The star has given the complete sum of his £25,000 Mercury Prize prize money to the Music Venues Trust, which works to preserve the UK's small music venues.
The star was awarded the prize on mid-October as his new release his work was chosen as the top album of the last 12 months.
He has opted to donate the funds to the trust, in appreciation of the vital role grassroots venues had in his initial steps.
"I personally couldn't be pursuing what I am doing today if it hadn't been for all the performances I did around the North East, and further afield, when I was beginning," said Fender. "These spaces are legendary, but they are in difficulty."
From early 2023 onward, at least 150 of these venues have shut down – about 16 percent of the whole industry in the UK.
Recently, major artists such as the band Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all aided the trust in its initiatives to help venues survive, by including a small levy to their ticket prices, which benefits local stages.
Sam Fender also took part, generating more than £100,000 on his recent tour to support thirty-eight grassroots venues across England, Scotland, and Wales.
These funds assisted spaces that were facing imminent closure due to issues arising from floods, fire incidents and personal losses, as well as permit problems, court cases and neighbor objections.
Other venues were granted monetary aid in upgrading infrastructure and gear that helped artists and fans.
"The concept that funds from concerts in large arenas supports the smaller venues, where it kicks off for musicians like me, is just common sense," Fender has stated.
Fender is far from the only musician to contribute his honor funds to worthy causes.
Back when the band received the trophy in the year 1996 for their release their work, vocalist Jarvis Cocker announced that the band would contribute their prize money to the organization the charity.
During 2002, rapper and singer she shared her prize between a few charities, such as the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"And I donated a grand to my local community centre, to their classes, because I practiced gymnastics when I was younger and they required new equipment," the artist told outlets.
Two years ago, Ezra Collective donated their prize money to the youth organization that developed their band, as well as other local music groups.
And winners that year M People gave their prize to a charity for MS after a close contact was diagnosed the disease.
"Winning was sufficient," remarked artist Heather Small. "The cash was the bonus but we didn't need the bonus, because we had the honor. So our winning impacted another person's life."
In the past week, the MVT announced it had rescued two grassroots venues in that region, by transferring them to community ownership.
The Joiners in the city and the other in the city were bought under the community ownership program, which is supported by the arts council and enthusiasts who buy "shares" in the properties.
