The artist has donated the entirety of his £25k Mercury Prize prize money to the Music Venues Trust, which operates to protect the UK's small live music spots.
He was awarded the award on 16 October as his third album People Watching was declared the outstanding release of the last 12 months.
He has opted to hand the money over to the Music Venues Trust, in acknowledgment of the vital role small stages played in his initial steps.
"I would not have achieved this success if it wasn't for all the shows I did around the area, and elsewhere, when I was beginning," said Sam Fender. "These locations are renowned, but they are struggling."
Beginning in 2023, at least 150 of these venues have ceased operations – about 16 percent of the whole industry in the UK.
In the last year, major artists including Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all aided the trust in its efforts to keep the scene afloat, by adding a small levy to their ticket costs, which benefits local stages.
He also joined in, collecting in excess of £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to support thirty-eight small stages across Britain.
The money helped spaces that were dealing with potential shutdown due to issues stemming from flooding, fires and bereavements, as well as permit problems, court cases and neighbor objections.
Some locations were granted funding support in upgrading amenities and gear that directly benefitted musicians and fans.
"The concept that revenue from concerts in major spaces backs the smaller venues, where it all starts for musicians like me, is just logical," Fender has commented.
The musician is far from the only musician to give his honor prize money to worthy causes.
In they won the prize in the mid-90s for their record the album, vocalist Jarvis Cocker declared that the group would contribute their prize money to the organization War Child.
In 2002, rapper and singer the artist divided her award across several organizations, including the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"And I donated a thousand pounds to the center, to their gymnastics class, because I did gymnastics when I was growing up and they required better apparatus," the artist explained to outlets.
Previously, Ezra Collective gave their prize money to the local youth club that supported their act, in addition to other independent music bodies.
Also winners that year they donated their award to a multiple sclerosis charity after a friend was identified with the condition.
"The victory was ample," remarked vocalist Small. "The prize was the bonus but we didn't require the bonus, because we had the cake. So our winning affected the lives of others."
Recently, the trust revealed it had protected several small stages in south-east England, by placing them under local control.
The first in Southampton and The Croft in the city were acquired under the community ownership scheme, which is supported by a national body and supporters who acquire "stakes" in the venues.