The star has handed over the entirety of his £25,000 honor prize money to the MVT, which operates to save the Britain's grassroots live music spots.
He was awarded the cheque on mid-October as his latest record the album was chosen as the outstanding release of the past year.
Fender has decided to give the cash to the trust, in appreciation of the essential function small stages fulfilled in his beginning days.
"I personally couldn't be pursuing my current career if it hadn't been for all the shows I did around the area, and elsewhere, when I was just getting going," remarked the artist. "These venues are legendary, but they are facing challenges."
Beginning in 2023, at least 150 of these locations have permanently closed – approximately one-sixth of the whole industry in the UK.
In the last year, major artists such as Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all aided the MVT in its efforts to support the industry, by adding a small levy to their admission fees, which benefits independent venues.
Sam Fender also joined in, generating over £100k on his live tour to help thirty-eight local spots across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The money supported locations that were facing imminent closure due to challenges caused by floods, blazes and bereavements, as well as regulatory hurdles, legal disputes and noise complaints.
Other venues obtained financial assistance in modernizing infrastructure and technical equipment that directly benefitted musicians and audiences.
"The notion that revenue from shows in large arenas supports the local stages, where it all starts for performers like me, is just common sense," the star has commented.
He is among several artists to give his honor winnings to worthy causes.
In Pulp earned the prize in the year 1996 for their release their work, vocalist Jarvis Cocker stated that the group would give their winnings to the organization the charity.
That year, musician Ms Dynamite shared her prize among several organizations, like the children's charity and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"I also gave a grand to the center, to their gymnastics program, because I did gymnastics when I was growing up and they required better apparatus," the artist shared with outlets.
Two years ago, Ezra Collective gave their prize money to the youth organization that developed their group, as well as other grassroots music organisations.
And the 1994 recipients the group donated their award to a charity for MS after a acquaintance was identified with the illness.
"The victory was ample," stated artist Heather Small. "The prize was the extra but we could do without the extra, because we had the honor. So our winning affected somebody else's life."
Recently, the MVT announced it had saved a couple of local spots in that region, by bringing them into local control.
The Joiners in Southampton and the other in Bristol were purchased under the public acquisition program, which is funded by Arts Council England and supporters who acquire "shares" in the properties.
