The star has handed over the entirety of his £25,000 Mercury Prize prize money to the Music Venues Trust, which works to save the UK's independent live music spots.
He was awarded the prize on mid-October as his third album his work was named the top album of the past year.
The musician has opted to give the cash to the MVT, in recognition of the vital role local spots had in his initial steps.
"As an artist would not have achieved this success if it hadn't been for all the gigs I played around the area, and further afield, when I was just getting going," remarked Fender. "These locations are renowned, but they are facing challenges."
From early 2023 onward, over 150 of these venues have permanently closed – approximately 16% of the whole industry in the UK.
In the last year, top acts including Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the trust in its attempts to support the industry, by adding a modest fee to their ticket costs, which supports independent venues.
He also took part, collecting in excess of £100,000 on his live tour to support thirty-eight local spots across the UK.
The money helped spaces that were confronting potential shutdown due to challenges arising from floods, fire incidents and bereavements, as well as licensing issues, court cases and sound issues.
Some locations obtained financial assistance in modernizing infrastructure and technical equipment that positively impacted performers and fans.
"The idea that funds from performances in major spaces supports the local stages, where it all starts for performers like me, is just logical," Sam Fender has said.
The musician is among several artists to donate his award winnings to worthy causes.
In Pulp earned the trophy in 1996 for their album the album, vocalist Cocker announced that the act would contribute their cash to the charity War Child.
During 2002, musician Ms Dynamite shared her bounty between a few charities, like the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"I also contributed a grand to the center, to their gymnastics program, because I did gymnastics when I was a child and they needed better apparatus," she shared with a publication.
Previously, they donated their winnings to the community center that supported their band, alongside other independent music bodies.
Also 1994 winners the group donated their award to a MS organization after a close contact was found to have the condition.
"Receiving the award was ample," stated artist Heather Small. "The prize was the bonus but we could do without the cherry, because we had the main prize. So our victory affected the lives of others."
Last week, the trust announced it had protected several local spots in south-east England, by placing them under community ownership.
The Joiners in that area and The Croft in that location were purchased under the public acquisition initiative, which is backed by Arts Council England and supporters who acquire "shares" in the venues.
