The star has donated the entirety of his twenty-five thousand pound honor prize money to the Music Venues Trust, which operates to save the UK's small live music spots.
Fender was presented with the award on 16 October as his latest record People Watching was declared the best record of the past year.
Fender has opted to give the cash to the MVT, in appreciation of the essential function local spots fulfilled in his early career.
"I couldn't be pursuing this success if it weren't for all the shows I performed around the region, and beyond, when I was just getting going," remarked Sam Fender. "These locations are legendary, but they are in difficulty."
From early 2023 onward, more than 150 of these spaces have ceased operations – approximately one-sixth of the total UK scene.
Recently, top acts like Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the trust in its attempts to help venues survive, by adding a small levy to their ticket costs, which goes to help smaller concert halls.
He also joined in, raising over £100k on his 2024 arena tour to assist numerous local spots across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The money assisted venues that were confronting imminent closure due to difficulties stemming from floods, blazes and family tragedies, as well as regulatory hurdles, court cases and neighbor objections.
Some locations received financial assistance in upgrading infrastructure and gear that positively impacted artists and fans.
"The concept that revenue from concerts in large arenas supports the independent spots, where it begins for artists like me, is just sensible," the star has stated.
Fender is among several artists to donate his honor funds to charitable organizations.
Back when Pulp earned the prize in the mid-90s for their record Different Class, vocalist the singer declared that the group would give their cash to the charity War Child.
During 2002, musician she shared her bounty among several charities, including the children's charity and a Sickle Cell charity.
"I also gave a £1,000 to my local community centre, to their gymnastics program, because I trained in gymnastics when I was younger and they needed updated gear," Ms Dynamite shared with the media.
In recent years, they gave their prize money to the community center that supported their band, alongside other grassroots music organisations.
And 1994 winners the group contributed their winnings to a charity for MS after a friend was found to have the illness.
"Winning was sufficient," remarked artist Small. "The money was the extra but we didn't need the cherry, because we had the honor. So our victory touched another person's life."
In the past week, the trust revealed it had protected two grassroots venues in that region, by bringing them into local control.
The first in the city and the other in the city were acquired under the Own Our Venues scheme, which is supported by Arts Council England and supporters who buy "stakes" in the properties.
