The star has donated the entirety of his £25k award prize money to the Music Venues Trust, which functions to preserve the UK's grassroots music venues.
Fender was awarded the cheque on October 16 as his latest record his work was declared the best record of the last 12 months.
The musician has opted to give the cash to the Music Venues Trust, in appreciation of the crucial part grassroots venues fulfilled in his early career.
"I personally wouldn't be doing this success if it weren't for all the performances I performed around the region, and beyond, when I was just getting going," said Fender. "These locations are legendary, but they are in difficulty."
Since the start of 2023, more than 150 of these venues have permanently closed – about 16% of the entire UK sector.
Over the past year, major artists like Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all aided the MVT in its initiatives to support the industry, by including a modest fee to their admission fees, which goes to help local stages.
Sam Fender also took part, raising more than £100,000 on his recent tour to support thirty-eight small stages across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The donation supported spaces that were facing potential shutdown due to challenges caused by water damage, blazes and bereavements, as well as licensing issues, court cases and noise complaints.
Additional spaces received funding support in improving amenities and technical equipment that positively impacted musicians and fans.
"The notion that revenue from performances in big venues backs the independent spots, where it all starts for musicians like me, is just logical," Sam Fender has stated.
He is not the first artist to donate his honor funds to charitable organizations.
In they earned the award in the mid-90s for their record the album, vocalist the singer declared that the act would give their winnings to the non-profit War Child.
During 2002, musician the artist split her award across multiple good causes, such as the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"I also contributed a grand to the center, to their classes, because I did gymnastics when I was a child and they required better apparatus," she shared with the media.
In recent years, the band contributed their funds to the youth organization that developed their group, alongside other grassroots music organisations.
Also 1994 winners the group contributed their award to a MS organization after a friend was found to have the condition.
"The victory was ample," stated singer Heather Small. "The cash was the extra but we didn't need the bonus, because we had the honor. So our success touched the lives of others."
Last week, the trust announced it had protected several small stages in that region, by transferring them to public stewardship.
One venue in that area and the other in that location were purchased under the public acquisition initiative, which is funded by a national body and enthusiasts who purchase "stakes" in the venues.
