The star has donated the entirety of his £25,000 Mercury Prize cash to the trust for venues, which operates to protect the United Kingdom's grassroots live music spots.
He was awarded the cheque on mid-October as his third album his work was named the best record of the previous year.
The musician has chosen to donate the funds to the Music Venues Trust, in appreciation of the essential function grassroots venues fulfilled in his early career.
"I personally couldn't be pursuing what I am doing today if it wasn't for all the gigs I played around the region, and further afield, when I was just getting going," remarked Fender. "These spaces are legendary, but they are in difficulty."
Beginning in 2023, over 150 of these locations have shut down – roughly 16% of the whole industry in the UK.
In the last year, well-known musicians like Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the MVT in its initiatives to keep the scene afloat, by including a minor surcharge to their admission fees, which supports local stages.
Sam Fender also participated, raising more than £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to support thirty-eight small stages across the UK.
These funds supported spaces that were confronting possible closure due to issues stemming from water damage, fire incidents and personal losses, as well as regulatory hurdles, court cases and noise complaints.
Other venues received monetary aid in upgrading amenities and sound and lighting systems that helped musicians and audiences.
"The idea that money from performances in large arenas backs the smaller venues, where it kicks off for performers like me, is just sensible," the star has commented.
He is far from the only musician to donate his honor prize money to good deeds.
When they received the trophy in the year 1996 for their record the album, lead singer the singer declared that the band would give their cash to the non-profit the charity.
That year, musician the artist split her prize between several charities, such as the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"Additionally, I donated a grand to the center, to their gymnastics program, because I trained in gymnastics when I was a child and they required new equipment," the artist shared with the media.
Two years ago, Ezra Collective contributed their winnings to the youth organization that nurtured their band, as well as other independent music bodies.
And 1994 winners M People contributed their award to a MS organization after a acquaintance was identified with the disease.
"Winning was sufficient," stated artist Heather Small. "The money was the cherry on top but we didn't require the extra, because we had the cake. So our victory impacted somebody else's life."
In the past week, the trust revealed it had saved two local spots in south-east England, by bringing them into community ownership.
The first in the city and the second in that location were purchased under the Own Our Venues initiative, which is supported by Arts Council England and music fans who buy "ownership units" in the properties.
