The artist has donated the entirety of his £25,000 Mercury Prize cash to the trust for venues, which functions to protect the UK's grassroots concert spaces.
Fender was given the award on October 16 as his latest record the album was named the outstanding release of the last 12 months.
The musician has opted to give the cash to the MVT, in acknowledgment of the essential function local spots fulfilled in his early career.
"I personally wouldn't be doing what I am doing today if it hadn't been for all the gigs I played around the area, and further afield, when I was just getting going," said Fender. "These spaces are iconic, but they are struggling."
Since the start of 2023, over 150 of these spaces have shut down – approximately 16 percent of the whole industry in the UK.
In the last year, major artists including Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the trust in its initiatives to help venues survive, by applying a minor surcharge to their ticket prices, which benefits independent venues.
Sam Fender also participated, collecting in excess of £100,000 on his recent tour to assist thirty-eight local spots across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The donation assisted spaces that were facing potential shutdown due to difficulties caused by water damage, fire incidents and bereavements, as well as regulatory hurdles, court cases and sound issues.
Additional spaces were granted funding support in upgrading amenities and technical equipment that positively impacted performers and concertgoers.
"The idea that funds from performances in major spaces supports the smaller venues, where it all starts for performers like me, is just sensible," Fender has said.
The musician is far from the only musician to give his Mercury Prize winnings to worthy causes.
When they won the prize in the year 1996 for their record Different Class, frontman Cocker stated that the group would give their prize money to the non-profit War Child.
In 2002, artist the artist shared her prize among several organizations, including the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"I also gave a £1,000 to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics class, because I did gymnastics when I was a child and they lacked updated gear," she explained to outlets.
Previously, they donated their winnings to the community center that supported their band, in addition to other local music groups.
And winners that year the group contributed their prize to a charity for MS after a acquaintance was found to have the illness.
"Winning was quite enough," said singer Heather Small. "The cash was the extra but we didn't require the bonus, because we had the honor. So our success affected another person's life."
Last week, the MVT shared it had rescued a couple of small stages in south-east England, by bringing them into public stewardship.
One venue in Southampton and the other in the city were purchased under the community ownership initiative, which is supported by a national body and supporters who purchase "stakes" in the venues.
