The star has given the entirety of his £25k Mercury Prize cash to the trust for venues, which works to protect the Britain's independent concert spaces.
The star was awarded the cheque on October 16 as his third album People Watching was chosen as the outstanding release of the last 12 months.
The musician has decided to hand the money over to the trust, in recognition of the vital role local spots fulfilled in his early career.
"I couldn't be pursuing what I am doing today if it weren't for all the shows I did around the area, and further afield, when I was starting out," remarked the artist. "These spaces are legendary, but they are facing challenges."
Since the start of 2023, at least 150 of these venues have shut down – approximately 16 percent of the total UK scene.
Recently, well-known musicians like Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the Music Venues Trust in its initiatives to keep the scene afloat, by applying a minor surcharge to their ticket prices, which benefits local stages.
Fender also participated, raising more than £100,000 on his live tour to support numerous local spots across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The money supported venues that were dealing with potential shutdown due to issues caused by flooding, fires and personal losses, as well as licensing issues, conflicts and sound issues.
Some locations received monetary aid in modernizing facilities and gear that directly benefitted artists and fans.
"The notion that money from performances in big venues helps the smaller venues, where it all starts for performers like me, is just logical," Sam Fender has said.
The musician is among several artists to give his honor funds to worthy causes.
In Pulp earned the prize in the year 1996 for their record Different Class, frontman the singer stated that the group would donate their cash to the non-profit the charity.
That year, rapper and singer Ms Dynamite divided her bounty between several charities, like the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"And I gave a grand to my local community centre, to their gymnastics class, because I trained in gymnastics when I was younger and they required better apparatus," Ms Dynamite explained to outlets.
In recent years, Ezra Collective gave their winnings to the community center that nurtured their act, in addition to other grassroots music organisations.
Also winners that year the group contributed their award to a multiple sclerosis charity after a acquaintance was found to have the disease.
"The victory was quite enough," said singer the singer. "The cash was the extra but we could do without the bonus, because we had the honor. So our winning impacted the lives of others."
Recently, the MVT revealed it had saved several small stages in the South East, by placing them under local control.
The Joiners in Southampton and The Croft in the city were bought under the Own Our Venues initiative, which is backed by a national body and music fans who purchase "ownership units" in the properties.
