The artist has donated the full amount of his twenty-five thousand pound Mercury Prize prize money to the MVT, which operates to preserve the UK's grassroots concert spaces.
The star was given the award on 16 October as his new release his work was named the best record of the last 12 months.
He has opted to donate the funds to the trust, in acknowledgment of the essential function small stages played in his beginning days.
"I wouldn't be doing this success if it weren't for all the gigs I played around the North East, and beyond, when I was beginning," said Sam Fender. "These venues are iconic, but they are struggling."
Since the start of 2023, more than 150 of these spaces have permanently closed – roughly 16% of the entire UK sector.
In the last year, top acts like Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all backed the Music Venues Trust in its efforts to support the industry, by adding a minor surcharge to their admission fees, which benefits local stages.
Fender also joined in, collecting in excess of £100,000 on his live tour to help numerous small stages across Britain.
The donation helped spaces that were confronting imminent closure due to issues arising from water damage, fires and family tragedies, as well as regulatory hurdles, legal disputes and neighbor objections.
Additional spaces were granted monetary aid in upgrading infrastructure and sound and lighting systems that helped artists and audiences.
"The concept that money from shows in large arenas helps the smaller venues, where it kicks off for artists like me, is just sensible," the star has commented.
Fender is among several artists to donate his award funds to worthy causes.
In they earned the trophy in the year 1996 for their album Different Class, vocalist Cocker stated that the band would give their prize money to the charity War Child.
That year, musician she split her bounty among multiple charities, including the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"Additionally, I contributed a thousand pounds to Highgate Newtown, to their classes, because I practiced gymnastics when I was younger and they lacked updated gear," Ms Dynamite told a publication.
Two years ago, the band gave their funds to the youth organization that nurtured their act, in addition to other grassroots music organisations.
And 1994 winners they donated their award to a MS organization after a acquaintance was diagnosed the disease.
"Winning was ample," said vocalist Heather Small. "The prize was the bonus but we could do without the cherry, because we had the main prize. So our success impacted somebody else's life."
Recently, the Music Venues Trust shared it had rescued a couple of small stages in the South East, by placing them under community ownership.
One venue in the city and the second in Bristol were bought under the Own Our Venues scheme, which is supported by a national body and supporters who buy "shares" in the venues.
