The artist has handed over the entirety of his twenty-five thousand pound Mercury Prize prize money to the MVT, which works to preserve the Britain's small music venues.
Fender was presented with the cheque on October 16 as his new release the album was named the outstanding release of the last 12 months.
He has opted to hand the money over to the MVT, in recognition of the crucial part small stages had in his beginning days.
"As an artist wouldn't be doing this success if it weren't for all the gigs I played around the North East, and beyond, when I was starting out," remarked Fender. "These venues are iconic, but they are facing challenges."
Since the start of 2023, at least 150 of these locations have permanently closed – about 16% of the entire UK sector.
Recently, well-known musicians like Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Sheeran have all supported the Music Venues Trust in its attempts to keep the scene afloat, by adding a modest fee to their ticket costs, which benefits smaller concert halls.
Sam Fender also took part, generating more than £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to help thirty-eight local spots across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The money supported spaces that were confronting imminent closure due to challenges stemming from water damage, blazes and family tragedies, as well as permit problems, court cases and noise complaints.
Some locations received funding support in modernizing facilities and sound and lighting systems that helped performers and audiences.
"The notion that revenue from concerts in big venues supports the local stages, where it begins for performers like me, is just sensible," Sam Fender has said.
Fender is not the first artist to give his award prize money to good deeds.
When the band earned the trophy in 1996 for their record Different Class, frontman Cocker declared that the group would contribute their cash to the organization War Child.
During 2002, musician Ms Dynamite divided her prize across a few charities, including the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"I also gave a thousand pounds to my local community centre, to their classes, because I did gymnastics when I was younger and they needed better apparatus," she told outlets.
In recent years, the band contributed their funds to the local youth club that developed their group, in addition to other grassroots music organisations.
Also the 1994 recipients they gave their prize to a multiple sclerosis charity after a close contact was found to have the disease.
"The victory was quite enough," stated vocalist the singer. "The money was the cherry on top but we didn't require the extra, because we had the honor. So our victory touched somebody else's life."
Recently, the Music Venues Trust shared it had saved several small stages in south-east England, by bringing them into community ownership.
The first in the city and The Croft in that location were acquired under the Own Our Venues program, which is funded by Arts Council England and music fans who buy "shares" in the venues.
