The star has donated the entirety of his £25,000 Mercury Prize prize money to the Music Venues Trust, which functions to save the Britain's small concert spaces.
He was given the award on mid-October as his latest record his work was declared the best record of the past year.
Fender has decided to donate the funds to the MVT, in acknowledgment of the vital role local spots played in his early career.
"As an artist couldn't be pursuing my current career if it hadn't been for all the shows I performed around the region, and further afield, when I was just getting going," stated the artist. "These venues are renowned, but they are in difficulty."
Beginning in 2023, over 150 of these spaces have ceased operations – approximately 16 percent of the total UK scene.
In the last year, major artists like Pulp, the group Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Sheeran have all supported the Music Venues Trust in its efforts to support the industry, by adding a modest fee to their ticket costs, which supports smaller concert halls.
Fender also participated, collecting more than £100,000 on his live tour to support thirty-eight small stages across Britain.
The donation assisted locations that were dealing with potential shutdown due to challenges caused by floods, blazes and family tragedies, as well as regulatory hurdles, legal disputes and sound issues.
Other venues received financial assistance in modernizing amenities and technical equipment that helped performers and audiences.
"The idea that money from performances in big venues helps the smaller venues, where it begins for artists like me, is just logical," Sam Fender has commented.
The musician is far from the only musician to donate his award prize money to worthy causes.
Back when they won the trophy in 1996 for their album the album, frontman Cocker declared that the act would give their winnings to the organization War Child.
In 2002, rapper and singer she divided her award across a few organizations, including the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"I also donated a thousand pounds to the center, to their gymnastics program, because I practiced gymnastics when I was growing up and they needed updated gear," Ms Dynamite shared with the media.
Previously, they gave their funds to the youth organization that supported their band, alongside other grassroots music organisations.
And winners that year the group contributed their prize to a MS organization after a acquaintance was identified with the condition.
"The victory was ample," said vocalist Small. "The cash was the extra but we could do without the extra, because we had the honor. So our winning impacted another person's life."
Last week, the Music Venues Trust shared it had rescued a couple of small stages in south-east England, by bringing them into community ownership.
One venue in the city and the second in the city were bought under the Own Our Venues program, which is funded by the arts council and enthusiasts who acquire "shares" in the venues.
