The artist has given the entirety of his £25k Mercury Prize winnings to the trust for venues, which works to preserve the UK's small music venues.
Fender was given the award on 16 October as his latest record the album was named the top album of the past year.
The musician has chosen to hand the money over to the trust, in acknowledgment of the vital role local spots played in his early career.
"As an artist would not have achieved my current career if it weren't for all the shows I performed around the region, and beyond, when I was beginning," said Sam Fender. "These venues are legendary, but they are struggling."
Beginning in 2023, at least 150 of these locations have shut down – approximately 16 percent of the entire UK sector.
Recently, well-known musicians including Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all aided the MVT in its initiatives to keep the scene afloat, by including a modest fee to their ticket costs, which goes to help independent venues.
He also joined in, collecting more than £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to support numerous local spots across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The donation assisted venues that were dealing with potential shutdown due to challenges arising from flooding, fire incidents and bereavements, as well as regulatory hurdles, court cases and neighbor objections.
Other venues obtained funding support in improving amenities and gear that positively impacted musicians and audiences.
"The concept that funds from shows in major spaces backs the smaller venues, where it all starts for musicians like me, is just common sense," Sam Fender has commented.
The musician is among several artists to contribute his award winnings to charitable organizations.
Back when they received the trophy in 1996 for their album their work, lead singer the singer stated that the band would give their winnings to the non-profit War Child.
That year, musician Ms Dynamite divided her prize across a few good causes, such as the children's charity and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"And I donated a £1,000 to the center, to their classes, because I did gymnastics when I was growing up and they lacked updated gear," Ms Dynamite shared with a publication.
Two years ago, the band gave their prize money to the local youth club that developed their band, in addition to other independent music bodies.
Additionally the 1994 recipients the group gave their prize to a MS organization after a acquaintance was identified with the illness.
"Receiving the award was sufficient," said singer Small. "The cash was the extra but we didn't need the bonus, because we had the main prize. So our winning impacted somebody else's life."
Last week, the Music Venues Trust revealed it had saved several grassroots venues in south-east England, by placing them under local control.
The first in Southampton and the other in that location were acquired under the Own Our Venues initiative, which is backed by a national body and supporters who buy "shares" in the properties.
