The star has handed over the entirety of his £25k Mercury Prize cash to the MVT, which works to save the UK's small live music spots.
The star was presented with the cheque on mid-October as his new release his work was declared the outstanding release of the last 12 months.
He has chosen to hand the money over to the Music Venues Trust, in recognition of the essential function grassroots venues fulfilled in his early career.
"I personally would not have achieved what I am doing today if it hadn't been for all the shows I did around the area, and elsewhere, when I was beginning," stated Sam Fender. "These locations are renowned, but they are struggling."
From early 2023 onward, at least 150 of these spaces have shut down – approximately 16% of the whole industry in the UK.
In the last year, top acts including the band Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the trust in its initiatives to help venues survive, by adding a minor surcharge to their admission fees, which goes to help independent venues.
He also joined in, collecting in excess of £100,000 on his live tour to help 38 small stages across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The money supported locations that were facing potential shutdown due to difficulties arising from flooding, blazes and personal losses, as well as regulatory hurdles, conflicts and neighbor objections.
Other venues received monetary aid in improving infrastructure and sound and lighting systems that helped musicians and fans.
"The notion that funds from performances in large arenas backs the smaller venues, where it kicks off for musicians like me, is just logical," the star has stated.
He is far from the only musician to give his honor winnings to worthy causes.
In Pulp won the trophy in the year 1996 for their album Different Class, vocalist Cocker stated that the band would donate their winnings to the non-profit the charity.
In 2002, musician the artist shared her prize between a few charities, like the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"And I donated a thousand pounds to the center, to their classes, because I practiced gymnastics when I was growing up and they required new equipment," she shared with a publication.
In recent years, Ezra Collective gave their winnings to the community center that nurtured their band, as well as other local music groups.
Additionally the 1994 recipients they gave their winnings to a multiple sclerosis charity after a close contact was identified with the disease.
"Receiving the award was quite enough," remarked vocalist the singer. "The cash was the extra but we could do without the cherry, because we had the main prize. So our victory impacted another person's life."
In the past week, the Music Venues Trust announced it had rescued several local spots in south-east England, by transferring them to local control.
One venue in that area and the second in that location were bought under the community ownership scheme, which is backed by Arts Council England and supporters who buy "ownership units" in the venues.
