The artist has handed over the entirety of his twenty-five thousand pound Mercury Prize winnings to the Music Venues Trust, which works to preserve the Britain's small concert spaces.
He was presented with the award on mid-October as his latest record the album was named the outstanding release of the previous year.
He has decided to hand the money over to the Music Venues Trust, in appreciation of the essential function local spots had in his initial steps.
"As an artist wouldn't be doing my current career if it hadn't been for all the shows I played around the region, and elsewhere, when I was starting out," said Sam Fender. "These spaces are renowned, but they are in difficulty."
From early 2023 onward, over 150 of these venues have ceased operations – approximately 16% of the entire UK sector.
Recently, well-known musicians including the band Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the trust in its initiatives to help venues survive, by applying a small levy to their ticket costs, which supports smaller concert halls.
Sam Fender also participated, collecting in excess of £100,000 on his live tour to support 38 grassroots venues across the UK.
These funds helped spaces that were dealing with imminent closure due to issues caused by flooding, fire incidents and family tragedies, as well as licensing issues, court cases and sound issues.
Some locations received monetary aid in improving amenities and gear that helped artists and audiences.
"The idea that revenue from performances in large arenas backs the independent spots, where it kicks off for musicians like me, is just logical," Fender has said.
He is not the first artist to contribute his Mercury Prize winnings to worthy causes.
When the band received the prize in the year 1996 for their record their work, frontman the singer declared that the group would donate their cash to the non-profit the charity.
That year, musician she split her bounty between a few charities, such as the children's charity and a Sickle Cell organization.
"I also contributed a £1,000 to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics class, because I practiced gymnastics when I was a child and they lacked new equipment," she told the media.
Two years ago, Ezra Collective gave their winnings to the community center that developed their act, alongside other grassroots music organisations.
Additionally 1994 winners the group donated their prize to a MS organization after a friend was found to have the disease.
"Winning was sufficient," remarked singer Small. "The money was the cherry on top but we could do without the bonus, because we had the honor. So our winning impacted somebody else's life."
Last week, the trust revealed it had saved several local spots in that region, by bringing them into public stewardship.
The Joiners in that area and the other in the city were acquired under the community ownership program, which is funded by Arts Council England and enthusiasts who purchase "ownership units" in the buildings.
