The artist has handed over the entirety of his twenty-five thousand pound award winnings to the Music Venues Trust, which functions to protect the Britain's grassroots concert spaces.
He was presented with the cheque on October 16 as his new release his work was chosen as the best record of the previous year.
The musician has decided to give the cash to the Music Venues Trust, in appreciation of the vital role local spots fulfilled in his initial steps.
"I would not have achieved what I am doing today if it weren't for all the shows I did around the area, and elsewhere, when I was just getting going," stated the artist. "These locations are iconic, but they are facing challenges."
Beginning in 2023, at least 150 of these venues have shut down – about one-sixth of the total UK scene.
Over the past year, well-known musicians including Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Sheeran have all backed the Music Venues Trust in its attempts to support the industry, by adding a modest fee to their ticket prices, which goes to help local stages.
Fender also joined in, collecting over £100k on his 2024 arena tour to support numerous small stages across the UK.
The money assisted locations that were confronting possible closure due to challenges caused by flooding, blazes and bereavements, as well as licensing issues, legal disputes and neighbor objections.
Other venues were granted monetary aid in modernizing amenities and sound and lighting systems that helped artists and concertgoers.
"The idea that funds from performances in big venues helps the smaller venues, where it kicks off for musicians like me, is just common sense," Sam Fender has stated.
The musician is among several artists to contribute his award prize money to charitable organizations.
When the band won the trophy in 1996 for their record their work, vocalist Cocker announced that the act would give their cash to the organization War Child.
In 2002, rapper and singer the artist split her bounty between multiple organizations, such as the children's charity and a Sickle Cell organization.
"I also contributed a thousand pounds to the center, to their classes, because I did gymnastics when I was a child and they needed new equipment," the artist explained to outlets.
In recent years, Ezra Collective contributed their winnings to the local youth club that nurtured their band, in addition to other independent music bodies.
And 1994 winners the group gave their prize to a multiple sclerosis charity after a friend was identified with the illness.
"Receiving the award was ample," said artist Heather Small. "The prize was the cherry on top but we didn't need the extra, because we had the cake. So our victory affected the lives of others."
Last week, the Music Venues Trust shared it had protected two small stages in the South East, by transferring them to public stewardship.
The Joiners in Southampton and the other in the city were bought under the public acquisition program, which is funded by the arts council and supporters who buy "stakes" in the properties.