The artist has given the complete sum of his £25k Mercury Prize cash to the MVT, which operates to protect the Britain's independent concert spaces.
The star was given the prize on October 16 as his new release the album was declared the top album of the last 12 months.
He 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 wasn't for all the gigs I played around the region, and elsewhere, when I was beginning," said Sam Fender. "These venues are iconic, but they are facing challenges."
Beginning in 2023, over 150 of these locations have ceased operations – approximately 16% of the entire UK sector.
Over the past year, major artists such as Pulp, the group Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Sheeran have all supported the Music Venues Trust in its efforts to keep the scene afloat, by adding a modest fee to their ticket prices, which benefits smaller concert halls.
Fender also took part, collecting more than £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to help numerous grassroots venues across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The donation supported locations that were dealing with possible closure due to challenges stemming from water damage, fires and personal losses, as well as regulatory hurdles, conflicts and noise complaints.
Other venues received monetary aid in modernizing facilities and gear that directly benefitted artists and audiences.
"The notion that revenue from shows in big venues backs the local stages, where it kicks off for artists like me, is just sensible," the star has stated.
He is not the first artist to donate his Mercury Prize prize money to worthy causes.
When they earned the prize in 1996 for their album Different Class, lead singer the singer announced that the band would donate their cash to the charity the charity.
That year, artist Ms Dynamite divided her award between a few organizations, like the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"And I donated a £1,000 to my local community centre, to their classes, because I trained in gymnastics when I was growing up and they lacked updated gear," the artist explained to outlets.
Previously, Ezra Collective donated their prize money to the local youth club that nurtured their act, as well as other independent music bodies.
And 1994 winners they gave their winnings to a MS organization after a close contact was diagnosed the disease.
"Winning was sufficient," remarked vocalist Heather Small. "The cash was the extra but we didn't require the extra, because we had the honor. So our success impacted somebody else's life."
In the past week, the Music Venues Trust shared it had rescued two local spots in south-east England, by placing them under public stewardship.
The Joiners in the city and the second in that location were purchased under the community ownership initiative, which is funded by Arts Council England and supporters who acquire "shares" in the buildings.
