The star has given the entirety of his £25,000 Mercury Prize cash to the trust for venues, which functions to preserve the UK's grassroots concert spaces.
He was presented with the cheque on October 16 as his latest record the album was chosen as the outstanding release of the last 12 months.
The musician has chosen to hand the money over to the trust, in recognition of the essential function small stages fulfilled in his initial steps.
"As an artist wouldn't be doing this success if it weren't for all the gigs I did around the area, and further afield, when I was just getting going," said the artist. "These venues are legendary, but they are facing challenges."
From early 2023 onward, over 150 of these spaces have shut down – about 16 percent of the whole industry in the UK.
Over the past year, top acts such as the band Pulp, the group Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all aided the Music Venues Trust in its initiatives to support the industry, by applying a small levy to their ticket prices, which benefits independent venues.
He also took part, generating in excess of £100,000 on his live tour to assist thirty-eight local spots across Britain.
These funds helped spaces that were dealing with imminent closure due to issues stemming from water damage, fire incidents and family tragedies, as well as licensing issues, conflicts and neighbor objections.
Some locations were granted monetary aid in improving amenities and gear that helped performers and concertgoers.
"The idea that revenue from performances in major spaces supports the smaller venues, where it kicks off for performers like me, is just logical," Sam Fender has said.
The musician is among several artists to give his honor winnings to charitable organizations.
In Pulp received the trophy in 1996 for their record the album, lead singer the singer declared that the group would contribute their prize money to the non-profit War Child.
During 2002, artist the artist split her bounty between multiple organizations, such as the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"And I donated a grand to the center, to their classes, because I trained in gymnastics when I was growing up and they required updated gear," she explained to the media.
Two years ago, the band gave their funds to the community center that developed their band, alongside other independent music bodies.
And the 1994 recipients M People contributed their award to a MS organization after a close contact was diagnosed the illness.
"Winning was sufficient," remarked artist Heather Small. "The prize was the extra but we could do without the extra, because we had the main prize. So our winning touched another person's life."
Last week, the trust announced it had saved a couple of local spots in the South East, 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 a national body and enthusiasts who acquire "ownership units" in the properties.
