The star has handed over the entirety of his £25k Mercury Prize cash to the Music Venues Trust, which operates to save the United Kingdom's small concert spaces.
He was awarded the award on mid-October as his latest record the album was named the top album of the previous year.
Fender has chosen to donate the funds to the Music Venues Trust, in recognition of the crucial part small stages had in his early career.
"As an artist couldn't be pursuing this success if it weren't for all the shows I did around the North East, and further afield, when I was just getting going," said Sam Fender. "These venues are renowned, but they are in difficulty."
From early 2023 onward, more than 150 of these locations have ceased operations – approximately 16 percent of the entire UK sector.
Over the past year, well-known musicians such as Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all backed the MVT in its initiatives to keep the scene afloat, by applying a modest fee to their ticket prices, which goes to help local stages.
Sam Fender also took part, raising more than £100,000 on his recent tour to help 38 local spots across the UK.
The donation assisted spaces that were dealing with possible closure due to issues caused by flooding, fires and bereavements, as well as licensing issues, conflicts and neighbor objections.
Other venues were granted financial assistance in improving facilities and sound and lighting systems that helped musicians and concertgoers.
"The idea that money from shows in major spaces helps the local stages, where it begins for artists like me, is just logical," the star has commented.
Fender is far from the only musician to contribute his Mercury Prize prize money to charitable organizations.
When Pulp received the award in the mid-90s for their release their work, lead singer the singer announced that the act would give their cash to the non-profit War Child.
During 2002, artist Ms Dynamite split her bounty among multiple organizations, including the children's charity and a Sickle Cell organization.
"I also gave a thousand pounds to my local community centre, to their classes, because I did gymnastics when I was growing up and they lacked better apparatus," she shared with outlets.
Previously, the band gave their funds to the youth organization that developed their band, as well as other local music groups.
Additionally 1994 winners the group contributed their award to a charity for MS after a close contact was diagnosed the illness.
"Receiving the award was sufficient," remarked vocalist Small. "The money was the cherry on top but we didn't need the extra, because we had the cake. So our victory affected another person's life."
Recently, the MVT revealed it had rescued a couple of grassroots venues in that region, by placing them under public stewardship.
The Joiners in the city and The Croft in the city were bought under the public acquisition scheme, which is funded by the arts council and enthusiasts who purchase "stakes" in the buildings.
