The artist has given the full amount of his twenty-five thousand pound honor prize money to the trust for venues, which functions to save the United Kingdom's grassroots music venues.
Fender was awarded the cheque on mid-October as his new release the album was chosen as the top album of the past year.
Fender has chosen to hand the money over to the MVT, in recognition of the crucial part local spots had in his early career.
"I personally couldn't be pursuing my current career if it hadn't been for all the shows I performed around the North East, and elsewhere, when I was starting out," stated Sam Fender. "These locations are renowned, but they are struggling."
From early 2023 onward, at least 150 of these venues have shut down – about one-sixth of the entire UK sector.
Over the past year, well-known musicians like Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all supported the Music Venues Trust in its attempts to support the industry, by including a minor surcharge to their admission fees, which benefits smaller concert halls.
Sam Fender also joined in, raising over £100k on his live tour to support numerous small stages across England, Scotland, and Wales.
These funds assisted spaces that were facing imminent closure due to challenges arising from floods, fires and bereavements, as well as licensing issues, conflicts and noise complaints.
Other venues were granted monetary aid in upgrading infrastructure and technical equipment that positively impacted artists and concertgoers.
"The notion that revenue from performances in big venues supports the smaller venues, where it kicks off for performers like me, is just logical," Fender has commented.
The musician is not the first artist to contribute his award funds to worthy causes.
When they received the prize in the mid-90s for their album the album, frontman the singer announced that the band would give their prize money to the charity War Child.
In 2002, artist Ms Dynamite shared her bounty among a few organizations, such as the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"Additionally, I donated a thousand pounds to my local community centre, to their classes, because I trained in gymnastics when I was a child and they lacked updated gear," Ms Dynamite told the media.
Two years ago, they donated their prize money to the youth organization that developed their act, in addition to other independent music bodies.
Also the 1994 recipients they contributed their winnings to a multiple sclerosis charity after a close contact was diagnosed the disease.
"The victory was sufficient," remarked vocalist Heather Small. "The prize was the extra but we could do without the cherry, because we had the cake. So our success touched somebody else's life."
Last week, the MVT announced it had rescued several grassroots venues in the South East, by placing them under local control.
The Joiners in the city and The Croft in the city were purchased under the Own Our Venues initiative, which is backed by the arts council and music fans who buy "stakes" in the venues.
