The star has given the complete sum of his twenty-five thousand pound award cash to the Music Venues Trust, which works to protect the Britain's grassroots music venues.
Fender was awarded the cheque on 16 October as his third album his work was declared the top album of the previous year.
The musician has decided to give the cash to the Music Venues Trust, in appreciation of the vital role grassroots venues played in his initial steps.
"I personally wouldn't be doing this success if it weren't for all the gigs I did around the region, and elsewhere, when I was starting out," remarked the artist. "These spaces are iconic, but they are facing challenges."
From early 2023 onward, more than 150 of these locations have shut down – about one-sixth of the total UK scene.
Over the past year, major artists like Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all aided the trust in its efforts to keep the scene afloat, by adding a modest fee to their ticket prices, which supports independent venues.
He also participated, generating in excess of £100,000 on his recent tour to assist 38 small stages across England, Scotland, and Wales.
These funds helped locations that were confronting possible closure due to difficulties caused by water damage, fire incidents and personal losses, as well as licensing issues, conflicts and sound issues.
Some locations were granted monetary aid in upgrading facilities and technical equipment that positively impacted artists and concertgoers.
"The idea that revenue from performances in large arenas helps the independent spots, where it kicks off for performers like me, is just sensible," Sam Fender has said.
He is not the first artist to contribute his award prize money to worthy causes.
In they received the award in 1996 for their record Different Class, vocalist Jarvis Cocker stated that the group would donate their prize money to the organization War Child.
That year, musician the artist divided her bounty across multiple charities, like the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"I also contributed a £1,000 to my local community centre, to their classes, because I practiced gymnastics when I was growing up and they needed better apparatus," the artist shared with outlets.
In recent years, Ezra Collective donated their funds to the local youth club that nurtured their act, in addition to other grassroots music organisations.
And winners that year M People contributed their winnings to a charity for MS after a close contact was identified with the condition.
"The victory was sufficient," said singer the singer. "The cash was the bonus but we didn't require the bonus, because we had the cake. So our victory touched the lives of others."
Recently, the Music Venues Trust shared it had rescued a couple of grassroots venues in the South East, by bringing them into local control.
The first in the city and the second in that location were bought under the community ownership initiative, which is supported by the arts council and enthusiasts who acquire "ownership units" in the properties.
