The artist has given the full amount of his twenty-five thousand pound Mercury Prize prize money to the Music Venues Trust, which operates to preserve the Britain's small concert spaces.
He was given the prize on mid-October as his new release People Watching was named the best record of the previous year.
The musician has decided to give the cash to the MVT, in recognition of the vital role local spots had in his early career.
"I couldn't be pursuing what I am doing today if it wasn't for all the shows I played around the area, and further afield, when I was starting out," stated Sam Fender. "These venues are renowned, but they are facing challenges."
Beginning in 2023, at least 150 of these locations have shut down – about one-sixth of the entire UK sector.
Over the past year, well-known musicians like Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the MVT in its attempts to keep the scene afloat, by applying a small levy to their ticket costs, which supports local stages.
He also joined in, raising in excess of £100,000 on his recent tour to support thirty-eight local spots across the UK.
The money assisted venues that were facing possible closure due to difficulties stemming from floods, fire incidents and bereavements, as well as regulatory hurdles, conflicts and neighbor objections.
Some locations received monetary aid in upgrading infrastructure and sound and lighting systems that directly benefitted artists and audiences.
"The notion that funds from performances in major spaces helps the smaller venues, where it all starts for artists like me, is just common sense," the star has commented.
Fender is far from the only musician to give his award winnings to charitable organizations.
When the band received the award in the year 1996 for their album the album, vocalist Jarvis Cocker announced that the act would give their winnings to the non-profit War Child.
In 2002, artist she shared her award among multiple organizations, such as the children's charity and a Sickle Cell organization.
"And I contributed a £1,000 to the center, to their gymnastics program, because I trained in gymnastics when I was younger and they required better apparatus," she told outlets.
Two years ago, they donated their winnings to the youth organization that supported their act, alongside other independent music bodies.
Also winners that year they contributed their award to a charity for MS after a close contact was identified with the condition.
"Winning was sufficient," said artist Small. "The money was the bonus but we didn't need the cherry, because we had the cake. So our winning touched the lives of others."
Last week, the trust announced it had rescued two grassroots venues in that region, by transferring them to local control.
The Joiners in the city and the other in Bristol were bought under the public acquisition scheme, which is funded by a national body and music fans who acquire "shares" in the buildings.
