The artist has donated the entirety of his twenty-five thousand pound Mercury Prize cash to the trust for venues, which functions to protect the UK's grassroots concert spaces.
Fender was awarded the award on mid-October as his latest record People Watching was chosen as the outstanding release of the past year.
The musician has decided to give the cash to the MVT, in recognition of the essential function grassroots venues fulfilled in his initial steps.
"As an artist couldn't be pursuing this success if it wasn't for all the gigs I played around the area, and further afield, when I was beginning," remarked the artist. "These spaces are legendary, but they are facing challenges."
From early 2023 onward, more than 150 of these locations have ceased operations – about one-sixth of the total UK scene.
Over the past year, top acts such as Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the trust in its attempts to support the industry, by including a modest fee to their admission fees, which supports smaller concert halls.
Sam Fender also took part, collecting in excess of £100,000 on his recent tour to assist thirty-eight local spots across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The money helped spaces that were facing potential shutdown due to difficulties arising from floods, fire incidents and bereavements, as well as regulatory hurdles, legal disputes and noise complaints.
Some locations received monetary aid in upgrading infrastructure and gear that directly benefitted musicians and fans.
"The idea that revenue from shows in major spaces backs the local stages, where it all starts for musicians like me, is just common sense," Fender has commented.
He is among several artists to donate his Mercury Prize winnings to good deeds.
When the band received the prize in the mid-90s for their album the album, lead singer Jarvis Cocker declared that the act would donate their prize money to the organization War Child.
That year, rapper and singer the artist split her prize across several charities, such as the children's charity and a Sickle Cell organization.
"Additionally, I gave a £1,000 to my local community centre, to their gymnastics program, because I trained in gymnastics when I was younger and they required new equipment," the artist shared with a publication.
Two years ago, Ezra Collective gave their prize money to the youth organization that supported their group, alongside other local music groups.
Also 1994 winners they gave their winnings to a charity for MS after a acquaintance was found to have the disease.
"The victory was quite enough," said artist Small. "The money was the bonus but we could do without the extra, because we had the cake. So our victory impacted the lives of others."
Recently, the Music Venues Trust revealed it had saved two local spots in that region, by placing them under community ownership.
The first in Southampton and the other in the city were purchased under the Own Our Venues initiative, which is backed by the arts council and supporters who acquire "ownership units" in the venues.
