The star has handed over the full amount of his £25,000 honor cash to the trust for venues, which functions to preserve the Britain's grassroots concert spaces.
Fender was presented with the cheque on mid-October as his third album the album was chosen as the best record of the last 12 months.
He has decided to donate the funds to the Music Venues Trust, in acknowledgment of the vital role small stages fulfilled in his beginning days.
"I would not have achieved my current career if it weren't for all the shows I performed around the region, and elsewhere, when I was beginning," stated Sam Fender. "These spaces are renowned, but they are facing challenges."
Since the start of 2023, more than 150 of these venues have shut down – about one-sixth of the total UK scene.
Recently, top acts like Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the MVT in its efforts to support the industry, by including a small levy to their ticket prices, which benefits independent venues.
Sam Fender also took part, raising in excess of £100,000 on his live tour to support 38 small stages across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The money supported venues that were confronting imminent closure due to difficulties stemming from flooding, fires and family tragedies, as well as regulatory hurdles, court cases and noise complaints.
Additional spaces obtained monetary aid in upgrading infrastructure and gear that helped musicians and concertgoers.
"The notion that funds from performances in major spaces backs the local stages, where it kicks off for musicians like me, is just sensible," the star has commented.
He is among several artists to donate his award funds to worthy causes.
Back when Pulp earned the prize in 1996 for their album the album, frontman the singer announced that the act would donate their cash to the non-profit War Child.
In 2002, rapper and singer she divided her bounty across several organizations, such as the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"And I gave a grand to the center, to their gymnastics program, because I did gymnastics when I was a child and they required better apparatus," the artist shared with outlets.
Two years ago, they donated their prize money to the youth organization that developed their group, alongside other grassroots music organisations.
Additionally winners that year the group gave their award to a multiple sclerosis charity after a close contact was found to have the condition.
"The victory was quite enough," stated artist Small. "The prize was the cherry on top but we didn't require the cherry, because we had the honor. So our victory affected another person's life."
Recently, the Music Venues Trust announced it had rescued several grassroots venues in the South East, by bringing them into local control.
The first in Southampton and the second in that location were bought under the Own Our Venues program, which is backed by a national body and music fans who purchase "ownership units" in the properties.
