The artist has donated the entirety of his twenty-five thousand pound award prize money to the Music Venues Trust, which works to save the Britain's grassroots live music spots.
He was presented with the prize on mid-October as his new release his work was named the top album of the last 12 months.
The musician has chosen to give the cash to the trust, in acknowledgment of the essential function small stages fulfilled in his initial steps.
"I personally wouldn't be doing this success if it hadn't been for all the performances I did around the region, and beyond, when I was just getting going," remarked Sam Fender. "These venues are legendary, but they are facing challenges."
Since the start of 2023, more than 150 of these locations have permanently closed – roughly 16% of the whole industry in the UK.
Recently, major artists including Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all aided the Music Venues Trust in its efforts to help venues survive, by applying a modest fee to their ticket costs, which supports independent venues.
Sam Fender also took part, collecting more than £100,000 on his recent tour to help numerous local spots across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The donation supported locations that were confronting potential shutdown due to difficulties arising from water damage, fires and personal losses, as well as regulatory hurdles, court cases and sound issues.
Other venues obtained financial assistance in upgrading amenities and technical equipment that positively impacted artists and audiences.
"The idea that money from shows in big venues backs the independent spots, where it kicks off for artists like me, is just sensible," Sam Fender has said.
Fender is far from the only musician to give his honor prize money to worthy causes.
In Pulp earned the award in the mid-90s for their record their work, vocalist the singer stated that the act would contribute their prize money to the non-profit War Child.
In 2002, rapper and singer the artist shared her award between a few organizations, such as the children's charity and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"And I contributed a grand to my local community centre, to their gymnastics program, because I trained in gymnastics when I was growing up and they lacked better apparatus," Ms Dynamite explained to outlets.
In recent years, Ezra Collective donated their funds to the youth organization that nurtured their band, as well as other grassroots music organisations.
Also 1994 winners they contributed their prize to a charity for MS after a friend was identified with the illness.
"The victory was sufficient," stated artist Small. "The cash was the bonus but we could do without the bonus, because we had the honor. So our success touched somebody else's life."
In the past week, the Music Venues Trust revealed it had rescued two small stages in south-east England, by bringing them into public stewardship.
The first in Southampton and the other in Bristol were bought under the community ownership initiative, which is funded by Arts Council England and enthusiasts who purchase "shares" in the properties.
