The star has donated the complete sum of his twenty-five thousand pound Mercury Prize winnings to the trust for venues, which operates to preserve the United Kingdom's small live music spots.
The star was presented with the prize on 16 October as his new release People Watching was declared the outstanding release of the past year.
Fender has decided to donate the funds to the MVT, in appreciation of the crucial part grassroots venues played in his initial steps.
"As an artist couldn't be pursuing what I am doing today if it hadn't been for all the shows I played around the North East, and elsewhere, when I was just getting going," remarked Fender. "These venues are iconic, but they are facing challenges."
Beginning in 2023, at least 150 of these venues have permanently closed – roughly 16% of the total UK scene.
Over the past year, well-known musicians such as the band Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all backed the MVT in its attempts to support the industry, by applying a modest fee to their ticket prices, which benefits local stages.
Sam Fender also took part, collecting more than £100,000 on his recent tour to help 38 grassroots venues across the UK.
The money helped spaces that were facing possible closure due to issues arising from flooding, fire incidents and personal losses, as well as regulatory hurdles, court cases and noise complaints.
Some locations received funding support in improving amenities and gear that directly benefitted performers and fans.
"The notion that money from concerts in large arenas backs the independent spots, where it kicks off for performers like me, is just logical," Fender has said.
He is not the first artist to contribute his award winnings to worthy causes.
In they received the trophy in 1996 for their release Different Class, lead singer Jarvis Cocker announced that the act would give their prize money to the organization War Child.
That year, rapper and singer Ms Dynamite split her prize between several organizations, including the children's charity and a Sickle Cell charity.
"I also gave a thousand pounds to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics program, because I trained in gymnastics when I was growing up and they lacked better apparatus," she explained to a publication.
Two years ago, they donated their funds to the local youth club that developed their group, alongside other independent music bodies.
And the 1994 recipients the group contributed their winnings to a multiple sclerosis charity after a acquaintance was found to have the illness.
"The victory was ample," said artist Small. "The cash was the bonus but we could do without the extra, because we had the cake. So our victory affected somebody else's life."
Recently, the trust shared it had rescued two grassroots venues in that region, by placing them under community ownership.
The Joiners in Southampton and the other in the city were acquired under the public acquisition initiative, which is supported by the arts council and supporters who buy "ownership units" in the buildings.
