The artist has handed over the full amount of his £25k award prize money to the trust for venues, which operates to protect the Britain's small music venues.
The star was given the award on 16 October as his third album his work was declared the best record of the previous year.
He has chosen to hand the money over to the trust, in acknowledgment of the essential function local spots fulfilled in his initial steps.
"I couldn't be pursuing what I am doing today if it wasn't for all the gigs I performed around the area, and elsewhere, when I was beginning," stated the artist. "These locations are renowned, but they are facing challenges."
From early 2023 onward, over 150 of these venues have ceased operations – about 16% of the total UK scene.
Over the past year, well-known musicians such as Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the Music Venues Trust in its attempts to support the industry, by applying a modest fee to their admission fees, which supports local stages.
Sam Fender also took part, generating more than £100,000 on his live tour to support numerous local spots across England, Scotland, and Wales.
These funds helped venues that were dealing with possible closure due to issues stemming from flooding, fires and bereavements, as well as licensing issues, court cases and noise complaints.
Some locations obtained monetary aid in improving amenities and sound and lighting systems that positively impacted musicians and fans.
"The idea that money from performances in major spaces backs the smaller venues, where it begins for performers like me, is just sensible," Sam Fender has said.
Fender is far from the only musician to give his honor funds to charitable organizations.
In Pulp won the prize in the mid-90s for their release Different Class, frontman the singer stated that the band would contribute their winnings to the organization the charity.
In 2002, artist she split her prize across several good causes, such as the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"And I gave a thousand pounds to the center, to their classes, because I did gymnastics when I was growing up and they needed better apparatus," she shared with outlets.
Two years ago, they gave their winnings to the local youth club that developed their act, in addition to other local music groups.
And winners that year they donated their prize to a MS organization after a friend was found to have the condition.
"The victory was quite enough," remarked artist Small. "The cash was the cherry on top but we could do without the bonus, because we had the cake. So our winning touched another person's life."
In the past week, the Music Venues Trust announced it had saved several small stages in that region, by bringing them into community ownership.
One venue in the city and The Croft in that location were purchased under the Own Our Venues program, which is funded by a national body and music fans who acquire "stakes" in the properties.
