The artist has handed over the full amount of his twenty-five thousand pound honor winnings to the trust for venues, which functions to protect the United Kingdom's grassroots live music spots.
The star was given the award on mid-October as his third album the album was named the outstanding release of the last 12 months.
He has chosen to donate the funds to the trust, in acknowledgment of the crucial part grassroots venues had in his early career.
"I personally couldn't be pursuing what I am doing today if it wasn't for all the performances I played around the area, and beyond, when I was starting out," said Sam Fender. "These spaces are renowned, but they are struggling."
Since the start of 2023, at least 150 of these locations have shut down – about one-sixth of the entire UK sector.
Over the past year, top acts including Pulp, the group Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Sheeran have all aided the trust in its attempts to help venues survive, by applying a modest fee to their admission fees, which benefits independent venues.
Fender also took part, generating in excess of £100,000 on his live tour to support thirty-eight small stages across the UK.
These funds supported spaces that were confronting possible closure due to difficulties caused by water damage, fires and bereavements, as well as regulatory hurdles, legal disputes and sound issues.
Other venues received funding support in improving amenities and gear that directly benefitted performers and concertgoers.
"The idea that revenue from performances in large arenas backs the smaller venues, where it begins for musicians like me, is just sensible," Fender has said.
The musician is not the first artist to give his honor funds to charitable organizations.
Back when Pulp won the award in 1996 for their release Different Class, frontman the singer stated that the act would give their prize money to the non-profit War Child.
That year, artist Ms Dynamite split her bounty across a few charities, like the children's charity and a Sickle Cell organization.
"And I donated a £1,000 to my local community centre, to their gymnastics program, because I trained in gymnastics when I was younger and they needed better apparatus," Ms Dynamite explained to the media.
Previously, the band donated their funds to the community center that nurtured their band, as well as other grassroots music organisations.
And 1994 winners M People donated their winnings to a MS organization after a acquaintance was found to have the condition.
"Winning was quite enough," stated artist Small. "The money was the bonus but we could do without the cherry, because we had the honor. So our success affected another person's life."
Last week, the Music Venues Trust announced it had protected several local spots in south-east England, by bringing them into community ownership.
The Joiners in that area and the other in the city were purchased under the community ownership program, which is funded by Arts Council England and music fans who buy "shares" in the venues.
