The artist has donated the complete sum of his £25,000 Mercury Prize winnings to the Music Venues Trust, which functions to save the UK's small concert spaces.
Fender was presented with the cheque on mid-October as his new release People Watching was declared the top album of the last 12 months.
Fender has chosen to donate the funds to the MVT, in recognition of the crucial part small stages had in his initial steps.
"As an artist wouldn't be doing what I am doing today if it weren't for all the performances I performed around the North East, and beyond, when I was just getting going," remarked Fender. "These spaces are iconic, but they are facing challenges."
From early 2023 onward, more than 150 of these spaces have permanently closed – roughly one-sixth of the total UK scene.
Recently, well-known musicians like the band Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Sheeran have all backed the Music Venues Trust in its attempts to help venues survive, by including a modest fee to their ticket prices, which supports independent venues.
Sam Fender also participated, collecting more than £100,000 on his recent tour to assist 38 grassroots venues across the UK.
The money assisted locations that were dealing with imminent closure due to difficulties caused by flooding, fires and bereavements, as well as permit problems, legal disputes and noise complaints.
Some locations were granted monetary aid in improving amenities and gear that directly benefitted musicians and audiences.
"The concept that funds from performances in big venues backs the independent spots, where it all starts for artists like me, is just logical," the star has said.
He is not the first artist to donate his honor winnings to charitable organizations.
In Pulp received the prize in the year 1996 for their album the album, lead singer the singer stated that the band would give their prize money to the non-profit War Child.
During 2002, musician she shared her prize among a few organizations, such as the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"Additionally, I contributed a £1,000 to the center, to their classes, because I did gymnastics when I was a child and they needed better apparatus," the artist explained to outlets.
In recent years, they gave their prize money to the community center that developed their group, in addition to other grassroots music organisations.
And 1994 winners the group gave their prize to a MS organization after a acquaintance was found to have the disease.
"Receiving the award was sufficient," remarked vocalist Heather Small. "The prize was the bonus but we didn't require the bonus, because we had the honor. So our winning touched somebody else's life."
Last week, the MVT announced it had saved a couple of grassroots venues in south-east England, by transferring them to community ownership.
One venue in Southampton and the other in the city were purchased under the Own Our Venues scheme, which is funded by Arts Council England and music fans who buy "shares" in the buildings.
