The artist has handed over the entirety of his £25,000 Mercury Prize cash to the Music Venues Trust, which operates to protect the Britain's small live music spots.
The star was awarded the award on October 16 as his third album People Watching was declared the outstanding release of the previous year.
He has chosen to donate the funds to the MVT, in recognition of the vital role local spots played in his initial steps.
"I personally would not have achieved my current career if it wasn't for all the shows I did around the North East, and elsewhere, when I was just getting going," stated Sam Fender. "These venues are iconic, but they are struggling."
From early 2023 onward, over 150 of these spaces have shut down – approximately 16% of the entire UK sector.
Recently, well-known musicians including Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the MVT in its initiatives to help venues survive, by adding a minor surcharge to their admission fees, which supports independent venues.
Sam Fender also took part, raising over £100k on his recent tour to support numerous grassroots venues across Britain.
The money assisted spaces that were dealing with potential shutdown due to challenges caused by water damage, blazes and personal losses, as well as licensing issues, conflicts and neighbor objections.
Additional spaces obtained monetary aid in upgrading infrastructure and sound and lighting systems that helped performers and concertgoers.
"The concept that funds from performances in major spaces backs the independent spots, where it kicks off for performers like me, is just common sense," Sam Fender has said.
Fender is among several artists to give his honor prize money to charitable organizations.
Back when the band won the trophy in the year 1996 for their album their work, frontman Jarvis Cocker stated that the band would donate their winnings to the non-profit War Child.
That year, musician she divided her award between several organizations, including the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"I also gave a grand to Highgate Newtown, to their classes, because I trained in gymnastics when I was growing up and they required new equipment," she told a publication.
In recent years, they gave their prize money to the community center that nurtured their act, alongside other grassroots music organisations.
Additionally winners that year they gave their winnings to a charity for MS after a acquaintance was found to have the condition.
"Winning was quite enough," remarked vocalist Small. "The money was the cherry on top but we didn't require the cherry, because we had the cake. So our winning affected another person's life."
Last week, the trust shared it had saved a couple of local spots in the South East, by placing them under public stewardship.
The first in that area and The Croft in that location were purchased under the Own Our Venues scheme, which is funded by Arts Council England and music fans who buy "stakes" in the buildings.
