The artist has donated the entirety of his twenty-five thousand pound award prize money to the trust for venues, which works to save the UK's independent concert spaces.
He was presented with the prize on October 16 as his third album People Watching was named the best record of the last 12 months.
Fender has chosen to hand the money over to the Music Venues Trust, in appreciation of the crucial part grassroots venues had in his beginning days.
"I couldn't be pursuing my current career if it hadn't been for all the gigs I played around the North East, and elsewhere, when I was starting out," stated Sam Fender. "These spaces are iconic, but they are facing challenges."
From early 2023 onward, over 150 of these spaces have permanently closed – roughly one-sixth of the total UK scene.
Over the past year, top acts like the band Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all aided the trust in its efforts to support the industry, by applying a small levy to their admission fees, which benefits smaller concert halls.
He also took part, generating in excess of £100,000 on his live tour to assist numerous local spots across Britain.
These funds supported venues that were facing imminent closure due to issues caused by floods, blazes and personal losses, as well as licensing issues, legal disputes and sound issues.
Other venues obtained funding support in upgrading amenities and technical equipment that positively impacted performers and fans.
"The idea that revenue from shows in big venues supports the local stages, where it all starts for performers like me, is just common sense," Sam Fender has said.
He is among several artists to donate his honor prize money to worthy causes.
Back when Pulp earned the trophy in the mid-90s for their record Different Class, frontman the singer declared that the act would donate their prize money to the organization the charity.
That year, rapper and singer Ms Dynamite shared her award between a few organizations, like the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"I also gave a grand to the center, to their classes, because I did gymnastics when I was younger and they needed updated gear," she shared with the media.
In recent years, Ezra Collective donated their funds to the community center that nurtured their act, in addition to other grassroots music organisations.
Additionally 1994 winners they contributed their prize to a MS organization after a friend was diagnosed the condition.
"Winning was quite enough," said vocalist Heather Small. "The prize was the bonus but we didn't require the cherry, because we had the honor. So our winning affected another person's life."
Recently, the MVT shared it had saved a couple of grassroots venues in south-east England, by bringing them into local control.
The Joiners in that area and The Croft in that location were acquired under the public acquisition program, which is funded by the arts council and supporters who buy "shares" in the venues.
