The star has handed over the entirety of his twenty-five thousand pound award winnings to the Music Venues Trust, which functions to save the UK's grassroots concert spaces.
He was presented with the prize on mid-October as his third album his work was declared the outstanding release of the previous year.
The musician has opted to hand the money over to the trust, in acknowledgment of the crucial part local spots played in his beginning days.
"I would not have achieved this success if it wasn't for all the shows I played around the North East, and beyond, when I was starting out," stated Sam Fender. "These locations are renowned, but they are in difficulty."
From early 2023 onward, over 150 of these venues have permanently closed – about one-sixth of the entire UK sector.
In the last year, well-known musicians such as the band Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all supported the Music Venues Trust in its initiatives to support the industry, by adding a minor surcharge to their ticket costs, which supports smaller concert halls.
Sam Fender also took part, collecting more than £100,000 on his recent tour to help 38 grassroots venues across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The donation supported spaces that were facing possible closure due to challenges stemming from water damage, fires and personal losses, as well as permit problems, conflicts and sound issues.
Some locations obtained financial assistance in modernizing infrastructure and technical equipment that directly benefitted performers and concertgoers.
"The concept that money from concerts in big venues supports the local stages, where it kicks off for performers like me, is just sensible," Fender has commented.
He is among several artists to contribute his honor winnings to good deeds.
When the band received the award in the mid-90s for their release the album, lead singer the singer stated that the act would give their winnings to the organization War Child.
That year, artist the artist shared her prize among multiple good causes, like the children's charity and a Sickle Cell organization.
"I also gave a £1,000 to the center, to their classes, because I trained in gymnastics when I was a child and they required new equipment," the artist told outlets.
In recent years, they gave their prize money to the local youth club that nurtured their group, as well as other grassroots music organisations.
And the 1994 recipients the group gave their winnings to a MS organization after a friend was found to have the disease.
"Winning was quite enough," remarked artist the singer. "The cash was the cherry on top but we didn't need the extra, because we had the cake. So our victory touched the lives of others."
In the past week, the trust announced it had rescued several grassroots venues in south-east England, by transferring them to local control.
The Joiners in the city and the other in Bristol were purchased under the public acquisition initiative, which is backed by a national body and enthusiasts who acquire "shares" in the properties.
