the trust for venues, which functions to protect the United Kingdom's independent live music spots.
Fender was awarded the prize on October 16 as his third album the album was declared the best record of the past year.
He has decided to donate the funds to the trust, in appreciation of the crucial part grassroots venues played in his early career.
"I would not have achieved my current career if it wasn't for all the gigs I did around the area, and further afield, when I was beginning," remarked Fender. "These venues are renowned, but they are facing challenges."
Beginning in 2023, at least 150 of these locations have permanently closed – approximately 16 percent of the entire UK sector.
In the last year, top acts such as Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Sheeran have all backed the MVT in its initiatives to support the industry, by applying a minor surcharge to their ticket costs, which benefits smaller concert halls.
Fender also joined in, collecting over £100k on his recent tour to assist thirty-eight grassroots venues across the UK.
These funds assisted venues that were facing imminent closure due to challenges stemming from floods, fires and bereavements, as well as regulatory hurdles, court cases and neighbor objections.
Some locations were granted financial assistance in modernizing infrastructure and technical equipment that positively impacted artists and audiences.
"The notion that revenue from performances in large arenas helps the smaller venues, where it kicks off for musicians like me, is just common sense," Sam Fender has said.
He is not the first artist to contribute his award funds to charitable organizations.
When Pulp won the prize in the mid-90s for their release their work, lead singer the singer announced that the act would contribute their cash to the organization the charity.
During 2002, musician she split her prize among a few organizations, such as the children's charity and a Sickle Cell charity.
"I also donated a thousand pounds to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics program, because I trained in gymnastics when I was younger and they lacked new equipment," she told a publication.
Previously, they gave their winnings to the local youth club that supported their group, alongside other local music groups.
And 1994 winners M People gave their winnings to a multiple sclerosis charity after a close contact was identified with the disease.
"Winning was quite enough," remarked artist Heather Small. "The prize was the extra but we could do without the extra, because we had the main prize. So our success impacted the lives of others."
In the past week, the Music Venues Trust announced it had protected two small stages in that region, by bringing them into community ownership.
One venue in the city and the other in Bristol were acquired under the public acquisition scheme, which is supported by the arts council and music fans who buy "ownership units" in the venues.
