The artist has handed over the entirety of his £25k Mercury Prize winnings to the trust for venues, which operates to preserve the UK's independent live music spots.
The star was presented with the cheque on mid-October as his new release his work was declared the best record of the previous year.
The musician has opted to hand the money over to the trust, in appreciation of the essential function local spots fulfilled in his initial steps.
"I wouldn't be doing what I am doing today if it weren't for all the gigs I did around the region, and beyond, when I was beginning," remarked Sam Fender. "These locations are legendary, but they are facing challenges."
Beginning in 2023, over 150 of these locations have ceased operations – roughly 16% of the whole industry in the UK.
Over the past year, top acts including the band Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all supported the trust in its initiatives to support the industry, by adding a modest fee to their ticket prices, which supports independent venues.
Fender also participated, raising in excess of £100,000 on his recent tour to support 38 local spots across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The donation supported spaces that were confronting possible closure due to challenges caused by floods, fire incidents and personal losses, as well as licensing issues, conflicts and sound issues.
Some locations received funding support in modernizing facilities and sound and lighting systems that directly benefitted musicians and concertgoers.
"The notion that money from concerts in major spaces backs the smaller venues, where it all starts for performers like me, is just sensible," the star has said.
He is among several artists to give his Mercury Prize funds to worthy causes.
Back when they received the award in the year 1996 for their album Different Class, vocalist Cocker announced that the band would donate their winnings to the organization War Child.
In 2002, musician the artist split her prize between several charities, including the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"I also donated a grand to Highgate Newtown, to their classes, because I trained in gymnastics when I was younger and they required better apparatus," the artist explained to the media.
In recent years, they donated their winnings to the community center that developed their act, alongside other independent music bodies.
Also 1994 winners M People gave their award to a MS organization after a close contact was diagnosed the disease.
"Receiving the award was sufficient," stated vocalist Small. "The prize was the bonus but we didn't need the cherry, because we had the main prize. So our victory touched the lives of others."
Recently, the MVT revealed it had protected two local spots in south-east England, by transferring them to local control.
The Joiners in that area and the other in Bristol were acquired under the public acquisition program, which is supported by the arts council and enthusiasts who acquire "stakes" in the buildings.
