The artist has given the entirety of his £25k Mercury Prize cash to the trust for venues, which works to save the Britain's grassroots concert spaces.
He was given the cheque on mid-October as his new release his work was chosen as the best record of the previous year.
Fender has decided to hand the money over to the MVT, in acknowledgment of the vital role small stages played in his beginning days.
"As an artist couldn't be pursuing my current career if it weren't for all the gigs I did around the North East, and elsewhere, when I was starting out," remarked Fender. "These venues are renowned, but they are facing challenges."
Since the start of 2023, at least 150 of these spaces have shut down – approximately 16 percent of the entire UK sector.
Recently, well-known musicians like Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all aided the trust in its initiatives to help venues survive, by applying a small levy to their ticket prices, which goes to help independent venues.
Sam Fender also joined in, raising more than £100,000 on his recent tour to help 38 local spots across the UK.
The money helped venues that were confronting imminent closure due to challenges caused by floods, fire incidents and bereavements, as well as permit problems, court cases and noise complaints.
Some locations were granted funding support in modernizing facilities and gear that directly benefitted artists and concertgoers.
"The notion that funds from shows in big venues helps the independent spots, where it all starts for musicians like me, is just sensible," the star has stated.
He is not the first artist to donate his award funds to good deeds.
When the band received the prize in the mid-90s for their release Different Class, lead singer Jarvis Cocker announced that the band would give their prize money to the non-profit War Child.
During 2002, rapper and singer the artist shared her bounty across a few good causes, including the children's charity and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"I also contributed a grand to the center, to their classes, because I trained in gymnastics when I was younger and they needed updated gear," the artist explained to the media.
In recent years, Ezra Collective contributed their funds to the local youth club that developed their group, as well as other grassroots music organisations.
Also 1994 winners they donated their prize to a charity for MS after a close contact was diagnosed the disease.
"Receiving the award was sufficient," remarked vocalist Heather Small. "The prize was the cherry on top but we didn't require the bonus, because we had the cake. So our victory impacted another person's life."
Recently, the MVT revealed it had protected several local spots in that region, by transferring them to public stewardship.
The first in Southampton and the other in Bristol were bought under the public acquisition initiative, which is funded by Arts Council England and supporters who acquire "shares" in the buildings.
