The star has handed over the full amount of his £25,000 Mercury Prize winnings to the Music Venues Trust, which operates to save the UK's grassroots live music spots.
Fender was presented with the cheque on 16 October as his new release People Watching was named the best record of the last 12 months.
The musician has chosen to hand the money over to the trust, in appreciation of the crucial part grassroots venues had in his early career.
"I personally couldn't be pursuing what I am doing today if it hadn't been for all the gigs I did around the area, and elsewhere, when I was starting out," stated Sam Fender. "These locations are renowned, but they are in difficulty."
Beginning in 2023, at least 150 of these locations have permanently closed – approximately 16% of the whole industry in the UK.
Recently, top acts including Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Sheeran have all backed the trust in its efforts to support the industry, by including a small levy to their ticket prices, which supports independent venues.
Fender also took part, collecting over £100k on his 2024 arena tour to assist 38 local spots across Britain.
The donation helped spaces that were confronting possible closure due to issues arising from floods, fires and family tragedies, as well as regulatory hurdles, legal disputes and noise complaints.
Additional spaces received funding support in modernizing infrastructure and gear that helped musicians and concertgoers.
"The concept that revenue from concerts in big venues supports the independent spots, where it kicks off for performers like me, is just logical," the star has said.
He is among several artists to give his honor funds to good deeds.
Back when the band earned the prize in 1996 for their release their work, frontman Cocker declared that the group would contribute their prize money to the non-profit War Child.
That year, musician Ms Dynamite divided her award between several organizations, such as the children's charity and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"I also contributed a grand to the center, to their classes, because I did gymnastics when I was growing up and they lacked updated gear," Ms Dynamite shared with the media.
Previously, the band donated their winnings to the community center that nurtured their group, in addition to other independent music bodies.
Also 1994 winners they contributed their award to a MS organization after a close contact was diagnosed the disease.
"Receiving the award was quite enough," stated singer Small. "The prize was the extra but we didn't need the cherry, because we had the cake. So our winning impacted the lives of others."
In the past week, the trust revealed it had saved a couple of small stages in south-east England, by placing them under public stewardship.
The Joiners in that area and the other in Bristol were bought under the Own Our Venues scheme, which is backed by Arts Council England and supporters who purchase "ownership units" in the venues.
