The star has given the complete sum of his twenty-five thousand pound award winnings to the Music Venues Trust, which operates to protect the United Kingdom's grassroots concert spaces.
He was given the cheque on mid-October as his latest record People Watching was named the outstanding release of the previous year.
He has decided to give the cash to the Music Venues Trust, in recognition of the vital role small stages fulfilled in his beginning days.
"I couldn't be pursuing my current career if it weren't for all the performances I did around the region, and beyond, when I was just getting going," remarked the artist. "These spaces are legendary, but they are facing challenges."
Beginning in 2023, more than 150 of these spaces have permanently closed – about one-sixth of the total UK scene.
In the last year, top acts including the band Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the Music Venues Trust in its attempts to help venues survive, by including a small levy to their ticket costs, which goes to help smaller concert halls.
Sam Fender also took part, raising more than £100,000 on his live tour to help thirty-eight small stages across the UK.
The donation assisted locations that were confronting imminent closure due to issues stemming from flooding, fires and personal losses, as well as licensing issues, court cases and sound issues.
Additional spaces received funding support in modernizing amenities and technical equipment that helped musicians and concertgoers.
"The concept that funds from shows in major spaces supports the independent spots, where it all starts for musicians like me, is just logical," Fender has stated.
He is far from the only musician to donate his honor winnings to charitable organizations.
Back when Pulp received the award in the year 1996 for their release Different Class, vocalist the singer declared that the group would contribute their prize money to the non-profit War Child.
During 2002, musician the artist divided her prize across a few organizations, such as the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"And I donated a £1,000 to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics class, because I practiced gymnastics when I was younger and they needed updated gear," the artist shared with a publication.
Previously, the band gave their funds to the local youth club that nurtured their group, as well as other independent music bodies.
And the 1994 recipients the group contributed their prize to a multiple sclerosis charity after a friend was diagnosed the illness.
"The victory was quite enough," remarked vocalist Heather Small. "The cash was the extra but we didn't need the bonus, because we had the honor. So our winning affected another person's life."
Recently, the Music Venues Trust revealed it had saved several grassroots venues in south-east England, by transferring them to public stewardship.
The Joiners in Southampton and the other in that location were bought under the Own Our Venues initiative, which is funded by a national body and enthusiasts who purchase "ownership units" in the properties.
