The artist has donated the complete sum of his £25,000 award prize money to the Music Venues Trust, which operates to save the Britain's small concert spaces.
The star was awarded the cheque on October 16 as his third album his work was chosen as the top album of the previous year.
The musician has chosen to donate the funds to the Music Venues Trust, in acknowledgment of the vital role local spots had in his early career.
"As an artist would not have achieved what I am doing today if it weren't for all the shows I performed around the region, and elsewhere, when I was starting out," remarked Sam Fender. "These locations are legendary, but they are facing challenges."
Beginning in 2023, more than 150 of these spaces have shut down – roughly 16% of the whole industry in the UK.
Over the past year, major artists such as the band Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all aided the trust in its attempts to support the industry, by adding a modest fee to their ticket costs, which benefits independent venues.
He also joined in, generating in excess of £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to help numerous local spots across Britain.
These funds helped spaces that were dealing with potential shutdown due to issues stemming from water damage, blazes and personal losses, as well as permit problems, conflicts and neighbor objections.
Some locations were granted monetary aid in improving infrastructure and technical equipment that positively impacted performers and audiences.
"The notion that revenue from shows in large arenas supports the independent spots, where it all starts for artists like me, is just sensible," Sam Fender has said.
The musician is among several artists to donate his award winnings to worthy causes.
Back when the band received the prize in 1996 for their record their work, lead singer Cocker stated that the band would donate their cash to the organization War Child.
In 2002, artist the artist divided her award between a few good causes, like the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"And I donated a thousand pounds to my local community centre, to their gymnastics program, because I did gymnastics when I was a child and they required better apparatus," the artist explained to the media.
Previously, Ezra Collective contributed their winnings to the local youth club that nurtured their band, as well as other local music groups.
Additionally winners that year M People gave their prize to a charity for MS after a friend was diagnosed the disease.
"The victory was sufficient," said artist the singer. "The prize was the extra but we didn't require the extra, because we had the honor. So our success touched the lives of others."
In the past week, the trust revealed it had rescued a couple of local spots in that region, by placing them under public stewardship.
The Joiners in Southampton and The Croft in the city were bought under the public acquisition scheme, which is supported by Arts Council England and music fans who acquire "stakes" in the buildings.
