The star has donated the complete sum of his £25,000 Mercury Prize prize money to the Music Venues Trust, which operates to save the United Kingdom's small concert spaces.
The star was awarded the award on 16 October as his third album his work was chosen as the top album of the past year.
The musician has chosen to hand the money over to the Music Venues Trust, in acknowledgment of the essential function small stages had in his early career.
"I couldn't be pursuing this success if it weren't for all the performances I did around the area, and further afield, when I was starting out," remarked Fender. "These venues are legendary, but they are facing challenges."
Beginning in 2023, more than 150 of these venues have shut down – about 16 percent of the total UK scene.
Recently, well-known musicians including Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the trust in its initiatives to help venues survive, by adding a modest fee to their ticket prices, which supports independent venues.
He also participated, raising in excess of £100,000 on his recent tour to assist numerous local spots across Britain.
The money supported venues that were confronting possible closure due to issues stemming from water damage, fire incidents and personal losses, as well as permit problems, conflicts and sound issues.
Other venues were granted funding support in upgrading amenities and gear that helped musicians and audiences.
"The concept that money from shows in big venues backs the smaller venues, where it begins for performers like me, is just sensible," Sam Fender has said.
Fender is among several artists to donate his Mercury Prize funds to worthy causes.
When they received the trophy in the year 1996 for their record Different Class, vocalist Jarvis Cocker announced that the act would contribute their prize money to the organization War Child.
In 2002, artist she split her bounty among a few good causes, like the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"Additionally, I contributed a thousand pounds to the center, to their gymnastics class, because I trained in gymnastics when I was growing up and they required better apparatus," Ms Dynamite shared with a publication.
Previously, the band gave their prize money to the youth organization that developed their group, as well as other local music groups.
Also the 1994 recipients M People contributed their prize to a charity for MS after a acquaintance was found to have the disease.
"Receiving the award was sufficient," remarked singer Small. "The cash was the extra but we could do without the bonus, because we had the main prize. So our winning touched the lives of others."
Last week, the MVT revealed it had rescued several local spots in that region, by bringing them into public stewardship.
The Joiners in the city and The Croft in Bristol were purchased under the Own Our Venues scheme, which is funded by Arts Council England and supporters who acquire "ownership units" in the buildings.
