The artist has handed over the complete sum of his twenty-five thousand pound honor cash to the MVT, which operates to protect the United Kingdom's grassroots concert spaces.
The star was presented with the prize on 16 October as his third album People Watching was chosen as the best record of the previous year.
He has opted to give the cash to the MVT, in acknowledgment of the essential function small stages fulfilled in his beginning days.
"I would not have achieved what I am doing today if it wasn't for all the gigs I played around the region, and further afield, when I was beginning," stated Fender. "These venues are iconic, but they are facing challenges."
Since the start of 2023, at least 150 of these locations have ceased operations – approximately 16% of the total UK scene.
Over the past year, top acts such as Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all backed the Music Venues Trust in its initiatives to support the industry, by adding a modest fee to their admission fees, which supports independent venues.
Fender also joined in, collecting over £100k on his live tour to support numerous local spots across England, Scotland, and Wales.
These funds supported locations that were facing imminent closure due to difficulties caused by flooding, fire incidents and bereavements, as well as permit problems, legal disputes and neighbor objections.
Additional spaces received financial assistance in improving facilities and technical equipment that helped artists and concertgoers.
"The notion that money from concerts in large arenas backs the independent spots, where it kicks off for artists like me, is just sensible," Sam Fender has said.
Fender is far from the only musician to give his award funds to charitable organizations.
Back when Pulp earned the prize in 1996 for their album their work, vocalist the singer declared that the band would contribute their cash to the charity the charity.
That year, artist the artist split her bounty across several good causes, including the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"And I donated a thousand pounds to the center, to their gymnastics program, because I practiced gymnastics when I was growing up and they lacked better apparatus," Ms Dynamite explained to a publication.
In recent years, the band contributed their prize money to the local youth club that developed their act, as well as other local music groups.
Also the 1994 recipients they contributed their prize to a multiple sclerosis charity after a friend was found to have the condition.
"The victory was ample," said singer Heather Small. "The cash was the bonus but we didn't need the extra, because we had the main prize. So our winning touched somebody else's life."
In the past week, the Music Venues Trust announced it had saved two local spots in the South East, by bringing them into local control.
The Joiners in that area and the second in the city were acquired under the community ownership program, which is backed by the arts council and enthusiasts who purchase "shares" in the buildings.
