The star has given the entirety of his twenty-five thousand pound award winnings to the MVT, which works to preserve the United Kingdom's independent live music spots.
He was awarded the prize on mid-October as his third album his work was declared the top album of the previous year.
He has decided to donate the funds to the MVT, in appreciation of the essential function local spots played in his early career.
"As an artist couldn't be pursuing my current career if it hadn't been for all the gigs I did around the North East, and further afield, when I was beginning," stated the artist. "These spaces are iconic, but they are struggling."
Beginning in 2023, more than 150 of these locations have shut down – about 16% of the total UK scene.
Recently, top acts like Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all backed the MVT in its efforts to keep the scene afloat, by including a minor surcharge to their ticket prices, which goes to help local stages.
Sam Fender also joined in, generating in excess of £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to help thirty-eight small stages across Britain.
These funds supported locations that were dealing with imminent closure due to issues arising from water damage, blazes and personal losses, as well as regulatory hurdles, conflicts and noise complaints.
Other venues obtained monetary aid in modernizing infrastructure and technical equipment that directly benefitted musicians and fans.
"The idea that funds from concerts in major spaces backs the local stages, where it all starts for artists like me, is just sensible," Fender has said.
Fender is far from the only musician to give his award prize money to worthy causes.
Back when Pulp won the prize in the year 1996 for their release the album, frontman the singer declared that the group would donate their winnings to the non-profit War Child.
In 2002, artist the artist split her award across several charities, like the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"I also contributed a thousand pounds to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics class, because I practiced gymnastics when I was younger and they required updated gear," the artist told outlets.
Previously, they donated their winnings to the community center that supported their act, as well as other independent music bodies.
Additionally winners that year the group gave their prize to a charity for MS after a friend was identified with the disease.
"Winning was quite enough," stated artist Heather Small. "The prize was the cherry on top but we didn't need the cherry, because we had the honor. So our success impacted somebody else's life."
Recently, the trust shared it had saved several small stages in south-east England, by transferring them to local control.
One venue in Southampton and The Croft in Bristol were acquired under the Own Our Venues program, which is supported by a national body and music fans who buy "ownership units" in the venues.
