The star has given the complete sum of his twenty-five thousand pound award cash to the Music Venues Trust, which operates to save the United Kingdom's grassroots music venues.
Fender was given the award on 16 October as his new release People Watching was declared the outstanding release of the past year.
Fender has opted to hand the money over to the trust, in recognition of the essential function local spots fulfilled in his beginning days.
"As an artist would not have achieved what I am doing today if it wasn't for all the shows I did around the region, and elsewhere, when I was beginning," remarked Fender. "These spaces are renowned, but they are in difficulty."
Since the start of 2023, more than 150 of these spaces have shut down – about 16 percent of the total UK scene.
Over the past year, top acts such as Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all aided the trust in its efforts to support the industry, by adding a small levy to their ticket prices, which supports smaller concert halls.
Sam Fender also participated, collecting in excess of £100,000 on his live tour to assist 38 small stages across Britain.
These funds assisted spaces that were dealing with imminent closure due to challenges caused by flooding, fire incidents and personal losses, as well as licensing issues, legal disputes and noise complaints.
Other venues obtained monetary aid in improving facilities and gear that helped musicians and audiences.
"The idea that money from performances in major spaces backs the independent spots, where it kicks off for musicians like me, is just common sense," the star has stated.
The musician is not the first artist to give his honor funds to good deeds.
Back when the band earned the award in the year 1996 for their record their work, vocalist the singer stated that the act would contribute their cash to the organization the charity.
In 2002, musician the artist split her bounty across multiple charities, such as the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"Additionally, I gave a grand to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics program, because I did gymnastics when I was a child and they lacked new equipment," Ms Dynamite shared with the media.
In recent years, Ezra Collective contributed their winnings to the youth organization that supported their group, in addition to other local music groups.
Also the 1994 recipients they gave their prize to a multiple sclerosis charity after a friend was identified with the condition.
"Receiving the award was sufficient," said artist Heather Small. "The cash was the extra but we didn't need the bonus, because we had the honor. So our victory affected somebody else's life."
Last week, the trust announced it had rescued two small stages in the South East, by placing them under local control.
The first in the city and the other in the city were bought under the public acquisition program, which is backed by a national body and music fans who acquire "ownership units" in the properties.
