The artist has handed over the complete sum of his £25,000 honor winnings to the MVT, which operates to save the UK's small concert spaces.
The star was awarded the cheque on 16 October as his latest record People Watching was named the outstanding release of the past year.
The musician has decided to donate the funds to the MVT, in recognition of the essential function small stages fulfilled in his beginning days.
"As an artist couldn't be pursuing my current career if it hadn't been for all the shows I played around the region, and beyond, when I was just getting going," remarked the artist. "These spaces are legendary, but they are facing challenges."
From early 2023 onward, at least 150 of these spaces have ceased operations – about 16 percent of the entire UK sector.
Recently, well-known musicians including Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all aided the Music Venues Trust in its initiatives to keep the scene afloat, by including a small levy to their ticket costs, which goes to help smaller concert halls.
Fender also participated, raising more than £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to help thirty-eight small stages across England, Scotland, and Wales.
These funds helped venues that were dealing with possible closure due to difficulties arising from flooding, fires and family tragedies, as well as licensing issues, conflicts and noise complaints.
Some locations obtained funding support in upgrading facilities and gear that helped performers and fans.
"The concept that funds from concerts in large arenas helps the smaller venues, where it begins for performers like me, is just logical," Sam Fender has commented.
He is not the first artist to donate his award winnings to good deeds.
Back when they won the prize in the mid-90s for their record their work, lead singer the singer announced that the band would contribute their cash to the organization the charity.
During 2002, musician Ms Dynamite shared her award across a few organizations, like the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"Additionally, I donated a thousand pounds to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics program, because I trained in gymnastics when I was younger and they lacked better apparatus," she told the media.
In recent years, they contributed their winnings to the local youth club that nurtured their group, as well as other independent music bodies.
Also 1994 winners they contributed their award to a charity for MS after a acquaintance was found to have the illness.
"Receiving the award was ample," stated artist the singer. "The prize was the bonus but we didn't require the extra, because we had the honor. So our winning impacted somebody else's life."
Recently, the trust revealed it had saved a couple of grassroots venues in that region, by transferring them to local control.
One venue in the city and The Croft in Bristol were bought under the community ownership initiative, which is backed by the arts council and enthusiasts who buy "ownership units" in the properties.
