The artist has given the complete sum of his twenty-five thousand pound award prize money to the Music Venues Trust, which operates to preserve the UK's small concert spaces.
He was presented with the award on October 16 as his third album his work was declared the top album of the past year.
Fender has decided to give the cash to the MVT, in appreciation of the crucial part grassroots venues had in his beginning days.
"I wouldn't be doing what I am doing today if it wasn't for all the shows I performed around the North East, and further afield, when I was beginning," remarked the artist. "These locations are renowned, but they are facing challenges."
Since the start of 2023, at least 150 of these locations have shut down – about 16 percent of the whole industry in the UK.
In the last year, major artists like Pulp, the group Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the MVT in its attempts to support the industry, by applying a minor surcharge to their ticket prices, which supports independent venues.
Sam Fender also took part, generating in excess of £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to help thirty-eight small stages across the UK.
The money supported venues that were dealing with potential shutdown due to difficulties arising from water damage, blazes and personal losses, as well as regulatory hurdles, conflicts and noise complaints.
Other venues were granted financial assistance in modernizing amenities and gear that helped performers and fans.
"The idea that funds from shows in big venues helps the local stages, where it kicks off for artists like me, is just sensible," Sam Fender has stated.
He is among several artists to donate his award funds to good deeds.
In they earned the award in 1996 for their record the album, vocalist Jarvis Cocker stated that the act would donate their prize money to the charity the charity.
That year, musician she divided her prize across a few good causes, such as the children's charity and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"I also contributed a grand to my local community centre, to their gymnastics program, because I trained in gymnastics when I was younger and they lacked better apparatus," she shared with a publication.
Previously, they contributed their funds to the community center that nurtured their group, as well as other local music groups.
Additionally 1994 winners they gave their prize to a charity for MS after a acquaintance was found to have the condition.
"Receiving the award was quite enough," stated vocalist Heather Small. "The prize was the bonus but we didn't need the bonus, because we had the main prize. So our winning touched another person's life."
In the past week, the trust announced it had protected two grassroots venues in the South East, by transferring them to community ownership.
The first in that area and the other in the city were purchased under the Own Our Venues scheme, which is funded by the arts council and enthusiasts who buy "shares" in the venues.
