The star has given the complete sum of his twenty-five thousand pound Mercury Prize prize money to the trust for venues, which works to protect the UK's small concert spaces.
The star was awarded the cheque on October 16 as his latest record his work was declared the outstanding release of the past year.
He has opted to give the cash to the MVT, in acknowledgment of the vital role small stages had in his beginning days.
"I would not have achieved this success if it weren't for all the shows I played around the region, and beyond, when I was starting out," remarked Sam Fender. "These locations are iconic, but they are struggling."
Beginning in 2023, over 150 of these locations have shut down – roughly 16% of the entire UK sector.
Recently, major artists like the band Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the MVT in its attempts to keep the scene afloat, by applying a modest fee to their admission fees, which goes to help local stages.
Sam Fender also participated, collecting over £100k on his recent tour to support numerous local spots across England, Scotland, and Wales.
These funds helped venues that were dealing with imminent closure due to difficulties caused by floods, blazes and personal losses, as well as permit problems, court cases and sound issues.
Other venues received funding support in modernizing infrastructure and technical equipment that directly benefitted artists and concertgoers.
"The notion that money from concerts in major spaces backs the smaller venues, where it begins for artists like me, is just common sense," the star has stated.
The musician is not the first artist to contribute his Mercury Prize funds to worthy causes.
Back when Pulp earned the trophy in the year 1996 for their record their work, frontman the singer declared that the act would contribute their winnings to the charity the charity.
That year, musician the artist shared her bounty across multiple organizations, including the children's charity and a Sickle Cell charity.
"I also contributed a grand to my local community centre, to their classes, because I did gymnastics when I was growing up and they required new equipment," the artist told a publication.
In recent years, Ezra Collective gave their winnings to the youth organization that nurtured their group, in addition to other local music groups.
Additionally 1994 winners the group donated their award to a multiple sclerosis charity after a close contact was identified with the disease.
"Receiving the award was quite enough," remarked vocalist the singer. "The cash was the bonus but we didn't need the extra, because we had the main prize. So our winning affected the lives of others."
In the past week, the trust announced it had rescued several small stages in the South East, by placing them under public stewardship.
The Joiners in the city and The Croft in Bristol were purchased under the Own Our Venues scheme, which is supported by the arts council and music fans who buy "ownership units" in the venues.
