The star has handed over the complete sum of his £25k Mercury Prize prize money to the Music Venues Trust, which operates to save the UK's grassroots music venues.
Fender was presented with the cheque on 16 October as his third album the album was named the outstanding release of the last 12 months.
He has chosen to donate the funds to the MVT, in appreciation of the essential function grassroots venues played in his initial steps.
"As an artist would not have achieved this success if it wasn't for all the shows I did around the area, and further afield, when I was starting out," said Sam Fender. "These spaces are renowned, but they are facing challenges."
From early 2023 onward, more than 150 of these locations have shut down – about 16% of the total UK scene.
Over the past year, major artists including Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all aided the Music Venues Trust in its initiatives to support the industry, by applying a minor surcharge to their ticket costs, which benefits smaller concert halls.
Sam Fender also took part, raising in excess of £100,000 on his live tour to help 38 local spots across England, Scotland, and Wales.
These funds supported locations that were confronting possible closure due to challenges caused by flooding, fires and personal losses, as well as licensing issues, court cases and neighbor objections.
Some locations received funding support in modernizing infrastructure and gear that helped performers and concertgoers.
"The idea that money from shows in large arenas backs the independent spots, where it all starts for performers like me, is just common sense," Sam Fender has said.
He is not the first artist to contribute his honor winnings to good deeds.
When Pulp earned the prize in 1996 for their album their work, vocalist the singer announced that the act would contribute their winnings to the charity War Child.
In 2002, rapper and singer she split her prize across several organizations, including the children's charity and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"And I donated a £1,000 to Highgate Newtown, to their classes, because I practiced gymnastics when I was a child and they required better apparatus," she shared with a publication.
In recent years, the band gave their prize money to the youth organization that supported their group, in addition to other local music groups.
And 1994 winners M People donated their award to a multiple sclerosis charity after a friend was identified with the illness.
"Winning was sufficient," remarked vocalist Heather Small. "The cash was the bonus but we didn't need the cherry, because we had the cake. So our victory affected another person's life."
Recently, the Music Venues Trust revealed it had saved a couple of small stages in south-east England, by bringing them into local control.
One venue in the city and the other in the city were bought under the public acquisition initiative, which is supported by Arts Council England and supporters who acquire "stakes" in the venues.
