The artist has handed over the complete sum of his twenty-five thousand pound award winnings to the trust for venues, which operates to preserve the Britain's grassroots concert spaces.
The star was given the prize on 16 October as his third album People Watching was declared the best record of the past year.
Fender has chosen to hand the money over to the Music Venues Trust, in acknowledgment of the essential function grassroots venues played in his initial steps.
"I wouldn't be doing what I am doing today if it weren't for all the gigs I performed around the area, and elsewhere, when I was starting out," said the artist. "These locations are iconic, but they are facing challenges."
From early 2023 onward, more than 150 of these spaces have shut down – about one-sixth of the entire UK sector.
Recently, well-known musicians such as Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all backed the trust in its initiatives to help venues survive, by adding a modest fee to their admission fees, which supports local stages.
He also joined in, collecting in excess of £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to help 38 grassroots venues across the UK.
These funds assisted locations that were confronting possible closure due to issues caused by water damage, fires and personal losses, as well as permit problems, court cases and neighbor objections.
Some locations obtained monetary aid in upgrading amenities and technical equipment that directly benefitted musicians and fans.
"The notion that money from performances in big venues helps the independent spots, where it kicks off for performers like me, is just logical," Sam Fender has stated.
The musician is far from the only musician to donate his award prize money to charitable organizations.
Back when they won the trophy in the mid-90s for their release Different Class, lead singer Cocker declared that the act would contribute their prize money to the charity War Child.
During 2002, artist she divided her prize between several charities, like the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"I also donated a grand to Highgate Newtown, to their classes, because I trained in gymnastics when I was growing up and they lacked new equipment," she shared with the media.
Previously, Ezra Collective contributed their funds to the community center that nurtured their band, as well as other local music groups.
Also winners that year the group gave their winnings to a MS organization after a close contact was identified with the disease.
"The victory was quite enough," said singer Heather Small. "The cash was the cherry on top but we could do without the extra, because we had the main prize. So our victory impacted another person's life."
In the past week, the trust shared it had saved a couple of grassroots venues in the South East, by bringing them into public stewardship.
One venue in that area and the other in that location were acquired under the Own Our Venues initiative, which is supported by a national body and enthusiasts who acquire "shares" in the properties.
