The artist has handed over the complete sum of his £25k award winnings to the Music Venues Trust, which operates to preserve the Britain's small live music spots.
He was presented with the cheque on 16 October as his third album the album was declared the outstanding release of the last 12 months.
The musician has chosen to hand the money over to the trust, in recognition of the essential function grassroots venues played in his beginning days.
"I wouldn't be doing my current career if it weren't for all the performances I played around the North East, and beyond, when I was beginning," remarked Sam Fender. "These spaces are iconic, but they are facing challenges."
From early 2023 onward, over 150 of these spaces have permanently closed – about 16 percent of the total UK scene.
Recently, major artists like the band Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all aided the Music Venues Trust in its efforts to support the industry, by applying a minor surcharge to their admission fees, which benefits local stages.
He also participated, generating in excess of £100,000 on his recent tour to support thirty-eight grassroots venues across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The donation supported locations that were dealing with possible closure due to issues stemming from floods, fires and bereavements, as well as regulatory hurdles, conflicts and sound issues.
Other venues obtained financial assistance in modernizing infrastructure and gear that helped artists and concertgoers.
"The concept that money from concerts in big venues supports the independent spots, where it kicks off for performers like me, is just sensible," Fender has commented.
The musician is not the first artist to donate his honor funds to charitable organizations.
When they won the prize in 1996 for their release the album, frontman Jarvis Cocker declared that the band would donate their prize money to the organization the charity.
That year, artist Ms Dynamite shared her award among multiple charities, including the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"And I donated a £1,000 to my local community centre, to their gymnastics class, because I did gymnastics when I was younger and they needed new equipment," the artist explained to a publication.
Previously, the band contributed their winnings to the local youth club that supported their group, as well as other independent music bodies.
And the 1994 recipients they contributed their winnings to a multiple sclerosis charity after a acquaintance was identified with the disease.
"Winning was sufficient," remarked singer Small. "The prize was the extra but we didn't require the extra, because we had the honor. So our winning touched the lives of others."
Last week, the Music Venues Trust shared it had rescued several small stages in the South East, by placing them under local control.
The Joiners in that area and the second in Bristol were purchased under the public acquisition scheme, which is backed by Arts Council England and enthusiasts who buy "shares" in the venues.
