The star has donated the complete sum of his twenty-five thousand pound award cash to the trust for venues, which operates to save the United Kingdom's grassroots concert spaces.
The star was given the prize on mid-October as his new release People Watching was named the outstanding release of the previous year.
The musician has chosen to donate the funds to the Music Venues Trust, in acknowledgment of the essential function grassroots venues had in his early career.
"As an artist would not have achieved my current career if it hadn't been for all the gigs I played around the North East, and further afield, when I was starting out," said Fender. "These locations are iconic, but they are facing challenges."
Since the start of 2023, more than 150 of these locations have permanently closed – roughly 16 percent of the entire UK sector.
Over the past year, top acts including Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the Music Venues Trust in its efforts to help venues survive, by adding a modest fee to their admission fees, which goes to help smaller concert halls.
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 money assisted spaces that were facing possible closure due to challenges stemming from floods, blazes and family tragedies, as well as permit problems, court cases and neighbor objections.
Additional spaces received monetary aid in upgrading facilities and sound and lighting systems that positively impacted artists and fans.
"The idea that money from concerts in large arenas backs the independent spots, where it begins for artists like me, is just logical," the star has stated.
The musician is among several artists to contribute his award winnings to good deeds.
When the band received the award in the mid-90s for their album Different Class, lead singer Cocker stated that the group would give their winnings to the charity the charity.
During 2002, artist the artist shared her prize across multiple good causes, such as the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"I also gave a £1,000 to my local community centre, to their classes, because I did gymnastics when I was younger and they lacked updated gear," she shared with a publication.
In recent years, they contributed their prize money to the youth organization that nurtured their act, as well as other local music groups.
Additionally 1994 winners the group donated their winnings to a charity for MS after a close contact was identified with the illness.
"Receiving the award was quite enough," stated artist Heather Small. "The prize was the cherry on top but we could do without the cherry, because we had the honor. So our winning touched the lives of others."
Recently, the trust revealed it had protected several small stages in that region, by placing them under local control.
The Joiners in Southampton and the second in Bristol were bought under the Own Our Venues initiative, which is backed by Arts Council England and enthusiasts who purchase "ownership units" in the buildings.
