The artist has given the full amount of his £25,000 award winnings to the Music Venues Trust, which operates to save the United Kingdom's grassroots music venues.
Fender was awarded the cheque on mid-October as his new release People Watching was chosen as the outstanding release of the last 12 months.
The musician has decided to give the cash to the Music Venues Trust, in recognition of the crucial part local spots had in his early career.
"I couldn't be pursuing my current career if it wasn't for all the gigs I did around the area, and beyond, when I was beginning," said Sam Fender. "These locations are renowned, but they are struggling."
From early 2023 onward, over 150 of these locations have ceased operations – roughly 16% of the entire UK sector.
Recently, major artists like Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all supported the trust in its attempts to help venues survive, by applying a minor surcharge to their admission fees, which supports local stages.
Fender also participated, raising over £100k on his live tour to help numerous local spots across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The donation supported venues that were facing potential shutdown due to difficulties arising from water damage, fire incidents and family tragedies, as well as regulatory hurdles, conflicts and neighbor objections.
Additional spaces received funding support in modernizing facilities and sound and lighting systems that positively impacted performers and fans.
"The idea that funds from performances in large arenas supports the independent spots, where it begins for musicians like me, is just sensible," the star has said.
The musician is among several artists to contribute his award winnings to worthy causes.
In they received the award in the mid-90s for their album their work, frontman Cocker stated that the group would give their prize money to the organization War Child.
During 2002, musician she shared her award among several charities, like the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"Additionally, I gave a thousand pounds to the center, to their gymnastics class, because I trained in gymnastics when I was growing up and they needed new equipment," she explained to a publication.
In recent years, they gave their prize money to the local youth club that nurtured their act, alongside other local music groups.
Also 1994 winners the group donated their award to a MS organization after a acquaintance was found to have the disease.
"Receiving the award was ample," said singer Heather Small. "The cash was the bonus but we could do without the bonus, because we had the main prize. So our success impacted somebody else's life."
In the past week, the trust revealed it had saved a couple of grassroots venues in the South East, by bringing them into local control.
The Joiners in Southampton and the other in the city were purchased under the public acquisition program, which is funded by Arts Council England and enthusiasts who purchase "stakes" in the buildings.
