The artist has handed over the full amount of his twenty-five thousand pound Mercury Prize prize money to the trust for venues, which operates to protect the UK's independent music venues.
He was awarded the award on October 16 as his latest record the album was chosen as the best record of the last 12 months.
The musician has decided to hand the money over to the Music Venues Trust, in recognition of the vital role small stages had in his early career.
"I personally couldn't be pursuing what I am doing today if it weren't for all the shows I played around the area, and elsewhere, when I was just getting going," said the artist. "These venues are iconic, but they are facing challenges."
From early 2023 onward, over 150 of these locations have shut down – roughly 16% of the entire UK sector.
Recently, top acts including the band Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all aided the Music Venues Trust in its efforts to help venues survive, by adding a minor surcharge to their ticket costs, which supports independent venues.
Sam Fender also joined in, generating in excess of £100,000 on his live tour to assist numerous grassroots venues across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The donation helped spaces that were facing potential shutdown due to issues stemming from flooding, fires and personal losses, as well as licensing issues, legal disputes and noise complaints.
Additional spaces obtained monetary aid in improving infrastructure and gear that positively impacted musicians and audiences.
"The concept that funds from concerts in major spaces helps the local stages, where it all starts for artists like me, is just logical," Fender has stated.
The musician is not the first artist to give his Mercury Prize prize money to good deeds.
When they won the award in the year 1996 for their album Different Class, vocalist Cocker declared that the act would donate their winnings to the non-profit War Child.
In 2002, rapper and singer the artist divided her award across several organizations, like the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"I also donated a £1,000 to my local community centre, to their classes, because I practiced gymnastics when I was a child and they required new equipment," the artist explained to outlets.
Two years ago, they contributed their winnings to the community center that supported their band, in addition to other local music groups.
And the 1994 recipients the group contributed their winnings to a multiple sclerosis charity after a friend was found to have the illness.
"Winning was ample," remarked singer the singer. "The prize was the bonus but we didn't require the extra, because we had the honor. So our victory touched another person's life."
In the past week, the trust shared it had saved two small stages in south-east England, by transferring them to public stewardship.
The first in that area and the second in that location were bought under the community ownership scheme, which is supported by the arts council and music fans who buy "ownership units" in the venues.
