The star has donated the entirety of his £25k Mercury Prize winnings to the Music Venues Trust, which works to save the United Kingdom's grassroots concert spaces.
The star was given the award on mid-October as his new release the album was declared the outstanding release of the previous year.
Fender has opted to give the cash to the MVT, in appreciation of the vital role small stages had in his beginning days.
"I personally would not have achieved my current career if it weren't for all the shows I played around the North East, and elsewhere, when I was just getting going," remarked the artist. "These spaces are legendary, but they are in difficulty."
From early 2023 onward, over 150 of these locations have ceased operations – approximately 16% of the entire UK sector.
In the last year, top acts like Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the MVT in its attempts to keep the scene afloat, by applying a minor surcharge to their ticket prices, which supports smaller concert halls.
Sam Fender also participated, generating over £100k on his 2024 arena tour to help thirty-eight small stages across Britain.
The donation helped spaces that were dealing with possible closure due to issues arising from water damage, blazes and family tragedies, as well as regulatory hurdles, legal disputes and neighbor objections.
Some locations received financial assistance in upgrading amenities and gear that helped artists and audiences.
"The concept that revenue from shows in large arenas supports the smaller venues, where it kicks off for musicians like me, is just common sense," the star has stated.
Fender is among several artists to give his Mercury Prize winnings to good deeds.
In they won the award in the year 1996 for their record the album, vocalist Cocker stated that the act would donate their cash to the organization War Child.
That year, musician Ms Dynamite divided her prize among a few good causes, including the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"Additionally, I gave a £1,000 to my local community centre, to their classes, because I did gymnastics when I was a child and they lacked updated gear," the artist explained to outlets.
Previously, Ezra Collective gave their prize money to the local youth club that developed their act, alongside other independent music bodies.
And the 1994 recipients they donated their prize to a multiple sclerosis charity after a close contact was identified with the disease.
"Winning was quite enough," remarked vocalist Small. "The cash was the cherry on top but we didn't require the bonus, because we had the main prize. So our winning affected somebody else's life."
Last week, the Music Venues Trust revealed it had protected two small stages in south-east England, by transferring them to local control.
The Joiners in the city and The Croft in Bristol were bought under the Own Our Venues scheme, which is funded by Arts Council England and music fans who acquire "stakes" in the venues.
