The artist has given the entirety of his £25,000 Mercury Prize winnings to the Music Venues Trust, which works to save the Britain's grassroots music venues.
The star was presented with the award on mid-October as his new release the album was declared the best record of the previous year.
The musician has decided to hand the money over to the Music Venues Trust, in appreciation of the vital role small stages fulfilled in his initial steps.
"As an artist wouldn't be doing this success if it weren't for all the shows I played around the area, and further afield, when I was starting out," said Sam Fender. "These venues are legendary, but they are in difficulty."
Since the start of 2023, more than 150 of these venues have shut down – roughly 16% of the whole industry in the UK.
In the last year, well-known musicians including the band Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the MVT in its attempts to support the industry, by applying a minor surcharge to their ticket prices, which goes to help independent venues.
Sam Fender also took part, raising more than £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to assist thirty-eight local spots across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The donation helped locations that were facing potential shutdown due to issues arising from water damage, fire incidents and bereavements, as well as permit problems, conflicts and noise complaints.
Other venues were granted financial assistance in upgrading amenities and gear that directly benefitted musicians and concertgoers.
"The notion that money from concerts in major spaces supports the independent spots, where it begins for musicians like me, is just sensible," the star has said.
Fender is not the first artist to contribute his award winnings to good deeds.
In Pulp received the trophy in 1996 for their release Different Class, frontman the singer declared that the band would contribute their cash to the charity War Child.
In 2002, musician she divided her award between several charities, such as the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"And I donated a £1,000 to my local community centre, to their gymnastics program, because I did gymnastics when I was younger and they lacked better apparatus," Ms Dynamite shared with a publication.
In recent years, Ezra Collective contributed their funds to the local youth club that nurtured their act, alongside other grassroots music organisations.
And winners that year the group donated their winnings to a multiple sclerosis charity after a friend was found to have the condition.
"The victory was quite enough," said singer Heather Small. "The money was the cherry on top but we didn't require the cherry, because we had the honor. So our victory affected somebody else's life."
In the past week, the Music Venues Trust revealed it had protected several local spots in south-east England, by transferring them to public stewardship.
The Joiners in Southampton and the second in the city were acquired under the Own Our Venues initiative, which is funded by a national body and supporters who buy "shares" in the buildings.
