The star has handed over the entirety of his twenty-five thousand pound honor prize money to the trust for venues, which operates to save the UK's independent concert spaces.
Fender was given the award on mid-October as his latest record the album was chosen as the outstanding release of the previous year.
He has chosen to give the cash to the trust, in appreciation of the vital role local spots had in his initial steps.
"As an artist wouldn't be doing what I am doing today if it wasn't for all the performances I did around the area, and beyond, when I was starting out," stated the artist. "These venues are renowned, but they are in difficulty."
Since the start of 2023, more than 150 of these spaces have ceased operations – about one-sixth of the total UK scene.
Recently, top acts like Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the trust in its attempts to help venues survive, by applying a minor surcharge to their ticket costs, which benefits local stages.
He also took part, generating more than £100,000 on his recent tour to assist numerous grassroots venues across Britain.
The money supported spaces that were dealing with possible closure due to challenges caused by water damage, fires and personal losses, as well as licensing issues, court cases and neighbor objections.
Some locations obtained monetary aid in upgrading facilities and gear that helped musicians and audiences.
"The concept that funds from performances in big venues supports the local stages, where it all starts for performers like me, is just logical," Sam Fender has said.
The musician is far from the only musician to give his award prize money to worthy causes.
When Pulp received the prize in the mid-90s for their album their work, vocalist Jarvis Cocker declared that the band would donate their winnings to the charity War Child.
That year, artist she divided her bounty across multiple organizations, such as the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"I also donated a thousand pounds to Highgate Newtown, to their classes, because I trained in gymnastics when I was a child and they lacked new equipment," she shared with a publication.
Two years ago, Ezra Collective contributed their prize money to the youth organization that nurtured their band, in addition to other local music groups.
Also 1994 winners M People contributed their prize to a charity for MS after a acquaintance was diagnosed the disease.
"Receiving the award was quite enough," remarked vocalist Small. "The cash was the extra but we didn't require the extra, because we had the honor. So our success impacted somebody else's life."
Last week, the Music Venues Trust shared it had saved several local spots in the South East, by bringing them into local control.
The Joiners in that area and the second in the city were acquired under the public acquisition scheme, which is funded by the arts council and enthusiasts who buy "shares" in the venues.
