The star has given the complete sum of his twenty-five thousand pound award cash to the MVT, which functions to preserve the United Kingdom's independent music venues.
Fender was awarded the cheque on 16 October as his new release the album was named the outstanding release of the last 12 months.
The musician has decided to hand the money over to the Music Venues Trust, in appreciation of the crucial part small stages had in his early career.
"I personally would not have achieved what I am doing today if it hadn't been for all the gigs I performed around the region, and further afield, when I was starting out," remarked the artist. "These venues are iconic, but they are struggling."
From early 2023 onward, at least 150 of these venues have ceased operations – approximately 16% of the entire UK sector.
Over the past year, major artists such as the band Pulp, the group Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all aided the Music Venues Trust in its initiatives to help venues survive, by applying a modest fee to their ticket costs, which benefits independent venues.
Sam Fender also joined in, generating in excess of £100,000 on his live tour to support thirty-eight grassroots venues across Britain.
The donation assisted venues that were facing imminent closure due to challenges stemming from water damage, fire incidents and family tragedies, as well as licensing issues, legal disputes and neighbor objections.
Other venues were granted financial assistance in improving infrastructure and gear that helped artists and audiences.
"The concept that funds from shows in big venues helps the smaller venues, where it all starts for musicians like me, is just common sense," Sam Fender has commented.
Fender is not the first artist to give his award prize money to worthy causes.
When they received the trophy in the year 1996 for their album their work, lead singer Cocker stated that the band would donate their prize money to the non-profit War Child.
In 2002, musician she split her prize among several good causes, such as the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"Additionally, I gave a thousand pounds to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics class, because I practiced gymnastics when I was younger and they needed better apparatus," the artist shared with outlets.
In recent years, they donated their prize money to the youth organization that supported their band, alongside other grassroots music organisations.
And the 1994 recipients M People contributed their prize to a multiple sclerosis charity after a close contact was identified with the disease.
"Receiving the award was sufficient," remarked artist the singer. "The money was the bonus but we didn't require the bonus, because we had the main prize. So our winning impacted somebody else's life."
Recently, the MVT announced it had protected two local spots in that region, by transferring them to local control.
The first in the city and The Croft in that location were acquired under the Own Our Venues scheme, which is funded by a national body and enthusiasts who buy "ownership units" in the properties.
