The star has handed over the full amount of his £25,000 honor winnings to the MVT, which works to protect the United Kingdom's grassroots music venues.
The star was given the award on 16 October as his latest record the album was named the top album of the last 12 months.
The musician has opted to give the cash to the MVT, in acknowledgment of the crucial part small stages fulfilled in his initial steps.
"As an artist couldn't be pursuing my current career if it wasn't for all the performances I played around the area, and further afield, when I was beginning," said Sam Fender. "These locations are iconic, but they are struggling."
Since the start of 2023, over 150 of these venues have ceased operations – approximately 16% of the entire UK sector.
In the last year, major artists including Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Sheeran have all aided the trust in its initiatives to help venues survive, by applying a minor surcharge to their admission fees, which goes to help smaller concert halls.
Fender also took part, raising over £100k on his recent tour to help 38 local spots across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The donation supported venues that were confronting imminent closure due to challenges arising from water damage, blazes and personal losses, as well as regulatory hurdles, court cases and neighbor objections.
Additional spaces were granted funding support in improving amenities and gear that directly benefitted artists and audiences.
"The idea that revenue from performances in major spaces helps the independent spots, where it begins for musicians like me, is just sensible," the star has commented.
Fender is far from the only musician to contribute his honor winnings to charitable organizations.
Back when the band won the award in 1996 for their record the album, vocalist Cocker announced that the group would give their cash to the organization the charity.
That year, musician the artist divided her bounty between multiple charities, such as the children's charity and a Sickle Cell charity.
"Additionally, I gave a thousand pounds to Highgate Newtown, to their classes, because I trained in gymnastics when I was growing up and they required updated gear," she shared with the media.
Two years ago, Ezra Collective gave their prize money to the local youth club that supported their group, in addition to other local music groups.
And winners that year M People donated their award to a MS organization after a friend was identified with the illness.
"Receiving the award was quite enough," said vocalist Small. "The money was the extra but we could do without the extra, because we had the main prize. So our winning impacted somebody else's life."
In the past week, the MVT announced it had saved two grassroots venues in that region, by bringing them into local control.
The Joiners in the city and the other in Bristol were bought under the public acquisition initiative, which is backed by a national body and music fans who buy "stakes" in the venues.
