The artist has handed over the complete sum of his £25,000 Mercury Prize prize money to the Music Venues Trust, which works to protect the UK's small concert spaces.
Fender was given the award on 16 October as his third album People Watching was declared the best record of the last 12 months.
Fender has decided to give the cash to the trust, in acknowledgment of the vital role grassroots venues had in his initial steps.
"I personally wouldn't be doing my current career if it wasn't for all the gigs I did around the area, and elsewhere, when I was starting out," said Sam Fender. "These spaces are renowned, but they are in difficulty."
From early 2023 onward, at least 150 of these venues have ceased operations – approximately 16% of the total UK scene.
In the last year, top acts such as Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all aided the trust in its attempts to help venues survive, by applying a small levy to their admission fees, which supports local stages.
Sam Fender also joined in, raising in excess of £100,000 on his recent tour to assist numerous local spots across the UK.
The donation assisted venues that were facing possible closure due to difficulties arising from water damage, fire incidents and bereavements, as well as permit problems, legal disputes and neighbor objections.
Other venues obtained funding support in upgrading facilities and sound and lighting systems that helped artists and concertgoers.
"The idea that funds from concerts in big venues helps the independent spots, where it begins for performers like me, is just logical," Sam Fender has commented.
Fender is not the first artist to give his honor winnings to charitable organizations.
Back when the band earned the award in 1996 for their record the album, lead singer Jarvis Cocker announced that the group would give their prize money to the charity War Child.
In 2002, rapper and singer Ms Dynamite split her bounty among multiple good causes, like the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"I also donated a £1,000 to the center, to their classes, because I practiced gymnastics when I was growing up and they needed new equipment," the artist shared with a publication.
Previously, the band contributed their prize money to the local youth club that nurtured their act, as well as other independent music bodies.
Additionally winners that year they contributed their winnings to a multiple sclerosis charity after a acquaintance was identified with the illness.
"The victory was ample," remarked singer Small. "The money was the bonus but we could do without the extra, because we had the main prize. So our success touched the lives of others."
Recently, the MVT shared it had rescued a couple of local spots in the South East, by placing them under local control.
The Joiners in the city and the second in the city were purchased under the public acquisition program, which is funded by Arts Council England and music fans who buy "shares" in the venues.
