The star has given the complete sum of his twenty-five thousand pound Mercury Prize winnings to the trust for venues, which functions to save the Britain's small live music spots.
Fender was awarded the award on 16 October as his new release People Watching was declared the top album of the last 12 months.
Fender has chosen to hand the money over to the MVT, in acknowledgment of the crucial part small stages had in his initial steps.
"I personally would not have achieved my current career if it hadn't been for all the shows I played around the region, and further afield, when I was starting out," said the artist. "These locations are iconic, but they are struggling."
Since the start of 2023, more than 150 of these spaces have shut down – about one-sixth of the total UK scene.
Recently, major artists like Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all supported the MVT in its efforts to help venues survive, by applying a minor surcharge to their ticket prices, which benefits local stages.
Sam Fender also participated, generating in excess of £100,000 on his recent tour to support thirty-eight grassroots venues across the UK.
The donation helped venues that were confronting possible closure due to challenges stemming from flooding, fire incidents and bereavements, as well as licensing issues, court cases and neighbor objections.
Other venues obtained funding support in improving infrastructure and sound and lighting systems that positively impacted performers and audiences.
"The concept that money from concerts in major spaces supports the local stages, where it begins for artists like me, is just sensible," Sam Fender has stated.
He is not the first artist to contribute his Mercury Prize prize money to good deeds.
When Pulp received the award in 1996 for their record the album, lead singer the singer declared that the act would donate their winnings to the non-profit the charity.
That year, artist she divided her bounty among a few organizations, like the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"And I contributed a £1,000 to the center, to their gymnastics program, because I trained in gymnastics when I was younger and they required new equipment," she explained to the media.
Two years ago, they gave their funds to the youth organization that developed their act, as well as other local music groups.
Additionally 1994 winners they donated their prize to a MS organization after a friend was found to have the disease.
"Winning was sufficient," said singer the singer. "The cash was the cherry on top but we didn't require the cherry, because we had the main prize. So our winning touched the lives of others."
Recently, the MVT shared it had protected two small stages in south-east England, by bringing them into community ownership.
One venue in Southampton and the second in that location were bought under the public acquisition scheme, which is backed by Arts Council England and music fans who buy "shares" in the buildings.
