The artist has handed over the full amount of his £25k Mercury Prize cash to the Music Venues Trust, which works to protect the Britain's small live music spots.
Fender was given the prize on 16 October as his new release People Watching was named the top album of the past year.
Fender has decided to give the cash to the Music Venues Trust, in recognition of the vital role grassroots venues had in his beginning days.
"As an artist would not have achieved this success if it wasn't for all the shows I performed around the North East, and elsewhere, when I was starting out," said Sam Fender. "These locations are legendary, but they are in difficulty."
Since the start of 2023, over 150 of these spaces have permanently closed – approximately 16 percent of the total UK scene.
Over the past year, major artists including Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the Music Venues Trust in its attempts to support the industry, by including a small levy to their ticket costs, which goes to help independent venues.
He also participated, generating in excess of £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to assist thirty-eight local spots across the UK.
These funds supported venues that were dealing with potential shutdown due to challenges caused by floods, blazes and family tragedies, as well as permit problems, court cases and neighbor objections.
Some locations obtained financial assistance in modernizing amenities and technical equipment that helped performers and audiences.
"The concept that revenue from shows in large arenas supports the independent spots, where it begins for artists like me, is just common sense," the star has said.
The musician is far from the only musician to give his Mercury Prize prize money to charitable organizations.
When they received the prize in 1996 for their album Different Class, lead singer the singer declared that the band would donate their cash to the organization the charity.
During 2002, musician she divided her prize across multiple organizations, such as the children's charity and a Sickle Cell organization.
"I also gave a grand to the center, to their classes, because I trained in gymnastics when I was growing up and they lacked new equipment," she shared with outlets.
Two years ago, they contributed their prize money to the youth organization that nurtured their group, as well as other grassroots music organisations.
Also winners that year they contributed their award to a multiple sclerosis charity after a friend was identified with the disease.
"Receiving the award was ample," remarked artist the singer. "The cash was the extra but we could do without the cherry, because we had the cake. So our victory impacted the lives of others."
Recently, the MVT shared it had protected two grassroots venues in south-east England, by transferring them to local control.
One venue in that area and The Croft in the city were acquired under the community ownership initiative, which is supported by Arts Council England and music fans who acquire "stakes" in the venues.
