The star has handed over the full amount of his £25k Mercury Prize winnings to the Music Venues Trust, which operates to protect the UK's small music venues.
Fender was presented with the prize on 16 October as his third album People Watching was declared the best record of the past year.
He has opted to donate the funds to the MVT, in recognition of the crucial part grassroots venues played in his beginning days.
"I personally couldn't be pursuing what I am doing today if it wasn't for all the performances I played around the region, and beyond, when I was just getting going," stated Sam Fender. "These locations are renowned, but they are in difficulty."
From early 2023 onward, more than 150 of these venues have ceased operations – approximately one-sixth of the entire UK sector.
Recently, well-known musicians such as Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the trust in its efforts to help venues survive, by applying a minor surcharge to their admission fees, which goes to help independent venues.
He also took part, raising in excess of £100,000 on his recent tour to help numerous small stages across the UK.
The money helped locations that were confronting imminent closure due to issues caused by floods, fire incidents and bereavements, as well as licensing issues, court cases and sound issues.
Some locations obtained monetary aid in improving facilities and sound and lighting systems that positively impacted performers and concertgoers.
"The notion that money from performances in big venues supports the local stages, where it begins for artists like me, is just sensible," Fender has said.
Fender is among several artists to give his award funds to good deeds.
When the band received the award in 1996 for their album Different Class, lead singer Cocker announced that the group would contribute their winnings to the organization War Child.
That year, musician she split her award between multiple good causes, such as the children's charity and a Sickle Cell charity.
"Additionally, I donated a thousand pounds to my local community centre, to their gymnastics class, because I did gymnastics when I was a child and they needed new equipment," she told a publication.
In recent years, they donated their winnings to the local youth club that developed their group, in addition to other local music groups.
And 1994 winners M People gave their prize to a MS organization after a acquaintance was identified with the disease.
"Winning was ample," stated vocalist the singer. "The money was the bonus but we didn't require the extra, because we had the main prize. So our winning touched the lives of others."
In the past week, the Music Venues Trust shared it had saved a couple of local spots in south-east England, by bringing them into community ownership.
One venue in Southampton and The Croft in the city were acquired under the public acquisition scheme, which is supported by a national body and enthusiasts who purchase "ownership units" in the buildings.
