The artist has handed over the full amount of his £25,000 Mercury Prize cash to the Music Venues Trust, which functions to protect the Britain's independent concert spaces.
Fender was awarded the prize on mid-October as his latest record the album was chosen as the best record of the previous year.
Fender has decided to give the cash to the MVT, in acknowledgment of the vital role local spots had in his initial steps.
"I wouldn't be doing what I am doing today if it wasn't for all the performances I did around the region, and further afield, when I was beginning," remarked Sam Fender. "These locations are legendary, but they are in difficulty."
Since the start of 2023, at least 150 of these spaces have ceased operations – about one-sixth of the total UK scene.
In the last year, well-known musicians like Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all backed the MVT in its efforts to help venues survive, by applying a minor surcharge to their admission fees, which supports smaller concert halls.
He also participated, raising in excess of £100,000 on his recent tour to help 38 local spots across the UK.
The donation helped venues that were dealing with potential shutdown due to challenges caused by floods, fire incidents and bereavements, as well as permit problems, conflicts and neighbor objections.
Some locations obtained funding support in upgrading facilities and sound and lighting systems that directly benefitted performers and concertgoers.
"The notion that funds from shows in major spaces supports the local stages, where it begins for performers like me, is just logical," Sam Fender has said.
The musician is among several artists to contribute his Mercury Prize winnings to worthy causes.
Back when the band earned the trophy in the year 1996 for their record the album, vocalist the singer announced that the group would contribute their prize money to the non-profit War Child.
That year, musician she split her prize across multiple charities, including the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"And I gave a thousand pounds to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics class, because I trained in gymnastics when I was a child and they required new equipment," the artist told the media.
Two years ago, they donated their funds to the local youth club that nurtured their band, as well as other local music groups.
Also the 1994 recipients the group contributed their award to a charity for MS after a close contact was found to have the disease.
"Winning was sufficient," remarked artist Small. "The prize was the extra but we could do without the bonus, because we had the main prize. So our victory affected the lives of others."
Last week, the Music Venues Trust shared it had saved several small stages in south-east England, by bringing them into local control.
The Joiners in the city and the other in that location were bought under the public acquisition scheme, which is supported by Arts Council England and supporters who acquire "shares" in the properties.
