The artist has given the full amount of his £25,000 honor winnings to the Music Venues Trust, which works to protect the Britain's small music venues.
The star was awarded the award on mid-October as his third album People Watching was declared the best record of the previous year.
The musician has opted to hand the money over to the Music Venues Trust, in acknowledgment of the vital role local spots had in his initial steps.
"As an artist would not have achieved this success if it wasn't for all the performances I performed around the area, and elsewhere, when I was beginning," remarked Fender. "These venues are iconic, but they are struggling."
From early 2023 onward, at least 150 of these venues have ceased operations – approximately one-sixth of the total UK scene.
Over the past year, well-known musicians such as Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the MVT in its initiatives to help venues survive, by adding a minor surcharge to their ticket prices, which goes to help independent venues.
He also joined in, collecting over £100k on his live tour to support thirty-eight grassroots venues across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The donation helped locations that were confronting possible closure due to issues stemming from floods, blazes and personal losses, as well as regulatory hurdles, conflicts and neighbor objections.
Some locations received funding support in improving infrastructure and gear that helped performers and concertgoers.
"The notion that money from concerts in major spaces helps the independent spots, where it begins for performers like me, is just logical," Sam Fender has stated.
The musician is far from the only musician to give his honor funds to good deeds.
In they won the award in 1996 for their record Different Class, vocalist Jarvis Cocker declared that the act would donate their cash to the organization the charity.
During 2002, musician Ms Dynamite split her award among multiple organizations, such as the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"Additionally, I donated a £1,000 to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics program, because I practiced gymnastics when I was growing up and they lacked updated gear," she told the media.
Previously, Ezra Collective donated their funds to the youth organization that developed their group, as well as other independent music bodies.
Additionally 1994 winners they donated their award to a charity for MS after a close contact was identified with the condition.
"The victory was ample," stated artist Heather Small. "The prize was the cherry on top but we didn't require the extra, because we had the cake. So our winning touched somebody else's life."
Last week, the Music Venues Trust revealed it had saved two small stages in that region, by transferring them to local control.
The Joiners in Southampton and the second in Bristol were bought under the community ownership initiative, which is supported by the arts council and music fans who purchase "shares" in the buildings.
