The star has handed over the complete sum of his £25,000 Mercury Prize prize money to the MVT, which operates to preserve the United Kingdom's independent music venues.
The star was presented with the award on mid-October as his third album the album was declared the top album of the last 12 months.
The musician has decided to give the cash to the Music Venues Trust, in appreciation of the essential function small stages had in his beginning days.
"I couldn't be pursuing what I am doing today if it wasn't for all the shows I played around the area, and beyond, when I was beginning," said Sam Fender. "These venues are iconic, but they are facing challenges."
Since the start of 2023, at least 150 of these spaces have permanently closed – approximately 16% of the entire UK sector.
In the last year, top acts such as Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the trust in its attempts to support the industry, by including a small levy to their ticket costs, which goes to help local stages.
He also took part, generating over £100k on his 2024 arena tour to assist 38 grassroots venues across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The donation helped locations that were dealing with imminent closure due to challenges stemming from water damage, fires and bereavements, as well as regulatory hurdles, conflicts and noise complaints.
Other venues obtained funding support in upgrading infrastructure and gear that positively impacted musicians and concertgoers.
"The idea that revenue from performances in big venues backs the smaller venues, where it all starts for performers like me, is just common sense," Sam Fender has said.
He is not the first artist to contribute his honor prize money to charitable organizations.
In they won the prize in the mid-90s for their album their work, frontman Jarvis Cocker stated that the band would give their prize money to the organization War Child.
During 2002, musician Ms Dynamite divided her award between a few organizations, like the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"Additionally, I gave a thousand pounds to my local community centre, to their gymnastics program, because I trained in gymnastics when I was a child and they lacked updated gear," Ms Dynamite told a publication.
In recent years, they contributed their prize money to the local youth club that developed their band, in addition to other local music groups.
Additionally 1994 winners the group contributed their prize to a MS organization after a friend was found to have the condition.
"Winning was quite enough," said artist Small. "The money was the extra but we could do without the extra, because we had the cake. So our success affected the lives of others."
In the past week, the MVT announced it had rescued two grassroots venues in that region, by placing them under local control.
The Joiners in that area and the other in that location were purchased under the public acquisition program, which is funded by Arts Council England and enthusiasts who acquire "stakes" in the properties.
