The star has given the complete sum of his twenty-five thousand pound award prize money to the MVT, which functions to protect the Britain's independent live music spots.
Fender was given the cheque on October 16 as his third album People Watching was declared the top album of the past year.
He has chosen to hand the money over to the MVT, in acknowledgment of the vital role local spots played in his early career.
"I couldn't be pursuing this success if it hadn't been for all the gigs I did around the region, and elsewhere, when I was starting out," said Sam Fender. "These locations are legendary, but they are facing challenges."
From early 2023 onward, more than 150 of these venues have permanently closed – approximately 16 percent of the entire UK sector.
Over the past year, top acts including the band Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Sheeran have all backed the MVT in its efforts to keep the scene afloat, by including a small levy to their ticket prices, which supports independent venues.
Fender also participated, collecting over £100k on his 2024 arena tour to help thirty-eight local spots across the UK.
The money helped locations that were dealing with possible closure due to challenges caused by flooding, fire incidents and family tragedies, as well as permit problems, legal disputes and noise complaints.
Some locations were granted funding support in modernizing amenities and technical equipment that helped performers and audiences.
"The notion that revenue from shows in big venues supports the smaller venues, where it kicks off for musicians like me, is just common sense," the star has commented.
Fender is among several artists to donate his Mercury Prize prize money to worthy causes.
In the band received the prize in the mid-90s for their album the album, vocalist Cocker declared that the act would donate their cash to the non-profit War Child.
In 2002, rapper and singer the artist split her bounty across a few good causes, including the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"And I contributed a thousand pounds to my local community centre, to their gymnastics class, because I trained in gymnastics when I was younger and they lacked updated gear," she explained to the media.
Two years ago, Ezra Collective contributed their funds to the community center that supported their act, as well as other grassroots music organisations.
And the 1994 recipients they gave their award to a MS organization after a close contact was found to have the illness.
"Winning was ample," said vocalist Small. "The cash was the bonus but we didn't need the cherry, because we had the honor. So our victory impacted the lives of others."
Last week, the MVT announced it had rescued several grassroots venues in that region, by placing them under public stewardship.
One venue in that area and the other in Bristol were bought under the public acquisition program, which is supported by Arts Council England and music fans who buy "shares" in the properties.
