The artist has donated the complete sum of his £25k Mercury Prize cash to the Music Venues Trust, which works to preserve the Britain's small music venues.
Fender was given the award on 16 October as his latest record his work was chosen as the best record of the last 12 months.
He has opted to donate the funds to the MVT, in acknowledgment of the essential function grassroots venues fulfilled in his beginning days.
"I wouldn't be doing my current career if it hadn't been for all the gigs I performed around the area, and further afield, when I was starting out," said Sam Fender. "These spaces are legendary, but they are in difficulty."
Since the start of 2023, at least 150 of these locations have ceased operations – approximately one-sixth of the whole industry in the UK.
In the last year, top acts such as Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all aided the Music Venues Trust in its efforts to help venues survive, by adding a modest fee to their ticket costs, which goes to help smaller concert halls.
Sam Fender also participated, collecting over £100k on his live tour to help thirty-eight local spots across Britain.
The money supported spaces that were dealing with potential shutdown due to issues arising from floods, blazes and personal losses, as well as licensing issues, conflicts and neighbor objections.
Other venues obtained monetary aid in upgrading amenities and gear that directly benefitted performers and audiences.
"The idea that funds from shows in major spaces supports the independent spots, where it begins for artists like me, is just sensible," Sam Fender has stated.
Fender is far from the only musician to donate his honor winnings to worthy causes.
When the band received the trophy in 1996 for their record the album, vocalist Cocker stated that the act would contribute their cash to the non-profit War Child.
During 2002, artist Ms Dynamite split her prize across multiple charities, like the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"I also contributed a thousand pounds to my local community centre, to their gymnastics class, because I trained in gymnastics when I was a child and they lacked better apparatus," she explained to outlets.
Previously, they gave their funds to the youth organization that supported their group, as well as other local music groups.
Additionally the 1994 recipients the group donated their prize to a charity for MS after a acquaintance was identified with the condition.
"The victory was quite enough," remarked artist Heather Small. "The prize was the bonus but we didn't require the bonus, because we had the honor. So our victory affected another person's life."
Last week, the trust shared it had rescued a couple of local spots in the South East, by bringing them into community ownership.
The Joiners in the city and the second in Bristol were purchased under the Own Our Venues initiative, which is supported by a national body and enthusiasts who buy "ownership units" in the properties.
