The artist has given the complete sum of his twenty-five thousand pound honor winnings to the Music Venues Trust, which functions to preserve the Britain's grassroots live music spots.
The star was presented with the award on October 16 as his third album his work was named the outstanding release of the past year.
Fender has chosen to give the cash to the Music Venues Trust, in appreciation of the vital role local spots played in his initial steps.
"I personally would not have achieved my current career if it hadn't been for all the gigs I performed around the region, and further afield, when I was beginning," stated Sam Fender. "These spaces are legendary, but they are struggling."
Since the start of 2023, at least 150 of these venues have shut down – about 16% of the whole industry in the UK.
Over the past year, well-known musicians including Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the MVT in its initiatives to keep the scene afloat, by adding a modest fee to their ticket costs, which benefits independent venues.
He also joined in, collecting in excess of £100,000 on his recent tour to help 38 local spots across England, Scotland, and Wales.
These funds helped locations that were facing possible closure due to issues arising from flooding, fire incidents and family tragedies, as well as regulatory hurdles, conflicts and neighbor objections.
Other venues received funding support in upgrading infrastructure and sound and lighting systems that helped musicians and audiences.
"The notion that funds from shows in big venues supports the independent spots, where it begins for performers like me, is just logical," Fender has stated.
The musician is among several artists to donate his award prize money to good deeds.
When the band won the award in the year 1996 for their album their work, vocalist the singer announced that the band would give their prize money to the charity War Child.
During 2002, musician the artist divided her prize between several charities, including the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"I also contributed a grand to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics class, because I trained in gymnastics when I was a child and they lacked updated gear," she shared with the media.
In recent years, the band gave their prize money to the community center that nurtured their band, in addition to other independent music bodies.
Also the 1994 recipients they contributed their winnings to a MS organization after a close contact was identified with the disease.
"Winning was sufficient," said vocalist the singer. "The money was the cherry on top but we didn't need the cherry, because we had the main prize. So our winning touched another person's life."
Recently, the MVT revealed it had rescued several small stages in the South East, by transferring them to public stewardship.
The Joiners in Southampton and the other in the city were bought under the Own Our Venues program, which is backed by Arts Council England and enthusiasts who purchase "ownership units" in the buildings.
