The artist has donated the full amount of his £25,000 Mercury Prize prize money to the trust for venues, which functions to protect the UK's independent music venues.
The star was given the cheque on mid-October as his third album his work was declared the best record of the previous year.
The musician has decided to give the cash to the trust, in recognition of the vital role small stages had in his initial steps.
"I personally would not have achieved this success if it hadn't been for all the gigs I did around the North East, and beyond, when I was beginning," stated Fender. "These spaces are legendary, but they are in difficulty."
Since the start of 2023, over 150 of these venues have permanently closed – about 16% of the whole industry in the UK.
In the last year, well-known musicians including the band Pulp, the group Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Sheeran have all supported the MVT in its efforts to support the industry, by adding a small levy to their admission fees, which supports independent venues.
He also participated, collecting more than £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to support numerous grassroots venues across the UK.
The donation helped spaces that were confronting imminent closure due to difficulties arising from flooding, fire incidents and family tragedies, as well as permit problems, conflicts and sound issues.
Other venues received monetary aid in improving amenities and sound and lighting systems that directly benefitted musicians and audiences.
"The notion that funds from performances in big venues supports the independent spots, where it begins for musicians like me, is just common sense," Sam Fender has stated.
Fender is far from the only musician to donate his Mercury Prize winnings to worthy causes.
In they received the award in the year 1996 for their album Different Class, lead singer Jarvis Cocker announced that the act would give their prize money to the charity the charity.
That year, rapper and singer the artist divided her prize across multiple charities, including the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"And I donated a grand to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics class, because I did gymnastics when I was younger and they needed updated gear," the artist told a publication.
In recent years, Ezra Collective contributed their prize money to the youth organization that supported their group, in addition to other local music groups.
And 1994 winners they gave their prize to a charity for MS after a close contact was diagnosed the illness.
"Receiving the award was sufficient," stated artist Heather Small. "The prize was the extra but we could do without the cherry, because we had the cake. So our winning impacted another person's life."
Last week, the Music Venues Trust announced it had rescued two local spots in that region, by transferring them to community ownership.
The first in that area and the other in that location were bought under the public acquisition program, which is backed by the arts council and music fans who acquire "ownership units" in the venues.
