The artist has donated the full amount of his £25,000 Mercury Prize winnings to the Music Venues Trust, which operates to protect the UK's grassroots music venues.
Fender was awarded the cheque on 16 October as his new release People Watching was named the top album of the past year.
Fender has opted to donate the funds to the MVT, in appreciation of the vital role local spots had in his early career.
"As an artist would not have achieved this success if it hadn't been for all the gigs I played around the region, and elsewhere, when I was just getting going," said Sam Fender. "These locations are iconic, but they are facing challenges."
Since the start of 2023, at least 150 of these locations have shut down – about 16% of the whole industry in the UK.
Recently, top acts including the band Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all aided the MVT in its initiatives to help venues survive, by including a minor surcharge to their admission fees, which goes to help local stages.
Sam Fender also participated, raising over £100k on his recent tour to help 38 local spots across the UK.
The donation helped venues that were facing possible closure due to challenges caused by floods, blazes and bereavements, as well as regulatory hurdles, court cases and noise complaints.
Other venues obtained funding support in improving amenities and sound and lighting systems that directly benefitted performers and fans.
"The notion that funds from concerts in major spaces supports the independent spots, where it begins for performers like me, is just common sense," the star has stated.
The musician is among several artists to contribute his honor prize money to good deeds.
Back when they won the award in the year 1996 for their record the album, vocalist Jarvis Cocker announced that the band would give their prize money to the organization the charity.
That year, rapper and singer the artist shared her bounty between multiple good causes, including the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"I also donated a £1,000 to my local community centre, to their gymnastics program, because I did gymnastics when I was younger and they required updated gear," she told a publication.
In recent years, they contributed their winnings to the local youth club that nurtured their band, in addition to other local music groups.
Additionally the 1994 recipients they contributed their winnings to a multiple sclerosis charity after a friend was found to have the illness.
"Winning was ample," remarked vocalist Heather Small. "The prize was the extra but we didn't need the cherry, because we had the main prize. So our success impacted another person's life."
In the past week, the trust revealed it had protected several small stages in that region, by placing them under public stewardship.
The first in Southampton and the other in Bristol were bought under the public acquisition initiative, which is funded by the arts council and enthusiasts who purchase "ownership units" in the venues.
