The star has donated the complete sum of his twenty-five thousand pound honor winnings to the Music Venues Trust, which functions to save the UK's grassroots live music spots.
The star was given the prize on mid-October as his latest record the album was chosen as the outstanding release of the past year.
Fender has opted to hand the money over to the MVT, in appreciation of the vital role small stages fulfilled in his beginning days.
"I personally would not have achieved this success if it weren't for all the gigs I played around the area, and beyond, when I was beginning," stated Sam Fender. "These locations are iconic, but they are struggling."
Since the start of 2023, over 150 of these spaces have ceased operations – roughly one-sixth of the total UK scene.
Over the past year, well-known musicians including the band Pulp, the group Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Sheeran have all aided the trust in its efforts to keep the scene afloat, by adding a minor surcharge to their ticket costs, which benefits independent venues.
He also took part, raising over £100k on his 2024 arena tour to help thirty-eight local spots across Britain.
The money helped spaces that were dealing with imminent closure due to challenges stemming from floods, blazes and family tragedies, as well as regulatory hurdles, conflicts and neighbor objections.
Additional spaces were granted financial assistance in improving infrastructure and gear that helped performers and audiences.
"The idea that money from concerts in large arenas backs the smaller venues, where it begins for artists like me, is just logical," Sam Fender has stated.
Fender is far from the only musician to give his award prize money to charitable organizations.
In they received the trophy in the year 1996 for their release Different Class, lead singer Cocker stated that the act would give their prize money to the charity War Child.
In 2002, musician she divided her bounty among a few organizations, like the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"And I contributed a £1,000 to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics program, because I trained in gymnastics when I was a child and they required updated gear," she told outlets.
Two years ago, Ezra Collective contributed their prize money to the local youth club that developed their act, in addition to other grassroots music organisations.
And 1994 winners the group donated their award to a charity for MS after a friend was found to have the disease.
"The victory was ample," said singer Heather Small. "The money was the cherry on top but we could do without the cherry, because we had the main prize. So our success impacted the lives of others."
In the past week, the MVT shared it had rescued two small stages in the South East, by bringing them into community ownership.
The first in that area and the second in Bristol were acquired under the Own Our Venues program, which is backed by Arts Council England and enthusiasts who purchase "ownership units" in the properties.
