The artist has donated the entirety of his £25,000 Mercury Prize winnings to the MVT, which works to save the Britain's small music venues.
The star was given the cheque on 16 October as his third album People Watching was chosen as the top album of the last 12 months.
Fender has decided to hand the money over to the trust, in recognition of the essential function small stages had in his initial steps.
"I personally would not have achieved this success if it wasn't for all the performances I performed around the region, and further afield, when I was just getting going," said Sam Fender. "These venues are iconic, but they are in difficulty."
Since the start of 2023, at least 150 of these spaces have shut down – roughly 16 percent of the total UK scene.
Recently, top acts such as Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all supported the trust in its efforts to keep the scene afloat, by adding a modest fee to their ticket prices, which supports independent venues.
Fender also took part, collecting over £100k on his live tour to help numerous local spots across the UK.
The donation supported spaces that were dealing with imminent closure due to difficulties caused by floods, fire incidents and family tragedies, as well as licensing issues, conflicts and neighbor objections.
Some locations obtained monetary aid in improving amenities and sound and lighting systems that directly benefitted artists and fans.
"The concept that money from concerts in large arenas helps the smaller venues, where it all starts for performers like me, is just sensible," the star has said.
He is far from the only musician to contribute his Mercury Prize prize money to charitable organizations.
When they received the prize in the year 1996 for their release Different Class, lead singer the singer declared that the act would contribute their prize money to the charity War Child.
During 2002, artist Ms Dynamite shared her award among multiple charities, such as the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"I also donated a £1,000 to Highgate Newtown, to their classes, because I trained in gymnastics when I was younger and they required better apparatus," Ms Dynamite explained to a publication.
In recent years, they contributed their funds to the youth organization that developed their act, as well as other local music groups.
Additionally 1994 winners M People donated their winnings to a charity for MS after a friend was identified with the disease.
"The victory was quite enough," said vocalist the singer. "The prize was the extra but we didn't require the bonus, because we had the honor. So our victory touched another person's life."
Last week, the trust shared it had saved a couple of local spots in south-east England, by bringing them into community ownership.
One venue in Southampton and the second in that location were purchased under the community ownership initiative, which is funded by the arts council and music fans who acquire "ownership units" in the buildings.
