The artist has donated the entirety of his £25k Mercury Prize winnings to the trust for venues, which operates to protect the United Kingdom's small music venues.
He was given the prize on 16 October as his new release his work was named the outstanding release of the last 12 months.
Fender has opted to hand the money over to the MVT, in appreciation of the crucial part grassroots venues fulfilled in his early career.
"As an artist couldn't be pursuing this success if it weren't for all the gigs I performed around the North East, and further afield, when I was starting out," stated Sam Fender. "These venues are iconic, but they are in difficulty."
Beginning in 2023, at least 150 of these locations have permanently closed – approximately 16 percent of the entire UK sector.
In the last year, major artists including Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Sheeran have all backed the MVT in its initiatives to keep the scene afloat, by including a modest fee to their admission fees, which benefits local stages.
Fender also participated, generating over £100k on his live tour to support numerous local spots across England, Scotland, and Wales.
These funds helped spaces that were dealing with imminent closure due to challenges caused by flooding, blazes and family tragedies, as well as permit problems, conflicts and noise complaints.
Additional spaces received financial assistance in improving amenities and sound and lighting systems that directly benefitted artists and fans.
"The concept that revenue from performances in large arenas helps the smaller venues, where it kicks off for musicians like me, is just common sense," Fender has commented.
Fender is far from the only musician to give his Mercury Prize funds to good deeds.
Back when Pulp received the trophy in the year 1996 for their record Different Class, lead singer the singer announced that the band would donate their prize money to the organization War Child.
That year, musician the artist split her bounty across a few good causes, including the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"And I gave a grand to Highgate Newtown, to their classes, because I practiced gymnastics when I was younger and they lacked updated gear," the artist shared with outlets.
Two years ago, the band gave their winnings to the youth organization that developed their act, in addition to other grassroots music organisations.
And 1994 winners the group donated their winnings to a MS organization after a close contact was found to have the illness.
"Receiving the award was quite enough," said singer the singer. "The prize was the extra but we didn't require the extra, because we had the cake. So our winning affected another person's life."
Recently, the Music Venues Trust announced it had rescued two local spots in the South East, by placing them under local control.
One venue in the city and the second in the city were acquired under the community ownership scheme, which is supported by the arts council and music fans who purchase "ownership units" in the venues.
