The artist has donated the complete sum of his £25k Mercury Prize cash to the MVT, which operates to protect the Britain's independent music venues.
He was awarded the prize on October 16 as his latest record the album was named the top album of the previous year.
Fender has chosen to hand the money over to the MVT, in recognition of the crucial part small stages fulfilled in his beginning days.
"As an artist would not have achieved this success if it wasn't for all the performances I played around the area, and elsewhere, when I was starting out," stated Sam Fender. "These spaces are legendary, but they are facing challenges."
Since the start of 2023, more than 150 of these spaces have permanently closed – about 16 percent of the total UK scene.
Recently, top acts like Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the trust in its attempts to support the industry, by applying a small levy to their ticket prices, which goes to help independent venues.
Fender also participated, generating more than £100,000 on his recent tour to help 38 small stages across England, Scotland, and Wales.
These funds assisted spaces that were facing potential shutdown due to issues caused by floods, blazes and personal losses, as well as licensing issues, conflicts and sound issues.
Other venues were granted financial assistance in improving facilities and technical equipment that helped musicians and fans.
"The notion that funds from performances in big venues helps the independent spots, where it kicks off for artists like me, is just sensible," Fender has stated.
He is not the first artist to contribute his honor funds to worthy causes.
In they earned the trophy in the mid-90s for their record the album, frontman Jarvis Cocker stated that the band would give their prize money to the non-profit War Child.
In 2002, rapper and singer the artist divided her bounty across a few organizations, such as the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"And I contributed a £1,000 to Highgate Newtown, to their classes, because I practiced gymnastics when I was growing up and they required updated gear," she told a publication.
Previously, they gave their prize money to the community center that nurtured their band, as well as other local music groups.
Additionally winners that year they donated their award to a charity for MS after a close contact was found to have the illness.
"Receiving the award was quite enough," said artist Heather Small. "The money was the cherry on top but we didn't need the bonus, because we had the cake. So our success touched somebody else's life."
In the past week, the MVT revealed it had protected a couple of small stages in south-east England, by bringing them into community ownership.
One venue in the city and the other in Bristol were acquired under the community ownership initiative, which is backed by Arts Council England and supporters who acquire "stakes" in the properties.
