The artist has donated the entirety of his £25k Mercury Prize winnings to the trust for venues, which functions to preserve the Britain's grassroots live music spots.
The star was awarded the award on 16 October as his new release People Watching was named the top album of the past year.
Fender has opted to give the cash to the trust, in recognition of the essential function grassroots venues played in his early career.
"I couldn't be pursuing this success if it hadn't been for all the gigs I played around the region, and elsewhere, when I was just getting going," stated the artist. "These venues are iconic, but they are facing challenges."
From early 2023 onward, over 150 of these spaces have ceased operations – about 16% of the whole industry in the UK.
Recently, major artists like the band Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the Music Venues Trust in its efforts to help venues survive, by applying a minor surcharge to their ticket costs, which goes to help independent venues.
Sam Fender also joined in, raising over £100k on his live tour to help numerous local spots across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The money helped spaces that were facing imminent closure due to difficulties caused by floods, blazes and family tragedies, as well as licensing issues, court cases and sound issues.
Some locations obtained financial assistance in upgrading amenities and technical equipment that positively impacted artists and concertgoers.
"The concept that money from shows in large arenas backs the independent spots, where it all starts for musicians like me, is just common sense," Sam Fender has said.
Fender is far from the only musician to contribute his honor winnings to good deeds.
In Pulp won the award in 1996 for their release the album, lead singer the singer stated that the group would donate their cash to the charity the charity.
That year, musician she divided her prize between multiple organizations, including the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"I also gave a thousand pounds to the center, to their classes, because I did gymnastics when I was a child and they required updated gear," she told outlets.
Two years ago, they donated their prize money to the youth organization that nurtured their group, alongside other grassroots music organisations.
Additionally 1994 winners they donated their award to a MS organization after a friend was found to have the condition.
"The victory was sufficient," remarked vocalist Heather Small. "The cash was the cherry on top but we could do without the cherry, because we had the honor. So our success impacted the lives of others."
In the past week, the trust shared it had rescued a couple of grassroots venues in south-east England, by transferring them to community ownership.
One venue in that area and the second in Bristol were purchased under the Own Our Venues program, which is funded by Arts Council England and supporters who purchase "ownership units" in the properties.
