The star has given the entirety of his twenty-five thousand pound honor prize money to the Music Venues Trust, which functions to protect the United Kingdom's independent live music spots.
The star was given the prize on mid-October as his latest record the album was chosen as the top album of the last 12 months.
The musician has decided to hand the money over to the Music Venues Trust, in acknowledgment of the crucial part grassroots venues had in his beginning days.
"I personally couldn't be pursuing what I am doing today if it weren't for all the gigs I did around the North East, and further afield, when I was starting out," stated the artist. "These venues are renowned, but they are facing challenges."
Since the start of 2023, at least 150 of these spaces have permanently closed – approximately 16 percent of the entire UK sector.
In the last year, major artists like Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the MVT in its initiatives to support the industry, by including a modest fee to their ticket costs, which goes to help independent venues.
Sam Fender also joined in, collecting in excess of £100,000 on his recent tour to support 38 small stages across the UK.
The donation assisted venues that were facing imminent closure due to difficulties caused by water damage, fires and personal losses, as well as regulatory hurdles, conflicts and neighbor objections.
Additional spaces received monetary aid in improving amenities and gear that directly benefitted artists and concertgoers.
"The idea that money from performances in large arenas backs the local stages, where it all starts for artists like me, is just logical," Fender has commented.
The musician is among several artists to give his award winnings to good deeds.
When they earned the prize in the mid-90s for their release the album, frontman the singer stated that the band would contribute their prize money to the non-profit the charity.
In 2002, rapper and singer she split her prize among a few charities, including the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"And I donated a thousand pounds to the center, to their gymnastics class, because I practiced gymnastics when I was a child and they needed better apparatus," Ms Dynamite told outlets.
Previously, they gave their prize money to the youth organization that developed their group, as well as other local music groups.
Also the 1994 recipients the group contributed their prize to a multiple sclerosis charity after a friend was diagnosed the disease.
"Winning was quite enough," stated artist Heather Small. "The money was the cherry on top but we could do without the cherry, because we had the cake. So our success touched the lives of others."
Last week, the Music Venues Trust shared it had protected a couple of small stages in south-east England, by transferring them to local control.
The Joiners in Southampton and the second in the city were bought under the Own Our Venues program, which is funded by Arts Council England and enthusiasts who purchase "shares" in the properties.
