The star has handed over the full amount of his twenty-five thousand pound award prize money to the trust for venues, which functions to protect the UK's independent music venues.
Fender was presented with the cheque on 16 October as his third album his work was declared the outstanding release of the last 12 months.
He has decided to hand the money over to the Music Venues Trust, in appreciation of the essential function small stages played in his beginning days.
"As an artist couldn't be pursuing my current career if it weren't for all the shows I performed around the North East, and elsewhere, when I was just getting going," stated the artist. "These locations are legendary, but they are in difficulty."
From early 2023 onward, at least 150 of these venues have permanently closed – approximately 16% of the total UK scene.
Recently, well-known musicians including the band Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the trust in its efforts to help venues survive, by including a small levy to their admission fees, which benefits independent venues.
Fender also joined in, generating in excess of £100,000 on his live tour to assist numerous small stages across Britain.
The donation helped venues that were dealing with imminent closure due to difficulties stemming from floods, blazes and family tragedies, as well as regulatory hurdles, legal disputes and neighbor objections.
Additional spaces obtained monetary aid in upgrading amenities and gear that directly benefitted musicians and audiences.
"The idea that money from concerts in major spaces helps the local stages, where it begins for musicians like me, is just logical," Sam Fender has said.
Fender is far from the only musician to give his award funds to worthy causes.
When Pulp won the trophy in the year 1996 for their release the album, vocalist Cocker stated that the act would give their prize money to the organization War Child.
That year, rapper and singer she shared her prize between a few organizations, like the children's charity and a Sickle Cell organization.
"I also donated a £1,000 to the center, to their gymnastics class, because I trained in gymnastics when I was a child and they needed updated gear," Ms Dynamite explained to a publication.
Previously, the band donated their winnings to the local youth club that nurtured their act, in addition to other local music groups.
Also winners that year M People contributed their award to a multiple sclerosis charity after a close contact was found to have the condition.
"The victory was sufficient," stated singer Heather Small. "The cash was the cherry on top but we could do without the bonus, because we had the cake. So our winning impacted another person's life."
In the past week, the Music Venues Trust revealed it had saved two grassroots venues in south-east England, by bringing them into community ownership.
The Joiners in that area and the second in the city were bought under the Own Our Venues scheme, which is backed by the arts council and enthusiasts who purchase "stakes" in the venues.
