The artist has handed over the complete sum of his £25,000 award winnings to the trust for venues, which operates to save the United Kingdom's grassroots concert spaces.
He was given the prize on October 16 as his latest record his work was named the best record of the previous year.
The musician has chosen to give the cash to the Music Venues Trust, in recognition of the vital role small stages fulfilled in his initial steps.
"I would not have achieved this success if it weren't for all the shows I performed around the North East, and elsewhere, when I was beginning," remarked Sam Fender. "These venues are legendary, but they are in difficulty."
Since the start of 2023, over 150 of these locations have permanently closed – about 16 percent of the entire UK sector.
Recently, top acts like the band Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all aided the MVT in its efforts to keep the scene afloat, by adding a small levy to their ticket costs, which supports local stages.
He also took part, collecting more than £100,000 on his live tour to help thirty-eight grassroots venues across England, Scotland, and Wales.
These funds supported venues that were confronting imminent closure due to difficulties stemming from water damage, fires and bereavements, as well as licensing issues, court cases and noise complaints.
Additional spaces received funding support in modernizing infrastructure and sound and lighting systems that directly benefitted musicians and fans.
"The concept that funds from performances in large arenas supports the smaller venues, where it kicks off for performers like me, is just common sense," the star has commented.
He is not the first artist to give his award prize money to charitable organizations.
In they won the trophy in the mid-90s for their release their work, frontman Cocker stated that the act would contribute their prize money to the organization the charity.
That year, artist the artist split her prize across multiple charities, such as the children's charity and a Sickle Cell organization.
"I also donated a grand to my local community centre, to their classes, because I trained in gymnastics when I was a child and they needed new equipment," she told outlets.
In recent years, they donated their winnings to the community center that supported their group, in addition to other grassroots music organisations.
Also the 1994 recipients M People contributed their prize to a charity for MS after a acquaintance was identified with the illness.
"Winning was sufficient," stated artist Small. "The prize was the cherry on top but we didn't need the extra, because we had the cake. So our winning touched somebody else's life."
Last week, the MVT shared it had protected two small stages in the South East, by bringing them into public stewardship.
One venue in the city and The Croft in the city were bought under the public acquisition initiative, which is supported by Arts Council England and enthusiasts who acquire "stakes" in the properties.
