The artist has handed over the full amount of his £25k honor cash to the MVT, which works to protect the United Kingdom's grassroots live music spots.
Fender was presented with the cheque on October 16 as his new release the album was declared the top album of the past year.
He has chosen to hand the money over to the trust, in appreciation of the vital role small stages had in his beginning days.
"I couldn't be pursuing my current career if it weren't for all the shows I played around the area, and elsewhere, when I was beginning," remarked Sam Fender. "These locations are iconic, but they are in difficulty."
Beginning in 2023, over 150 of these venues have permanently closed – roughly one-sixth of the whole industry in the UK.
In the last year, top acts including the band Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Sheeran have all aided the trust in its attempts to keep the scene afloat, by adding a modest fee to their admission fees, which goes to help local stages.
Sam Fender also took part, raising in excess of £100,000 on his recent tour to help thirty-eight small stages across the UK.
These funds helped spaces that were dealing with imminent closure due to difficulties stemming from floods, fire incidents and personal losses, as well as permit problems, legal disputes and sound issues.
Additional spaces obtained monetary aid in modernizing infrastructure and sound and lighting systems that positively impacted musicians and audiences.
"The idea that revenue from performances in major spaces backs the smaller venues, where it begins for artists like me, is just common sense," Sam Fender has commented.
He is among several artists to contribute his honor funds to charitable organizations.
In the band won the prize in the mid-90s for their release the album, vocalist Jarvis Cocker announced that the band would give their cash to the organization War Child.
That year, artist she split her prize between a few charities, such as the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"Additionally, I donated a £1,000 to the center, to their gymnastics program, because I practiced gymnastics when I was growing up and they lacked updated gear," she shared with a publication.
In recent years, the band gave their winnings to the local youth club that developed their act, in addition to other local music groups.
And 1994 winners they donated their award to a MS organization after a friend was identified with the disease.
"Receiving the award was ample," stated artist the singer. "The prize was the cherry on top but we could do without the bonus, because we had the honor. So our winning impacted the lives of others."
Last week, the Music Venues Trust revealed it had protected two small stages in that region, by placing them under public stewardship.
One venue in Southampton and the other in Bristol were purchased under the public acquisition scheme, which is funded by Arts Council England and enthusiasts who purchase "ownership units" in the buildings.
