The artist has given the full amount of his £25,000 honor cash to the trust for venues, which operates to save the Britain's grassroots live music spots.
He was presented with the cheque on October 16 as his new release his work was named the best record of the last 12 months.
He has opted to donate the funds to the trust, in appreciation of the crucial part grassroots venues fulfilled in his initial steps.
"As an artist would not have achieved my current career if it hadn't been for all the gigs I did around the area, and further afield, when I was beginning," stated Sam Fender. "These venues are renowned, but they are facing challenges."
Beginning in 2023, at least 150 of these spaces have permanently closed – about 16% of the entire UK sector.
In the last year, well-known musicians including the band Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the Music Venues Trust in its attempts to help venues survive, by adding a minor surcharge to their ticket prices, which benefits smaller concert halls.
Sam Fender also joined in, generating over £100k on his 2024 arena tour to help numerous local spots across Britain.
The donation helped locations that were dealing with possible closure due to issues arising from floods, fires and personal losses, as well as regulatory hurdles, conflicts and sound issues.
Additional spaces obtained funding support in improving infrastructure and sound and lighting systems that directly benefitted artists and fans.
"The notion that revenue from shows in large arenas helps the local stages, where it all starts for performers like me, is just sensible," the star has commented.
The musician is not the first artist to donate his award funds to charitable organizations.
In they won the award in the mid-90s for their album their work, vocalist Cocker announced that the group would contribute their cash to the non-profit the charity.
In 2002, musician she divided her bounty across multiple organizations, including the children's charity and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"I also contributed a thousand pounds to Highgate Newtown, to their classes, because I practiced gymnastics when I was a child and they needed better apparatus," she explained to outlets.
Previously, Ezra Collective contributed their winnings to the community center that developed their act, in addition to other independent music bodies.
Also the 1994 recipients M People gave their award to a MS organization after a friend was diagnosed the condition.
"The victory was sufficient," stated vocalist Heather Small. "The money was the extra but we didn't require the extra, because we had the main prize. So our winning touched the lives of others."
In the past week, the trust revealed it had saved two small stages in south-east England, by placing them under community ownership.
The Joiners in that area and the other in that location were purchased under the community ownership scheme, which is funded by Arts Council England and enthusiasts who purchase "shares" in the venues.
