The artist has given the complete sum of his £25k honor prize money to the MVT, which operates to protect the United Kingdom's grassroots music venues.
Fender was presented with the prize on mid-October as his latest record his work was declared the outstanding release of the previous year.
Fender has chosen to hand the money over to the MVT, in recognition of the crucial part local spots played in his initial steps.
"As an artist wouldn't be doing my current career if it wasn't for all the performances I did around the North East, and beyond, when I was beginning," said Sam Fender. "These locations are iconic, but they are facing challenges."
Beginning in 2023, over 150 of these locations have shut down – approximately one-sixth of the total UK scene.
In the last year, top acts including Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the Music Venues Trust in its initiatives to help venues survive, by applying a modest fee to their ticket costs, which benefits smaller concert halls.
Sam Fender also participated, generating over £100k on his recent tour to support thirty-eight small stages across the UK.
These funds supported spaces that were dealing with imminent closure due to difficulties stemming from water damage, fire incidents and bereavements, as well as licensing issues, legal disputes and neighbor objections.
Additional spaces received funding support in upgrading infrastructure and gear that directly benefitted artists and concertgoers.
"The notion that funds from performances in big venues supports the local stages, where it all starts for musicians like me, is just sensible," the star has said.
He is far from the only musician to contribute his honor prize money to worthy causes.
Back when the band received the award in 1996 for their album their work, frontman Cocker stated that the band would contribute their winnings to the charity War Child.
During 2002, artist she shared her award between several good causes, including the children's charity and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"I also donated a thousand pounds to the center, to their gymnastics program, because I did gymnastics when I was growing up and they required better apparatus," Ms Dynamite explained to the media.
In recent years, they contributed their prize money to the local youth club that developed their group, as well as other grassroots music organisations.
And 1994 winners they donated their award to a MS organization after a acquaintance was diagnosed the condition.
"Winning was sufficient," said singer Small. "The cash was the cherry on top but we could do without the bonus, because we had the cake. So our winning impacted the lives of others."
Recently, the Music Venues Trust shared it had saved several local spots in the South East, by bringing them into local control.
The first in that area and the other in the city were bought under the public acquisition scheme, which is backed by the arts council and music fans who purchase "ownership units" in the buildings.
