The star has handed over the full amount of his £25,000 Mercury Prize prize money to the trust for venues, which operates to preserve the UK's grassroots music venues.
Fender was presented with the award on mid-October as his latest record his work was named the top album of the past year.
Fender has chosen to donate the funds to the Music Venues Trust, in recognition of the vital role small stages fulfilled in his initial steps.
"I wouldn't be doing this success if it weren't for all the shows I did around the region, and elsewhere, when I was just getting going," remarked the artist. "These venues are iconic, but they are in difficulty."
From early 2023 onward, more than 150 of these spaces have shut down – approximately 16% of the whole industry in the UK.
In the last year, well-known musicians like Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all supported the MVT in its initiatives to support the industry, by adding a modest fee to their admission fees, which benefits local stages.
Fender also joined in, collecting over £100k on his live tour to support numerous grassroots venues across England, Scotland, and Wales.
These funds supported spaces that were facing possible closure due to difficulties stemming from water damage, blazes and family tragedies, as well as regulatory hurdles, court cases and sound issues.
Additional spaces received monetary aid in modernizing amenities and gear that directly benefitted musicians and fans.
"The notion that funds from performances in large arenas helps the local stages, where it begins for performers like me, is just logical," Sam Fender has stated.
Fender is not the first artist to contribute his award funds to worthy causes.
When they received the prize in the mid-90s for their release their work, frontman the singer declared that the act would contribute their cash to the organization War Child.
That year, musician Ms Dynamite divided her prize across a few good causes, such as the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"I also contributed a thousand pounds to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics class, because I did gymnastics when I was growing up and they needed new equipment," the artist explained to the media.
Two years ago, the band donated their winnings to the local youth club that developed their group, alongside other local music groups.
Additionally winners that year M People contributed their prize to a charity for MS after a friend was diagnosed the disease.
"The victory was ample," said artist Heather Small. "The prize was the bonus but we didn't need the bonus, because we had the main prize. So our winning touched the lives of others."
Last week, the MVT announced it had saved a couple of small stages in south-east England, by transferring them to public stewardship.
One venue in the city and the other in that location were acquired under the public acquisition scheme, which is funded by Arts Council England and enthusiasts who acquire "shares" in the venues.
