The artist has given the complete sum of his twenty-five thousand pound Mercury Prize cash to the MVT, which operates to save the United Kingdom's small music venues.
Fender was awarded the prize on mid-October as his new release his work was declared the best record of the past year.
He has chosen to hand the money over to the trust, in acknowledgment of the crucial part local spots played in his beginning days.
"I couldn't be pursuing what I am doing today if it wasn't for all the shows I performed around the North East, and further afield, when I was just getting going," stated Sam Fender. "These locations are iconic, but they are facing challenges."
Since the start of 2023, over 150 of these spaces have permanently closed – approximately 16% of the entire UK sector.
Over the past year, major artists such as Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all aided the Music Venues Trust in its initiatives to help venues survive, by applying a small levy to their ticket costs, which supports local stages.
Fender also took part, generating in excess of £100,000 on his recent tour to support 38 local spots across Britain.
These funds assisted venues that were facing imminent closure due to difficulties arising from water damage, fires and bereavements, as well as permit problems, legal disputes and noise complaints.
Other venues received financial assistance in upgrading facilities and gear that positively impacted artists and fans.
"The idea that funds from concerts in big venues backs the local stages, where it all starts for musicians like me, is just common sense," Fender has said.
He is far from the only musician to contribute his Mercury Prize funds to charitable organizations.
Back when Pulp won the trophy in the year 1996 for their album their work, vocalist Jarvis Cocker declared that the band would donate their prize money to the non-profit the charity.
In 2002, musician she split her award across several good causes, including the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"And I contributed a grand to my local community centre, to their gymnastics program, because I trained in gymnastics when I was younger and they required better apparatus," she explained to a publication.
Two years ago, they donated their winnings to the local youth club that supported their act, as well as other local music groups.
Additionally 1994 winners M People contributed their winnings to a MS organization after a close contact was diagnosed the illness.
"Receiving the award was sufficient," stated artist Small. "The cash was the bonus but we could do without the cherry, because we had the honor. So our victory touched the lives of others."
Last week, the MVT announced it had saved several grassroots venues in south-east England, by transferring them to public stewardship.
The Joiners in Southampton and the other in the city were bought under the Own Our Venues scheme, which is supported by Arts Council England and music fans who buy "shares" in the properties.
