The star has handed over the entirety of his £25k Mercury Prize cash to the trust for venues, which works to preserve the Britain's grassroots live music spots.
Fender was given the award on mid-October as his new release the album was chosen as the outstanding release of the last 12 months.
Fender has decided to give the cash to the MVT, in acknowledgment of the vital role grassroots venues had in his beginning days.
"I personally couldn't be pursuing this success if it wasn't for all the shows I played around the area, and beyond, when I was just getting going," said Fender. "These venues are renowned, but they are in difficulty."
From early 2023 onward, more than 150 of these locations have shut down – about 16% of the entire UK sector.
In the last year, major artists like Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the MVT in its attempts to support the industry, by including a minor surcharge to their ticket prices, which goes to help local stages.
Fender also joined in, generating more than £100,000 on his live tour to assist thirty-eight local spots across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The donation helped venues that were facing imminent closure due to issues stemming from water damage, fire incidents and family tragedies, as well as permit problems, court cases and neighbor objections.
Some locations were granted funding support in improving facilities and gear that positively impacted musicians and concertgoers.
"The notion that money from performances in big venues backs the local stages, where it kicks off for artists like me, is just common sense," Sam Fender has said.
Fender is among several artists to donate his honor prize money to charitable organizations.
Back when the band won the trophy in the year 1996 for their release the album, lead singer the singer stated that the act would give their winnings to the charity the charity.
That year, musician the artist split her award across several charities, including the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"I also donated a grand to my local community centre, to their gymnastics program, because I did gymnastics when I was younger and they lacked updated gear," she shared with outlets.
Two years ago, the band donated their funds to the community center that supported their act, alongside other independent music bodies.
Also 1994 winners they donated their winnings to a multiple sclerosis charity after a friend was diagnosed the illness.
"The victory was quite enough," said singer Heather Small. "The prize was the bonus but we didn't need the extra, because we had the honor. So our victory touched the lives of others."
Recently, the Music Venues Trust shared it had protected several local spots in that region, by transferring them to public stewardship.
The first in the city and The Croft in Bristol were bought under the community ownership program, which is backed by a national body and supporters who purchase "ownership units" in the properties.
