The artist has donated the complete sum of his twenty-five thousand pound honor winnings to the Music Venues Trust, which works to preserve the UK's grassroots concert spaces.
Fender was awarded the cheque on October 16 as his third album the album was declared the best record of the last 12 months.
The musician has opted to donate the funds to the Music Venues Trust, in acknowledgment of the crucial part local spots had in his beginning days.
"I would not have achieved what I am doing today if it weren't for all the performances I performed around the region, and elsewhere, when I was starting out," stated Sam Fender. "These spaces are renowned, but they are in difficulty."
Beginning in 2023, more than 150 of these venues have shut down – roughly 16 percent of the entire UK sector.
Over the past year, well-known musicians like Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all backed the Music Venues Trust in its efforts to keep the scene afloat, by adding a modest fee to their ticket costs, which supports independent venues.
Sam Fender also joined in, generating in excess of £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to support numerous small stages across England, Scotland, and Wales.
These funds supported locations that were dealing with imminent closure due to issues arising from flooding, fires and bereavements, as well as permit problems, conflicts and noise complaints.
Additional spaces were granted financial assistance in improving infrastructure and sound and lighting systems that directly benefitted artists and fans.
"The notion that revenue from shows in large arenas backs the smaller venues, where it begins for musicians like me, is just sensible," Fender has commented.
Fender is among several artists to give his award funds to good deeds.
When Pulp received the award in 1996 for their release Different Class, lead singer Cocker declared that the group would give their cash to the charity War Child.
During 2002, artist Ms Dynamite divided her bounty between multiple good causes, like the children's charity and a Sickle Cell charity.
"I also contributed a grand to the center, to their gymnastics class, because I practiced gymnastics when I was a child and they lacked better apparatus," she shared with outlets.
Previously, Ezra Collective gave their winnings to the community center that supported their act, alongside other local music groups.
Also winners that year M People contributed their award to a MS organization after a acquaintance was found to have the condition.
"The victory was quite enough," remarked singer the singer. "The cash was the extra but we didn't need the cherry, because we had the honor. So our winning affected another person's life."
In the past week, the MVT announced it had rescued a couple of local spots in that region, by placing them under community ownership.
One venue in the city and The Croft in that location were purchased under the Own Our Venues program, which is backed by Arts Council England and music fans who purchase "ownership units" in the properties.
