The star has donated the full amount of his £25k Mercury Prize cash to the trust for venues, which works to preserve the United Kingdom's grassroots concert spaces.
He was awarded the cheque on mid-October as his third album his work was chosen as the best record of the previous year.
He has decided to give the cash to the Music Venues Trust, in recognition of the essential function local spots played in his beginning days.
"I personally would not have achieved my current career if it weren't for all the gigs I did around the region, and elsewhere, when I was just getting going," said Sam Fender. "These venues are iconic, but they are in difficulty."
From early 2023 onward, over 150 of these spaces have ceased operations – approximately one-sixth of the total UK scene.
Recently, major artists such as the band Pulp, the group Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Sheeran have all aided the trust in its attempts to help venues survive, by including a modest fee to their ticket prices, which goes to help local stages.
Fender also participated, generating over £100k on his live tour to support numerous grassroots venues across the UK.
The donation assisted locations that were confronting imminent closure due to issues arising from water damage, blazes and family tragedies, as well as licensing issues, conflicts and neighbor objections.
Some locations obtained monetary aid in modernizing facilities and gear that helped performers and audiences.
"The idea that money from concerts in big venues supports the smaller venues, where it kicks off for performers like me, is just logical," the star has stated.
He is far from the only musician to donate his honor funds to charitable organizations.
In the band received the trophy in the year 1996 for their album the album, frontman Cocker announced that the group would donate their winnings to the non-profit War Child.
In 2002, artist Ms Dynamite divided her award across a few charities, including the children's charity and a Sickle Cell organization.
"I also donated a £1,000 to Highgate Newtown, to their classes, because I did gymnastics when I was younger and they lacked new equipment," the artist told a publication.
In recent years, Ezra Collective gave their prize money to the community center that supported their act, alongside other local music groups.
Additionally winners that year M People gave their prize to a multiple sclerosis charity after a close contact was identified with the condition.
"Receiving the award was ample," stated singer the singer. "The money was the extra but we didn't require the cherry, because we had the cake. So our success impacted another person's life."
Recently, the Music Venues Trust shared it had rescued several small stages in that region, by bringing them into local control.
The Joiners in Southampton and the second in that location were purchased under the Own Our Venues program, which is funded by the arts council and supporters who purchase "ownership units" in the properties.
