The star has donated the entirety of his £25,000 honor winnings to the trust for venues, which operates to save the Britain's grassroots music venues.
Fender was awarded the cheque on mid-October as his latest record the album was named the best record of the past year.
Fender has decided to hand the money over to the Music Venues Trust, in acknowledgment of the crucial part small stages had in his initial steps.
"I personally wouldn't be doing my current career if it weren't for all the shows I performed around the North East, and elsewhere, when I was beginning," stated Fender. "These venues are legendary, but they are facing challenges."
Beginning in 2023, at least 150 of these locations have permanently closed – about 16% of the entire UK sector.
Recently, major artists such as Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all aided the trust in its attempts to help venues survive, by adding a modest fee to their admission fees, which benefits independent venues.
He also took part, generating over £100k on his 2024 arena tour to assist numerous grassroots venues across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The money assisted locations that were dealing with potential shutdown due to difficulties arising from floods, fire incidents and family tragedies, as well as regulatory hurdles, legal disputes and sound issues.
Additional spaces received monetary aid in upgrading infrastructure and technical equipment that helped musicians and fans.
"The idea that money from concerts in big venues supports the smaller venues, where it kicks off for performers like me, is just logical," Sam Fender has stated.
He is far from the only musician to donate his award funds to charitable organizations.
In the band received the prize in the year 1996 for their release the album, vocalist the singer announced that the act would contribute their winnings to the charity War Child.
During 2002, rapper and singer she split her prize among multiple organizations, such as the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"And I gave a grand to my local community centre, to their gymnastics class, because I practiced gymnastics when I was younger and they lacked updated gear," she explained to a publication.
In recent years, the band donated their funds to the youth organization that developed their band, alongside other independent music bodies.
And 1994 winners M People contributed their award to a multiple sclerosis charity after a friend was diagnosed the illness.
"Receiving the award was sufficient," stated vocalist Heather Small. "The cash was the cherry on top but we didn't require the cherry, because we had the cake. So our success affected the lives of others."
Last week, the trust shared it had saved several grassroots venues in south-east England, by transferring them to public stewardship.
The Joiners in Southampton and The Croft in the city were purchased under the public acquisition initiative, which is backed by the arts council and supporters who buy "ownership units" in the properties.
