The star has donated the entirety of his £25,000 honor winnings to the MVT, which operates to protect the Britain's small music venues.
He was awarded the cheque on 16 October as his new release People Watching was declared the top album of the last 12 months.
He has opted to donate the funds to the Music Venues Trust, in recognition of the essential function local spots had in his beginning days.
"As an artist would not have achieved what I am doing today if it wasn't for all the gigs I played around the region, and beyond, when I was just getting going," remarked Sam Fender. "These spaces are renowned, but they are struggling."
Since the start of 2023, over 150 of these spaces have permanently closed – approximately 16 percent of the whole industry in the UK.
Recently, top acts like Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the Music Venues Trust in its efforts to support the industry, by including a small levy to their ticket prices, which goes to help independent venues.
Sam Fender also participated, generating more than £100,000 on his live tour to support numerous small stages across England, Scotland, and Wales.
These funds assisted spaces that were facing imminent closure due to difficulties arising from water damage, fire incidents and bereavements, as well as licensing issues, conflicts and sound issues.
Some locations were granted financial assistance in modernizing amenities and technical equipment that positively impacted musicians and audiences.
"The notion that money from performances in major spaces supports the local stages, where it kicks off for musicians like me, is just sensible," Sam Fender has said.
Fender is far from the only musician to give his award funds to charitable organizations.
When they received the award in the year 1996 for their record the album, lead singer Cocker declared that the act would give their cash to the charity War Child.
In 2002, musician the artist shared her prize between a few charities, such as the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"I also donated a thousand pounds to the center, to their gymnastics class, because I trained in gymnastics when I was younger and they needed new equipment," the artist told outlets.
Two years ago, they gave their winnings to the youth organization that supported their group, in addition to other local music groups.
And winners that year M People contributed their award to a MS organization after a acquaintance was identified with the disease.
"Winning was quite enough," stated artist Small. "The money was the bonus but we didn't require the bonus, because we had the cake. So our victory touched somebody else's life."
In the past week, the MVT shared it had saved several grassroots venues in that region, by placing them under public stewardship.
The first in that area and the second in Bristol were bought under the community ownership program, which is funded by the arts council and supporters who acquire "stakes" in the buildings.
