The star has handed over the full amount of his twenty-five thousand pound award prize money to the Music Venues Trust, which functions to preserve the UK's small live music spots.
He was given the cheque on 16 October as his third album his work was chosen as the top album of the past year.
The musician has chosen to donate the funds to the MVT, in recognition of the crucial part small stages fulfilled in his initial steps.
"As an artist would not have achieved my current career if it wasn't for all the gigs I played around the North East, and elsewhere, when I was starting out," stated Sam Fender. "These spaces are iconic, but they are facing challenges."
Beginning in 2023, at least 150 of these venues have ceased operations – approximately one-sixth of the total UK scene.
In the last year, major artists like Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the Music Venues Trust in its attempts to support the industry, by adding a small levy to their ticket costs, which goes to help independent venues.
Fender also took part, generating more than £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to support numerous grassroots venues across the UK.
These funds supported venues that were confronting potential shutdown due to challenges stemming from flooding, fires and bereavements, as well as regulatory hurdles, court cases and neighbor objections.
Other venues obtained financial assistance in modernizing amenities and gear that helped artists and audiences.
"The notion that money from concerts in large arenas supports the smaller venues, where it begins for artists like me, is just logical," Fender has said.
The musician is far from the only musician to give his honor funds to worthy causes.
When they earned the trophy in the mid-90s for their album Different Class, lead singer Jarvis Cocker announced that the act would give their winnings to the non-profit the charity.
During 2002, musician Ms Dynamite split her award among multiple organizations, such as the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"And I donated a thousand pounds to my local community centre, to their classes, because I did gymnastics when I was a child and they lacked new equipment," Ms Dynamite explained to outlets.
In recent years, they donated their winnings to the local youth club that developed their group, in addition to other grassroots music organisations.
Additionally the 1994 recipients M People donated their prize to a multiple sclerosis charity after a acquaintance was diagnosed the illness.
"Receiving the award was quite enough," stated vocalist Small. "The money was the extra but we could do without the cherry, because we had the cake. So our victory affected somebody else's life."
In the past week, the Music Venues Trust announced it had rescued several grassroots venues in that region, by placing them under community ownership.
One venue in the city and the second in Bristol were purchased under the Own Our Venues scheme, which is funded by the arts council and supporters who acquire "stakes" in the buildings.
