The star has handed over the complete sum of his twenty-five thousand pound award cash to the Music Venues Trust, which functions to save the UK's independent concert spaces.
The star was awarded the award on October 16 as his latest record the album was named the outstanding release of the last 12 months.
Fender has opted to give the cash to the MVT, in recognition of the essential function local spots fulfilled in his initial steps.
"I would not have achieved this success if it hadn't been for all the shows I performed around the region, and further afield, when I was just getting going," remarked the artist. "These spaces are iconic, but they are facing challenges."
From early 2023 onward, at least 150 of these venues have ceased operations – approximately 16% of the whole industry in the UK.
In the last year, major artists such as Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all supported the trust in its attempts to keep the scene afloat, by including a minor surcharge to their admission fees, which supports smaller concert halls.
Fender also participated, raising over £100k on his recent tour to help 38 small stages across Britain.
These funds assisted spaces that were confronting imminent closure due to difficulties arising from water damage, blazes and bereavements, as well as permit problems, conflicts and noise complaints.
Additional spaces obtained monetary aid in modernizing infrastructure and sound and lighting systems that directly benefitted musicians and audiences.
"The idea that revenue from shows in major spaces backs the independent spots, where it begins for performers like me, is just common sense," Sam Fender has commented.
Fender is among several artists to give his honor funds to worthy causes.
Back when the band won the award in the mid-90s for their record the album, vocalist Jarvis Cocker announced that the act would donate their winnings to the charity War Child.
In 2002, musician the artist divided her prize across a few charities, including the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"Additionally, I gave a thousand pounds to Highgate Newtown, to their classes, because I trained in gymnastics when I was a child and they lacked better apparatus," the artist told the media.
In recent years, the band donated their winnings to the local youth club that developed their act, as well as other independent music bodies.
Additionally 1994 winners M People contributed their winnings to a charity for MS after a close contact was found to have the illness.
"Receiving the award was ample," remarked singer Heather Small. "The money was the cherry on top but we didn't require the extra, because we had the main prize. So our success affected another person's life."
In the past week, the MVT announced it had rescued two local spots in the South East, by transferring them to public stewardship.
One venue in that area and the other in that location were acquired under the community ownership initiative, which is backed by the arts council and enthusiasts who buy "shares" in the buildings.
