The star has handed over the entirety of his twenty-five thousand pound honor cash to the Music Venues Trust, which works to preserve the UK's small music venues.
He was awarded the cheque on mid-October as his latest record the album was declared the outstanding release of the last 12 months.
The musician has decided to donate the funds to the trust, in acknowledgment of the crucial part local spots had in his beginning days.
"As an artist wouldn't be doing my current career if it wasn't for all the performances I played around the area, and beyond, when I was starting out," stated the artist. "These spaces are renowned, but they are struggling."
Since the start of 2023, over 150 of these locations have ceased operations – about 16 percent of the entire UK sector.
Over the past year, well-known musicians such as Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all backed the MVT in its efforts to help venues survive, by including a small levy to their ticket costs, which benefits local stages.
Sam Fender also joined in, raising in excess of £100,000 on his recent tour to support thirty-eight grassroots venues across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The money supported spaces that were dealing with potential shutdown due to issues arising from water damage, fires and personal losses, as well as regulatory hurdles, conflicts and sound issues.
Additional spaces obtained monetary aid in upgrading amenities and technical equipment that directly benefitted musicians and fans.
"The idea that funds from shows in big venues backs the smaller venues, where it all starts for musicians like me, is just logical," Sam Fender has commented.
Fender is not the first artist to contribute his honor prize money to charitable organizations.
Back when the band earned the trophy in the year 1996 for their record their work, vocalist Jarvis Cocker declared that the band would donate their winnings to the non-profit the charity.
That year, rapper and singer she divided her award among several organizations, like the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"And I contributed a grand to Highgate Newtown, to their classes, because I practiced gymnastics when I was a child and they lacked new equipment," Ms Dynamite shared with outlets.
In recent years, Ezra Collective contributed their winnings to the community center that supported their group, as well as other independent music bodies.
And winners that year they gave their award to a multiple sclerosis charity after a acquaintance was found to have the illness.
"Winning was quite enough," said singer the singer. "The cash was the bonus but we could do without the bonus, because we had the main prize. So our victory impacted somebody else's life."
Recently, the trust announced it had saved several local spots in that region, by bringing them into public stewardship.
The Joiners in the city and the second in the city were bought under the community ownership initiative, which is supported by the arts council and enthusiasts who buy "ownership units" in the buildings.
