The artist has handed over the full amount of his £25k honor winnings to the trust for venues, which functions to save the UK's independent live music spots.
Fender was awarded the cheque on 16 October as his third album the album was named the best record of the past year.
The musician has opted to give the cash to the Music Venues Trust, in recognition of the vital role grassroots venues played in his initial steps.
"I personally couldn't be pursuing this success if it wasn't for all the shows I performed around the region, and elsewhere, when I was just getting going," stated Sam Fender. "These spaces are iconic, but they are in difficulty."
Since the start of 2023, over 150 of these spaces have permanently closed – approximately 16% of the total UK scene.
In the last year, major artists such as Pulp, the group Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the MVT in its initiatives to keep the scene afloat, by applying a minor surcharge to their ticket costs, which supports independent venues.
Sam Fender also took part, raising more than £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to help numerous grassroots venues across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The donation supported spaces that were dealing with possible closure due to issues arising from floods, fires and personal losses, as well as regulatory hurdles, court cases and neighbor objections.
Other venues received monetary aid in upgrading infrastructure and gear that directly benefitted performers and concertgoers.
"The notion that funds from concerts in big venues backs the local stages, where it begins for artists like me, is just common sense," Sam Fender has stated.
Fender is not the first artist to contribute his honor funds to worthy causes.
In Pulp received the prize in the mid-90s for their album their work, lead singer the singer announced that the group would contribute their prize money to the non-profit War Child.
In 2002, rapper and singer she split her bounty across several organizations, such as the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"I also contributed a thousand pounds to my local community centre, to their gymnastics program, because I practiced gymnastics when I was younger and they required better apparatus," she explained to a publication.
Previously, Ezra Collective gave their prize money to the local youth club that developed their act, alongside other local music groups.
Additionally 1994 winners they donated their winnings to a MS organization after a friend was found to have the disease.
"Receiving the award was sufficient," stated vocalist the singer. "The money was the cherry on top but we didn't need the cherry, because we had the main prize. So our victory affected the lives of others."
In the past week, the MVT revealed it had saved several small stages in that region, by transferring them to public stewardship.
The Joiners in that area and the second in Bristol were acquired under the public acquisition program, which is supported by the arts council and enthusiasts who buy "stakes" in the buildings.
