The artist has given the full amount of his twenty-five thousand pound honor cash to the MVT, which operates to preserve the Britain's independent music venues.
He was presented with the cheque on October 16 as his third album People Watching was declared the best record of the past year.
The musician has decided to give the cash to the MVT, in appreciation of the vital role small stages had in his beginning days.
"As an artist would not have achieved what I am doing today if it wasn't for all the shows I performed around the North East, and further afield, when I was beginning," stated Fender. "These spaces are renowned, but they are facing challenges."
From early 2023 onward, more than 150 of these locations have shut down – approximately 16% of the total UK scene.
In the last year, top acts such as Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all aided the MVT in its attempts to keep the scene afloat, by applying a small levy to their ticket costs, which benefits smaller concert halls.
Fender also joined in, generating more than £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to assist 38 small stages across Britain.
The donation helped venues that were confronting potential shutdown due to difficulties caused by flooding, fire incidents and bereavements, as well as regulatory hurdles, legal disputes and sound issues.
Some locations obtained funding support in modernizing infrastructure and sound and lighting systems that positively impacted performers and concertgoers.
"The notion that funds from shows in big venues backs the smaller venues, where it kicks off for performers like me, is just common sense," Sam Fender has stated.
He is not the first artist to contribute his honor funds to worthy causes.
Back when Pulp earned the prize in the mid-90s for their release the album, lead singer the singer declared that the act would contribute their cash to the organization War Child.
In 2002, rapper and singer Ms Dynamite split her award across a few good causes, such as the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"Additionally, I donated a grand to my local community centre, to their gymnastics class, because I trained in gymnastics when I was growing up and they needed better apparatus," Ms Dynamite told outlets.
Two years ago, Ezra Collective gave their winnings to the community center that supported their act, alongside other grassroots music organisations.
Additionally the 1994 recipients they gave their winnings to a MS organization after a acquaintance was found to have the disease.
"The victory was quite enough," said vocalist the singer. "The money was the bonus but we didn't require the cherry, because we had the main prize. So our victory impacted another person's life."
Recently, the MVT shared it had protected a couple of small stages in south-east England, by bringing them into community ownership.
The Joiners in Southampton and The Croft in Bristol were acquired under the community ownership scheme, which is backed by the arts council and music fans who purchase "ownership units" in the venues.
