The artist has handed over the full amount of his £25k honor cash to the MVT, which works to save the United Kingdom's grassroots live music spots.
He was awarded the cheque on 16 October as his third album his work was declared the outstanding release of the previous year.
The musician has decided to give the cash to the Music Venues Trust, in acknowledgment of the essential function small stages fulfilled in his initial steps.
"As an artist wouldn't be doing my current career if it hadn't been for all the shows I played around the area, and elsewhere, when I was starting out," remarked Sam Fender. "These spaces are renowned, but they are facing challenges."
Beginning in 2023, over 150 of these locations have ceased operations – approximately 16% of the whole industry in the UK.
Recently, well-known musicians such as Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the trust in its initiatives to support the industry, by adding a modest fee to their admission fees, which benefits independent venues.
Fender also took part, collecting over £100k on his 2024 arena tour to help numerous small stages across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The donation helped locations that were dealing with potential shutdown due to difficulties arising from water damage, blazes and bereavements, as well as regulatory hurdles, court cases and noise complaints.
Other venues were granted financial assistance in improving amenities and sound and lighting systems that positively impacted musicians and concertgoers.
"The notion that revenue from performances in large arenas helps the smaller venues, where it kicks off for musicians like me, is just logical," Fender has stated.
He is not the first artist to donate his honor funds to worthy causes.
In the band won the award in the year 1996 for their record their work, vocalist the singer stated that the band would donate their winnings to the non-profit the charity.
In 2002, musician the artist divided her prize between a few organizations, like the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"Additionally, I contributed a £1,000 to the center, to their gymnastics program, because I practiced gymnastics when I was a child and they needed updated gear," she shared with outlets.
In recent years, they gave their funds to the youth organization that developed their group, in addition to other independent music bodies.
Additionally winners that year they contributed their award to a MS organization after a friend was identified with the disease.
"Winning was quite enough," stated vocalist Heather Small. "The money was the bonus but we could do without the bonus, because we had the main prize. So our winning impacted somebody else's life."
In the past week, the Music Venues Trust shared it had rescued a couple of local spots in south-east England, by transferring them to public stewardship.
The Joiners in Southampton and The Croft in Bristol were purchased under the public acquisition scheme, which is supported by the arts council and supporters who acquire "stakes" in the venues.
