The artist has donated the complete sum of his £25,000 Mercury Prize cash to the Music Venues Trust, which functions to save the United Kingdom's independent concert spaces.
Fender was awarded the prize on mid-October as his latest record his work was declared the best record of the past year.
The musician has opted to give the cash to the MVT, in acknowledgment of the crucial part small stages fulfilled in his beginning days.
"I would not have achieved what I am doing today if it hadn't been for all the shows I played around the North East, and further afield, when I was starting out," said Sam Fender. "These venues are legendary, but they are in difficulty."
Beginning in 2023, at least 150 of these spaces have permanently closed – roughly 16% of the whole industry in the UK.
Recently, major artists such as the band Pulp, the group Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Sheeran have all backed the MVT in its efforts to keep the scene afloat, by adding a small levy to their ticket costs, which supports independent venues.
He also joined in, generating in excess of £100,000 on his live tour to assist numerous small stages across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The donation helped locations that were confronting imminent closure due to challenges arising from water damage, fires and bereavements, as well as permit problems, court cases and noise complaints.
Additional spaces received funding support in modernizing amenities and sound and lighting systems that directly benefitted performers and audiences.
"The notion that revenue from concerts in big venues supports the independent spots, where it kicks off for musicians like me, is just sensible," Sam Fender has stated.
He is among several artists to contribute his honor prize money to worthy causes.
When Pulp earned the prize in the year 1996 for their record their work, frontman Jarvis Cocker declared that the group would contribute their prize money to the charity War Child.
During 2002, rapper and singer the artist divided her bounty between a few good causes, including the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"And I donated a thousand pounds to Highgate Newtown, to their classes, because I trained in gymnastics when I was younger and they needed better apparatus," Ms Dynamite explained to outlets.
Previously, the band gave their winnings to the community center that developed their band, as well as other local music groups.
And winners that year they contributed their prize to a multiple sclerosis charity after a acquaintance was found to have the condition.
"Receiving the award was quite enough," said vocalist Small. "The cash was the extra but we could do without the bonus, because we had the main prize. So our success impacted somebody else's life."
Recently, the Music Venues Trust announced it had protected two grassroots venues in that region, by placing them under community ownership.
The Joiners in Southampton and The Croft in the city were bought under the community ownership program, which is backed by the arts council and supporters who acquire "ownership units" in the venues.
