The artist has handed over the full amount of his £25,000 honor prize money to the MVT, which operates to protect the UK's grassroots music venues.
Fender was presented with the prize on October 16 as his new release the album was chosen as the best record of the previous year.
He has chosen to hand the money over to the MVT, in acknowledgment of the essential function local spots had in his early career.
"I personally would not have achieved what I am doing today if it wasn't for all the performances I did around the region, and further afield, when I was beginning," remarked Fender. "These venues are iconic, but they are facing challenges."
Since the start of 2023, over 150 of these spaces have ceased operations – about 16 percent of the total UK scene.
Recently, major artists including the band Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the MVT in its efforts to help venues survive, by including a small levy to their admission fees, which goes to help independent venues.
Sam Fender also took part, raising in excess of £100,000 on his live tour to help numerous local spots across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The donation assisted venues that were confronting possible closure due to challenges stemming from floods, blazes and personal losses, as well as regulatory hurdles, conflicts and sound issues.
Additional spaces obtained funding support in modernizing facilities and gear that positively impacted musicians and fans.
"The idea that money from shows in large arenas supports the independent spots, where it kicks off for performers like me, is just common sense," Sam Fender has commented.
Fender is far from the only musician to donate his award winnings to good deeds.
Back when they won the trophy in the year 1996 for their record their work, vocalist the singer stated that the band would give their prize money to the organization War Child.
During 2002, artist the artist divided her prize between a few charities, such as the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"Additionally, I donated a thousand pounds to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics program, because I trained in gymnastics when I was younger and they needed updated gear," Ms Dynamite explained to the media.
Two years ago, they contributed their funds to the local youth club that nurtured their group, in addition to other independent music bodies.
And the 1994 recipients M People gave their winnings to a charity for MS after a close contact was identified with the condition.
"Receiving the award was sufficient," remarked singer Small. "The cash was the bonus but we could do without the cherry, because we had the main prize. So our victory affected somebody else's life."
Recently, the MVT revealed it had protected several grassroots venues in south-east England, by transferring them to local control.
The first in Southampton and the second in the city were acquired under the Own Our Venues initiative, which is funded by Arts Council England and music fans who buy "shares" in the venues.
