The artist has given the full amount of his twenty-five thousand pound honor winnings to the Music Venues Trust, which operates to preserve the UK's small music venues.
He was presented with the award on 16 October as his latest record the album was named the outstanding release of the last 12 months.
Fender has decided to hand the money over to the MVT, in acknowledgment of the essential function grassroots venues fulfilled in his early career.
"As an artist couldn't be pursuing my current career if it weren't for all the gigs I played around the region, and further afield, when I was just getting going," stated Fender. "These spaces are iconic, but they are in difficulty."
From early 2023 onward, over 150 of these spaces have permanently closed – approximately 16 percent of the total UK scene.
Recently, major artists like the band Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Sheeran have all supported the trust in its initiatives to help venues survive, by adding a small levy to their admission fees, which goes to help local stages.
Sam Fender also joined in, collecting over £100k on his 2024 arena tour to help 38 local spots across the UK.
The donation helped spaces that were dealing with imminent closure due to challenges caused by flooding, fires and family tragedies, as well as regulatory hurdles, conflicts and noise complaints.
Additional spaces obtained funding support in upgrading facilities and sound and lighting systems that directly benefitted artists and concertgoers.
"The concept that money from concerts in big venues supports the local stages, where it begins for musicians like me, is just common sense," Sam Fender has stated.
The musician is not the first artist to donate his award winnings to worthy causes.
Back when Pulp received the trophy in the year 1996 for their album Different Class, vocalist Cocker declared that the band would give their winnings to the charity War Child.
In 2002, rapper and singer the artist split her prize between several organizations, such as the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"And I gave a grand to the center, to their gymnastics program, because I did gymnastics when I was growing up and they required updated gear," Ms Dynamite explained to the media.
In recent years, the band contributed their winnings to the youth organization that supported their group, in addition to other independent music bodies.
Additionally 1994 winners the group gave their prize to a MS organization after a friend was diagnosed the disease.
"Receiving the award was quite enough," said singer the singer. "The money was the bonus but we could do without the bonus, because we had the cake. So our success impacted the lives of others."
In the past week, the MVT revealed it had rescued several local spots in that region, by transferring them to local control.
One venue in Southampton and the second in the city were purchased under the public acquisition initiative, which is supported by Arts Council England and music fans who buy "ownership units" in the venues.
