The artist has handed over the entirety of his £25k honor winnings to the trust for venues, which operates to save the Britain's grassroots live music spots.
He was given the prize on mid-October as his third album his work was named the outstanding release of the last 12 months.
He has chosen to hand the money over to the Music Venues Trust, in acknowledgment of the essential function local spots played in his early career.
"I personally couldn't be pursuing my current career if it wasn't for all the gigs I played around the region, and beyond, when I was beginning," remarked Sam Fender. "These venues are renowned, but they are in difficulty."
From early 2023 onward, at least 150 of these spaces have shut down – about 16 percent of the total UK scene.
In the last year, well-known musicians including Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all aided the Music Venues Trust in its attempts to support the industry, by applying a small levy to their ticket prices, which goes to help local stages.
Sam Fender also participated, raising in excess of £100,000 on his recent tour to help numerous small stages across the UK.
The money assisted spaces that were confronting possible closure due to challenges stemming from floods, fires and family tragedies, as well as regulatory hurdles, legal disputes and neighbor objections.
Other venues received monetary aid in improving infrastructure and gear that positively impacted artists and audiences.
"The idea that funds from performances in large arenas backs the independent spots, where it all starts for musicians like me, is just common sense," the star has said.
Fender is not the first artist to give his award prize money to worthy causes.
Back when the band earned the trophy in 1996 for their record Different Class, vocalist the singer declared that the group would give their winnings to the organization the charity.
During 2002, musician the artist split her bounty across several organizations, including the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"And I contributed a thousand pounds to my local community centre, to their gymnastics class, because I did gymnastics when I was growing up and they lacked updated gear," the artist told the media.
In recent years, the band gave their funds to the community center that nurtured their group, as well as other independent music bodies.
Additionally winners that year the group contributed their award to a MS organization after a friend was diagnosed the condition.
"The victory was sufficient," remarked vocalist Heather Small. "The prize was the extra but we didn't require the cherry, because we had the cake. So our success impacted somebody else's life."
Recently, the trust revealed it had rescued a couple of small stages in that region, by placing them under public stewardship.
One venue in that area and The Croft in Bristol were purchased under the Own Our Venues initiative, which is supported by Arts Council England and supporters who acquire "ownership units" in the venues.
