The star has handed over the entirety of his £25,000 honor cash to the trust for venues, which functions to protect the United Kingdom's independent music venues.
The star was given the award on October 16 as his latest record his work was declared the outstanding release of the previous year.
The musician has decided to hand the money over to the Music Venues Trust, in recognition of the crucial part local spots played in his initial steps.
"I personally couldn't be pursuing what I am doing today if it hadn't been for all the performances I played around the area, and beyond, when I was beginning," said Sam Fender. "These spaces are legendary, but they are in difficulty."
Beginning in 2023, at least 150 of these spaces have permanently closed – roughly 16 percent of the total UK scene.
Recently, well-known musicians like Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the Music Venues Trust in its initiatives to keep the scene afloat, by adding a small levy to their ticket costs, which supports independent venues.
Sam Fender also participated, collecting more than £100,000 on his live tour to assist thirty-eight grassroots venues across Britain.
The money supported venues that were confronting potential shutdown due to difficulties arising from flooding, blazes and bereavements, as well as regulatory hurdles, legal disputes and neighbor objections.
Additional spaces obtained financial assistance in upgrading infrastructure and gear that helped musicians and audiences.
"The concept that money from concerts in major spaces backs the smaller venues, where it begins for musicians like me, is just sensible," Fender has said.
He is among several artists to contribute his award prize money to charitable organizations.
Back when Pulp earned the award in the year 1996 for their record Different Class, lead singer Cocker stated that the band would give their cash to the non-profit the charity.
That year, artist Ms Dynamite split her bounty between multiple good causes, including the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"And I gave a £1,000 to my local community centre, to their classes, because I trained in gymnastics when I was a child and they required better apparatus," she told a publication.
Two years ago, they contributed their funds to the local youth club that developed their group, in addition to other grassroots music organisations.
Also the 1994 recipients they gave their prize to a MS organization after a friend was diagnosed the condition.
"Receiving the award was ample," remarked vocalist the singer. "The prize was the cherry on top but we didn't require the cherry, because we had the honor. So our success affected the lives of others."
Last week, the trust revealed it had rescued several local spots in the South East, by transferring them to local control.
The Joiners in Southampton and The Croft in the city were purchased under the public acquisition scheme, which is funded by Arts Council England and supporters who purchase "stakes" in the properties.
