The star has handed over the complete sum of his twenty-five thousand pound honor cash to the trust for venues, which operates to save the Britain's grassroots music venues.
The star was awarded the prize on mid-October as his third album his work was chosen as the outstanding release of the previous year.
He has opted to hand the money over to the trust, in appreciation of the vital role small stages fulfilled in his initial steps.
"As an artist couldn't be pursuing what I am doing today if it hadn't been for all the gigs I performed around the area, and further afield, when I was beginning," remarked Sam Fender. "These locations are renowned, but they are struggling."
From early 2023 onward, more than 150 of these spaces have permanently closed – roughly one-sixth of the whole industry in the UK.
Over the past year, major artists including Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all aided the trust in its initiatives to help venues survive, by including a minor surcharge to their admission fees, which benefits independent venues.
Sam Fender also took part, raising in excess of £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to assist numerous local spots across Britain.
These funds supported venues that were dealing with potential shutdown due to issues caused by water damage, fires and family tragedies, as well as regulatory hurdles, legal disputes and neighbor objections.
Some locations were granted financial assistance in upgrading infrastructure and technical equipment that directly benefitted musicians and concertgoers.
"The concept that funds from shows in big venues supports the local stages, where it kicks off for musicians like me, is just common sense," the star has said.
Fender is among several artists to give his award winnings to charitable organizations.
When they earned the trophy in 1996 for their album their work, lead singer Jarvis Cocker stated that the act would donate their winnings to the non-profit War Child.
That year, artist Ms Dynamite shared her bounty between several charities, like the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"And I contributed a £1,000 to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics class, because I practiced gymnastics when I was a child and they required updated gear," the artist explained to the media.
Previously, they donated their prize money to the local youth club that nurtured their group, as well as other independent music bodies.
Also the 1994 recipients M People donated their award to a charity for MS after a close contact was found to have the disease.
"Receiving the award was ample," stated vocalist Small. "The prize was the cherry on top but we could do without the bonus, because we had the honor. So our victory affected somebody else's life."
Recently, the Music Venues Trust shared it had protected a couple of grassroots venues in that region, by bringing them into public stewardship.
The first in Southampton and the other in Bristol were acquired under the public acquisition initiative, which is backed by a national body and enthusiasts who acquire "shares" in the buildings.
