The artist has donated the complete sum of his £25k award cash to the Music Venues Trust, which functions to save the United Kingdom's independent live music spots.
Fender was given the cheque on 16 October as his latest record People Watching was chosen as the best record of the last 12 months.
The musician has chosen to donate the funds to the Music Venues Trust, in recognition of the vital role local spots fulfilled in his early career.
"I couldn't be pursuing this success if it weren't for all the gigs I performed around the area, and elsewhere, when I was starting out," stated Sam Fender. "These venues are legendary, but they are facing challenges."
From early 2023 onward, over 150 of these venues have shut down – roughly one-sixth of the entire UK sector.
Recently, major artists such as Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the MVT in its attempts to help venues survive, by including a minor surcharge to their ticket prices, which benefits independent venues.
Sam Fender also participated, raising more than £100,000 on his live tour to help thirty-eight small stages across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The money helped locations that were dealing with possible closure due to issues stemming from flooding, fire incidents and bereavements, as well as permit problems, court cases and neighbor objections.
Some locations received monetary aid in upgrading amenities and technical equipment that positively impacted artists and concertgoers.
"The concept that revenue from concerts in big venues supports the local stages, where it kicks off for artists like me, is just logical," the star has commented.
He is not the first artist to donate his award funds to charitable organizations.
In the band earned the award in the year 1996 for their record the album, lead singer Cocker stated that the group would contribute their prize money to the non-profit War Child.
In 2002, rapper and singer she divided her award between a few charities, such as the children's charity and a Sickle Cell organization.
"And I gave a £1,000 to my local community centre, to their gymnastics program, because I trained in gymnastics when I was growing up and they required updated gear," she told the media.
Previously, Ezra Collective contributed their prize money to the community center that supported their group, as well as other local music groups.
Additionally the 1994 recipients they gave their prize to a MS organization after a acquaintance was diagnosed the illness.
"Receiving the award was ample," said singer the singer. "The cash was the bonus but we didn't require the extra, because we had the main prize. So our success touched the lives of others."
In the past week, the MVT announced it had rescued several local spots in the South East, by transferring them to local control.
One venue in Southampton and The Croft in the city were acquired under the community ownership program, which is funded by a national body and supporters who buy "stakes" in the buildings.
