The artist has donated the complete sum of his £25,000 honor cash to the trust for venues, which works to preserve the United Kingdom's small concert spaces.
He was given the award on 16 October as his latest record People Watching was named the best record of the last 12 months.
He has chosen to donate the funds to the Music Venues Trust, in recognition of the vital role local spots had in his initial steps.
"As an artist couldn't be pursuing what I am doing today if it weren't for all the gigs I did around the area, and further afield, when I was just getting going," stated Fender. "These locations are iconic, but they are struggling."
From early 2023 onward, more than 150 of these locations have permanently closed – approximately 16% of the whole industry in the UK.
In the last year, top acts such as Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the MVT in its initiatives to support the industry, by adding a small levy to their admission fees, which benefits local stages.
Fender also took part, generating over £100k on his live tour to help thirty-eight grassroots venues across Britain.
The money assisted locations that were facing imminent closure due to challenges caused by water damage, fires and personal losses, as well as regulatory hurdles, legal disputes and sound issues.
Some locations were granted monetary aid in upgrading amenities and gear that helped musicians and audiences.
"The idea that funds from concerts in large arenas supports the smaller venues, where it begins for performers like me, is just common sense," Sam Fender has commented.
The musician is among several artists to contribute his honor prize money to charitable organizations.
Back when Pulp earned the trophy in the year 1996 for their record Different Class, frontman the singer stated that the group would contribute their prize money to the non-profit War Child.
During 2002, artist she divided her prize among a few charities, such as the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"I also contributed a £1,000 to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics class, because I trained in gymnastics when I was younger and they lacked better apparatus," she explained to a publication.
In recent years, the band contributed their winnings to the community center that developed their act, in addition to other independent music bodies.
Also 1994 winners M People donated their award to a MS organization after a close contact was diagnosed the disease.
"Winning was quite enough," said artist Small. "The prize was the bonus but we could do without the extra, because we had the honor. So our winning affected somebody else's life."
Recently, the MVT announced it had protected a couple of local spots in that region, by placing them under public stewardship.
One venue in the city and The Croft in that location were acquired under the Own Our Venues scheme, which is supported by the arts council and enthusiasts who buy "ownership units" in the venues.
