The artist has donated the complete sum of his twenty-five thousand pound award prize money to the trust for venues, which works to save the United Kingdom's independent concert spaces.
He was presented with the prize on 16 October as his new release People Watching was named the best record of the past year.
He has decided to donate the funds to the trust, in acknowledgment of the essential function grassroots venues had in his beginning days.
"I wouldn't be doing this success if it weren't for all the gigs I played around the region, and further afield, when I was just getting going," said Sam Fender. "These spaces are legendary, but they are in difficulty."
From early 2023 onward, over 150 of these venues have ceased operations – roughly one-sixth of the total UK scene.
In the last year, well-known musicians like Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the MVT in its initiatives to help venues survive, by applying a modest fee to their admission fees, which benefits smaller concert halls.
Sam Fender also participated, raising more than £100,000 on his recent tour to assist 38 small stages across Britain.
These funds helped venues that were dealing with possible closure due to issues caused by floods, fire incidents and family tragedies, as well as permit problems, court cases and sound issues.
Additional spaces were granted monetary aid in upgrading infrastructure and technical equipment that positively impacted artists and concertgoers.
"The idea that money from concerts in major spaces helps the local stages, where it all starts for performers like me, is just common sense," the star has commented.
He is among several artists to give his award winnings to charitable organizations.
When Pulp received the trophy in 1996 for their record their work, frontman Cocker stated that the band would contribute their winnings to the non-profit the charity.
During 2002, artist the artist split her prize among a few organizations, including the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"Additionally, I gave a grand to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics class, because I practiced gymnastics when I was younger and they lacked better apparatus," Ms Dynamite shared with the media.
In recent years, Ezra Collective donated their funds to the community center that nurtured their band, as well as other independent music bodies.
Additionally the 1994 recipients they donated their winnings to a multiple sclerosis charity after a close contact was diagnosed the condition.
"Winning was sufficient," remarked vocalist Heather Small. "The cash was the bonus but we didn't require the extra, because we had the main prize. So our winning touched another person's life."
In the past week, the Music Venues Trust shared it had protected several grassroots venues in that region, by bringing them into public stewardship.
The Joiners in the city and the second in Bristol were purchased under the public acquisition initiative, which is funded by the arts council and music fans who acquire "ownership units" in the properties.
