The artist has donated the full amount of his £25,000 award winnings to the MVT, which functions to save the UK's grassroots live music spots.
The star was presented with the cheque on mid-October as his third album his work was declared the outstanding release of the last 12 months.
The musician has chosen to hand the money over to the MVT, in appreciation of the essential function grassroots venues played in his beginning days.
"I personally couldn't be pursuing this success if it wasn't for all the gigs I did around the area, and beyond, when I was starting out," remarked Sam Fender. "These spaces are renowned, but they are struggling."
Since the start of 2023, at least 150 of these locations have permanently closed – about 16 percent of the total UK scene.
Over the past year, top acts like Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all supported the Music Venues Trust in its efforts to support the industry, by applying a modest fee to their admission fees, which goes to help local stages.
Fender also took part, generating over £100k on his 2024 arena tour to assist numerous local spots across the UK.
The money helped spaces that were dealing with potential shutdown due to issues stemming from flooding, fires and family tragedies, as well as permit problems, legal disputes and noise complaints.
Additional spaces received funding support in upgrading amenities and technical equipment that positively impacted musicians and audiences.
"The notion that funds from concerts in major spaces supports the local stages, where it kicks off for musicians like me, is just sensible," Sam Fender has stated.
The musician is not the first artist to donate his award funds to worthy causes.
In the band received the prize in the mid-90s for their album the album, lead singer Jarvis Cocker announced that the act would give their prize money to the organization War Child.
That year, rapper and singer Ms Dynamite divided her bounty between multiple organizations, like the children's charity and a Sickle Cell organization.
"And I gave a £1,000 to the center, to their gymnastics program, because I practiced gymnastics when I was younger and they required new equipment," the artist shared with the media.
Previously, the band donated their winnings to the youth organization that nurtured their band, in addition to other local music groups.
And 1994 winners the group donated their winnings to a MS organization after a close contact was identified with the disease.
"The victory was sufficient," stated vocalist Small. "The money was the extra but we didn't need the extra, because we had the main prize. So our success affected somebody else's life."
In the past week, the trust shared it had rescued two small stages in that region, by transferring them to local control.
The Joiners in that area and the other in that location were acquired under the community ownership scheme, which is funded by a national body and music fans who purchase "ownership units" in the buildings.
