The artist has handed over the entirety of his twenty-five thousand pound honor cash to the Music Venues Trust, which works to save the UK's independent live music spots.
The star was given the cheque on October 16 as his latest record the album was named the outstanding release of the previous year.
Fender has opted to hand the money over to the trust, in appreciation of the crucial part local spots fulfilled in his beginning days.
"I personally wouldn't be doing this success if it wasn't for all the gigs I did around the area, and beyond, when I was beginning," said the artist. "These locations are legendary, but they are facing challenges."
Since the start of 2023, at least 150 of these locations have shut down – about 16% of the entire UK sector.
In the last year, major artists like the band Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the MVT in its efforts to help venues survive, by adding a small levy to their ticket prices, which benefits independent venues.
Sam Fender also participated, collecting in excess of £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to assist thirty-eight grassroots venues across the UK.
The donation supported spaces that were facing possible closure due to difficulties arising from water damage, blazes and personal losses, as well as regulatory hurdles, conflicts and neighbor objections.
Some locations were granted funding support in modernizing facilities and sound and lighting systems that positively impacted musicians and concertgoers.
"The idea that money from performances in large arenas backs the independent spots, where it kicks off for artists like me, is just sensible," the star has stated.
He is not the first artist to donate his award prize money to good deeds.
In Pulp won the trophy in the mid-90s for their record Different Class, lead singer Jarvis Cocker announced that the act would contribute their winnings to the charity the charity.
In 2002, rapper and singer the artist split her bounty across multiple charities, such as the children's charity and a Sickle Cell organization.
"And I donated a grand to my local community centre, to their gymnastics class, because I did gymnastics when I was a child and they required updated gear," she explained to outlets.
In recent years, they gave their winnings to the local youth club that nurtured their group, alongside other independent music bodies.
Additionally the 1994 recipients the group gave their winnings to a MS organization after a friend was found to have the disease.
"The victory was ample," remarked vocalist Heather Small. "The money was the cherry on top but we didn't need the cherry, because we had the cake. So our victory touched another person's life."
Last week, the MVT announced it had rescued a couple of local spots in that region, by placing them under local control.
The Joiners in the city and the second in that location were acquired under the Own Our Venues program, which is backed by the arts council and supporters who acquire "shares" in the venues.
