The artist has donated the entirety of his £25k Mercury Prize winnings to the Music Venues Trust, which works to protect the UK's independent music venues.
Fender was presented with the cheque on October 16 as his latest record his work was chosen as the best record of the previous year.
The musician has opted to donate the funds to the Music Venues Trust, in recognition of the vital role grassroots venues had in his early career.
"As an artist would not have achieved what I am doing today if it weren't for all the gigs I played around the North East, and beyond, when I was just getting going," remarked the artist. "These spaces are legendary, but they are struggling."
Beginning in 2023, over 150 of these spaces have ceased operations – approximately one-sixth of the entire UK sector.
Over the past year, well-known musicians like the band Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the MVT in its attempts to help venues survive, by adding a modest fee to their ticket prices, which supports smaller concert halls.
He also took part, collecting over £100k on his recent tour to support numerous small stages across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The donation supported venues that were dealing with potential shutdown due to difficulties arising from flooding, blazes and family tragedies, as well as licensing issues, legal disputes and noise complaints.
Additional spaces received financial assistance in improving infrastructure and technical equipment that positively impacted musicians and fans.
"The idea that money from performances in big venues supports the local stages, where it kicks off for musicians like me, is just sensible," Sam Fender has said.
The musician is not the first artist to donate his honor funds to charitable organizations.
In the band received the prize in the year 1996 for their record their work, lead singer Cocker announced that the group would donate their winnings to the charity War Child.
That year, musician she split her award among multiple good causes, such as the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"Additionally, I contributed a thousand pounds to the center, to their gymnastics program, because I practiced gymnastics when I was a child and they needed new equipment," the artist told the media.
Previously, they contributed their prize money to the youth organization that nurtured their band, alongside other independent music bodies.
Additionally the 1994 recipients the group donated their prize to a MS organization after a acquaintance was diagnosed the disease.
"The victory was ample," said vocalist Heather Small. "The prize was the bonus but we didn't require the extra, because we had the honor. So our victory affected another person's life."
Recently, the trust shared it had saved several small stages in the South East, by transferring them to community ownership.
The first in the city and The Croft in that location were purchased under the community ownership initiative, which is supported by Arts Council England and supporters who acquire "stakes" in the properties.
