The star has given the entirety of his £25k Mercury Prize prize money to the Music Venues Trust, which operates to save the United Kingdom's small music venues.
He was presented with the award on 16 October as his third album his work was chosen as the outstanding release of the last 12 months.
He has decided to hand the money over to the trust, in appreciation of the vital role small stages played in his early career.
"As an artist couldn't be pursuing what I am doing today if it hadn't been for all the performances I played around the region, and elsewhere, when I was beginning," said Sam Fender. "These spaces are renowned, but they are struggling."
From early 2023 onward, over 150 of these spaces have shut down – roughly 16 percent of the entire UK sector.
Recently, well-known musicians including Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all aided the trust in its attempts to help venues survive, by applying a small levy to their ticket costs, which goes to help local stages.
He also participated, raising over £100k on his 2024 arena tour to help thirty-eight local spots across the UK.
These funds assisted spaces that were dealing with potential shutdown due to issues stemming from floods, fires and family tragedies, as well as licensing issues, legal disputes and noise complaints.
Some locations obtained funding support in improving amenities and technical equipment that helped performers and fans.
"The notion that revenue from shows in big venues supports the smaller venues, where it all starts for artists like me, is just sensible," Fender has commented.
Fender is not the first artist to donate his Mercury Prize winnings to good deeds.
When the band received the award in the mid-90s for their record the album, frontman Cocker stated that the group would contribute their cash to the non-profit War Child.
In 2002, artist Ms Dynamite divided her award among a few organizations, such as the children's charity and a Sickle Cell charity.
"I also donated a thousand pounds to my local community centre, to their classes, because I practiced gymnastics when I was growing up and they required updated gear," the artist shared with a publication.
Previously, the band contributed their prize money to the community center that nurtured their group, as well as other grassroots music organisations.
And winners that year the group contributed their award to a multiple sclerosis charity after a close contact was found to have the condition.
"The victory was sufficient," stated artist Small. "The money was the bonus but we could do without the bonus, because we had the main prize. So our success impacted somebody else's life."
Last week, the trust revealed it had protected several small stages in south-east England, by transferring them to community ownership.
The Joiners in that area and The Croft in Bristol were acquired under the community ownership initiative, which is backed by the arts council and supporters who purchase "shares" in the properties.
