The artist has given the entirety of his £25k Mercury Prize cash to the MVT, which works to save the UK's grassroots concert spaces.
He was given the award on 16 October as his new release his work was named the outstanding release of the last 12 months.
Fender has opted to donate the funds to the trust, in appreciation of the essential function local spots fulfilled in his beginning days.
"I personally would not have achieved my current career if it hadn't been for all the shows I did around the region, and beyond, when I was just getting going," said Fender. "These spaces are legendary, but they are struggling."
Since the start of 2023, over 150 of these locations have shut down – roughly one-sixth of the whole industry in the UK.
In the last year, well-known musicians such as Pulp, the group Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the trust in its efforts to help venues survive, by including a small levy to their admission fees, which supports local stages.
Sam Fender also participated, collecting more than £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to support numerous local spots across Britain.
The donation assisted locations that were confronting imminent closure due to issues arising from flooding, fire incidents and family tragedies, as well as permit problems, court cases and noise complaints.
Other venues received financial assistance in improving facilities and sound and lighting systems that helped artists and concertgoers.
"The idea that funds from shows in major spaces helps the independent spots, where it kicks off for artists like me, is just logical," the star has stated.
He is not the first artist to contribute his award funds to good deeds.
In the band received the award in the year 1996 for their release Different Class, vocalist the singer stated that the act would donate their winnings to the charity War Child.
That year, artist Ms Dynamite shared her prize across several organizations, including the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"I also donated a thousand pounds to my local community centre, to their gymnastics class, because I did gymnastics when I was a child and they required new equipment," the artist shared with a publication.
Previously, Ezra Collective gave their prize money to the youth organization that nurtured their band, alongside other independent music bodies.
And 1994 winners the group donated their award to a charity for MS after a acquaintance was identified with the illness.
"The victory was sufficient," stated vocalist Small. "The cash was the cherry on top but we didn't require the bonus, because we had the cake. So our victory touched somebody else's life."
Recently, the trust shared it had rescued two local spots in that region, by transferring them to local control.
The first in the city and the other in Bristol were bought under the Own Our Venues program, which is backed by Arts Council England and enthusiasts who purchase "stakes" in the properties.
