The star has given the complete sum of his £25k Mercury Prize cash to the Music Venues Trust, which functions to preserve the UK's grassroots music venues.
Fender was awarded the cheque on 16 October as his latest record the album was declared the best record of the last 12 months.
Fender has opted to hand the money over to the trust, in acknowledgment of the crucial part grassroots venues had in his beginning days.
"As an artist wouldn't be doing this success if it wasn't for all the performances I played around the area, and further afield, when I was just getting going," stated Sam Fender. "These locations are iconic, but they are in difficulty."
Since the start of 2023, at least 150 of these venues have shut down – about 16 percent of the whole industry in the UK.
Recently, major artists including Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all aided the MVT in its efforts to support the industry, by applying a small levy to their admission fees, which goes to help local stages.
He also took part, raising in excess of £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to assist thirty-eight grassroots venues across the UK.
The money assisted venues that were confronting possible closure due to challenges arising from water damage, fire incidents and personal losses, as well as permit problems, conflicts and sound issues.
Some locations received monetary aid in modernizing infrastructure and sound and lighting systems that directly benefitted artists and concertgoers.
"The idea that funds from shows in major spaces helps the local stages, where it kicks off for artists like me, is just logical," Sam Fender has said.
The musician is far from the only musician to give his Mercury Prize funds to worthy causes.
When they earned the award in the year 1996 for their record the album, frontman the singer stated that the act would contribute their prize money to the charity War Child.
That year, musician she divided her award between multiple good causes, like the children's charity and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"I also gave a £1,000 to my local community centre, to their gymnastics class, because I trained in gymnastics when I was growing up and they required updated gear," Ms Dynamite shared with a publication.
Previously, Ezra Collective contributed their prize money to the community center that nurtured their band, as well as other grassroots music organisations.
Additionally the 1994 recipients M People gave their prize to a multiple sclerosis charity after a acquaintance was found to have the illness.
"Receiving the award was sufficient," said vocalist the singer. "The cash was the cherry on top but we didn't need the cherry, because we had the honor. So our victory affected somebody else's life."
Last week, the trust revealed it had rescued a couple of grassroots venues in that region, by transferring them to community ownership.
The first in the city and The Croft in the city were purchased under the community ownership initiative, which is backed by a national body and enthusiasts who acquire "ownership units" in the buildings.
