The artist has handed over the entirety of his £25k Mercury Prize cash to the trust for venues, which works to protect the United Kingdom's independent music venues.
He was given the prize on 16 October as his latest record People Watching was named the top album of the last 12 months.
Fender has chosen to give the cash to the MVT, in recognition of the vital role local spots fulfilled in his beginning days.
"I personally couldn't be pursuing what I am doing today if it wasn't for all the shows I did around the area, and beyond, when I was starting out," stated the artist. "These venues are iconic, but they are facing challenges."
Since the start of 2023, more than 150 of these spaces have ceased operations – approximately one-sixth of the total UK scene.
Recently, top acts such as Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the MVT in its initiatives to help venues survive, by applying a minor surcharge to their ticket costs, which benefits independent venues.
Sam Fender also participated, raising more than £100,000 on his recent tour to help thirty-eight grassroots venues across England, Scotland, and Wales.
These funds supported locations that were facing imminent closure due to issues caused by flooding, fires and family tragedies, as well as licensing issues, conflicts and sound issues.
Additional spaces obtained funding support in modernizing amenities and sound and lighting systems that positively impacted performers and fans.
"The notion that funds from concerts in large arenas supports the smaller venues, where it all starts for artists like me, is just sensible," the star has stated.
Fender is among several artists to give his Mercury Prize prize money to worthy causes.
Back when Pulp received the prize in the mid-90s for their release Different Class, vocalist Cocker stated that the act would give their cash to the organization War Child.
During 2002, musician she split her bounty between multiple good causes, including the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"Additionally, I donated a thousand pounds to the center, to their gymnastics class, because I practiced gymnastics when I was growing up and they required better apparatus," she explained to a publication.
In recent years, the band gave their prize money to the community center that supported their band, as well as other grassroots music organisations.
Also winners that year M People contributed their prize to a MS organization after a acquaintance was diagnosed the condition.
"Winning was ample," stated singer the singer. "The money was the bonus but we could do without the cherry, because we had the honor. So our winning affected another person's life."
Recently, the Music Venues Trust announced it had protected a couple of small stages in the South East, by placing them under local control.
One venue in that area and the other in that location were acquired under the community ownership initiative, which is backed by Arts Council England and enthusiasts who purchase "ownership units" in the venues.
