The star has donated the complete sum of his £25k Mercury Prize cash to the trust for venues, which functions to preserve the UK's small music venues.
Fender was presented with the prize on 16 October as his new release the album was declared the outstanding release of the past year.
Fender has decided to donate the funds to the MVT, in recognition of the essential function small stages had in his beginning days.
"I wouldn't be doing this success if it wasn't for all the performances I did around the area, and beyond, when I was beginning," said the artist. "These spaces are renowned, but they are struggling."
From early 2023 onward, over 150 of these venues have permanently closed – about 16 percent of the entire UK sector.
Recently, major artists including Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all supported the MVT in its efforts to keep the scene afloat, by applying a minor surcharge to their ticket costs, which benefits smaller concert halls.
He also took part, generating in excess of £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to help 38 grassroots venues across the UK.
The money helped spaces that were facing possible closure due to issues arising from water damage, blazes and personal losses, as well as regulatory hurdles, legal disputes and noise complaints.
Additional spaces obtained funding support in upgrading amenities and technical equipment that positively impacted performers and audiences.
"The concept that money from performances in major spaces backs the smaller venues, where it all starts for performers like me, is just common sense," Sam Fender has stated.
The musician is not the first artist to give his Mercury Prize prize money to good deeds.
In the band received the award in the year 1996 for their record Different Class, frontman Cocker stated that the band would donate their prize money to the charity War Child.
That year, artist she divided her award between multiple charities, including the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"I also donated a grand to Highgate Newtown, to their classes, because I trained in gymnastics when I was a child and they needed better apparatus," the artist shared with outlets.
Previously, Ezra Collective gave their prize money to the local youth club that nurtured their band, alongside other independent music bodies.
And 1994 winners they gave their winnings to a multiple sclerosis charity after a close contact was found to have the disease.
"The victory was sufficient," remarked vocalist the singer. "The prize was the cherry on top but we didn't require the cherry, because we had the main prize. So our winning affected another person's life."
Recently, the Music Venues Trust shared it had rescued two small stages in south-east England, by placing them under community ownership.
The Joiners in the city and the other in the city were acquired under the community ownership initiative, which is supported by a national body and supporters who acquire "shares" in the buildings.
