The artist has given the complete sum of his £25,000 Mercury Prize prize money to the trust for venues, which functions to protect the UK's small live music spots.
Fender was awarded the award on 16 October as his latest record the album was declared the outstanding release of the last 12 months.
He has decided to donate the funds to the trust, in recognition of the vital role small stages played in his early career.
"I would not have achieved my current career if it weren't for all the shows I did around the region, and further afield, when I was starting out," said Sam Fender. "These spaces are renowned, but they are facing challenges."
From early 2023 onward, more than 150 of these spaces have shut down – roughly 16% of the entire UK sector.
In the last year, major artists like Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the Music Venues Trust in its attempts to help venues survive, by including a small levy to their ticket prices, which goes to help smaller concert halls.
Fender also took part, generating more than £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to help 38 local spots across Britain.
The money helped spaces that were dealing with imminent closure due to challenges stemming from flooding, blazes and bereavements, as well as regulatory hurdles, court cases and neighbor objections.
Additional spaces obtained funding support in modernizing infrastructure and technical equipment that positively impacted performers and audiences.
"The concept that revenue from performances in large arenas backs the independent spots, where it all starts for artists like me, is just sensible," Fender has commented.
Fender is far from the only musician to contribute his Mercury Prize funds to charitable organizations.
Back when the band earned the award in the year 1996 for their release the album, lead singer Jarvis Cocker announced that the act would give their cash to the non-profit War Child.
In 2002, rapper and singer Ms Dynamite divided her prize among several charities, such as the children's charity and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"I also contributed a thousand pounds to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics program, because I trained in gymnastics when I was a child and they lacked better apparatus," the artist told the media.
Two years ago, they contributed their prize money to the youth organization that developed their band, alongside other grassroots music organisations.
Also winners that year the group donated their award to a MS organization after a friend was diagnosed the condition.
"Winning was ample," said artist the singer. "The cash was the extra but we could do without the extra, because we had the honor. So our winning impacted somebody else's life."
Last week, the MVT shared it had saved a couple of local spots in south-east England, by bringing them into local control.
The Joiners in the city and The Croft in that location were bought under the community ownership initiative, which is supported by Arts Council England and enthusiasts who purchase "ownership units" in the venues.
