The star has handed over the complete sum of his £25k honor prize money to the MVT, which works to protect the UK's small live music spots.
The star was awarded the award on mid-October as his third album the album was declared the outstanding release of the previous year.
The musician has opted to hand the money over to the MVT, in acknowledgment of the vital role local spots had in his initial steps.
"As an artist would not have achieved my current career if it weren't for all the shows I played around the area, and elsewhere, when I was just getting going," said Sam Fender. "These venues are legendary, but they are struggling."
From early 2023 onward, over 150 of these spaces have shut down – approximately one-sixth of the entire UK sector.
Recently, major artists including Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Sheeran have all supported the MVT in its initiatives to help venues survive, by adding a modest fee to their admission fees, which goes to help local stages.
Fender also participated, collecting over £100k on his live tour to help numerous small stages across Britain.
The money assisted locations that were facing potential shutdown due to challenges caused by floods, fire incidents and personal losses, as well as regulatory hurdles, legal disputes and neighbor objections.
Some locations obtained monetary aid in upgrading amenities and gear that positively impacted musicians and fans.
"The idea that funds from concerts in major spaces backs the smaller venues, where it begins for performers like me, is just sensible," Sam Fender has commented.
The musician is not the first artist to give his honor prize money to worthy causes.
Back when they won the trophy in the year 1996 for their record the album, frontman Cocker stated that the band would give their prize money to the organization the charity.
During 2002, rapper and singer Ms Dynamite split her prize between a few charities, including the children's charity and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"I also donated a thousand pounds to the center, to their gymnastics class, because I practiced gymnastics when I was a child and they needed updated gear," the artist told the media.
Two years ago, they donated their funds to the community center that supported their group, in addition to other independent music bodies.
Also the 1994 recipients the group donated their winnings to a charity for MS after a close contact was found to have the disease.
"Winning was quite enough," stated vocalist Heather Small. "The money was the extra but we could do without the cherry, because we had the main prize. So our winning affected the lives of others."
In the past week, the trust revealed it had rescued several local spots in that region, by bringing them into public stewardship.
The Joiners in Southampton and the second in Bristol were bought under the Own Our Venues initiative, which is backed by a national body and music fans who buy "shares" in the buildings.
