The star has handed over the complete sum of his twenty-five thousand pound award prize money to the Music Venues Trust, which works to protect the United Kingdom's grassroots live music spots.
Fender was given the prize on October 16 as his new release People Watching was chosen as the best record of the past year.
Fender has decided to donate the funds to the trust, in recognition of the essential function local spots fulfilled in his early career.
"As an artist wouldn't be doing what I am doing today if it wasn't for all the performances I played around the North East, and beyond, when I was starting out," remarked Sam Fender. "These locations are legendary, but they are in difficulty."
Beginning in 2023, more than 150 of these locations have ceased operations – approximately one-sixth of the whole industry in the UK.
In the last year, top acts like the band Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the Music Venues Trust in its attempts to help venues survive, by including a modest fee to their ticket prices, which benefits independent venues.
Fender also took part, generating in excess of £100,000 on his recent tour to assist numerous local spots across England, Scotland, and Wales.
These funds helped venues that were confronting possible closure due to difficulties caused by water damage, fire incidents and family tragedies, as well as licensing issues, court cases and noise complaints.
Some locations were granted funding support in upgrading infrastructure and gear that directly benefitted artists and concertgoers.
"The idea that money from shows in big venues backs the smaller venues, where it all starts for musicians like me, is just common sense," the star has commented.
He is among several artists to donate his honor funds to good deeds.
Back when Pulp won the award in the year 1996 for their release their work, frontman Jarvis Cocker declared that the band would contribute their winnings to the organization the charity.
That year, artist she shared her award between multiple good causes, such as the children's charity and a Sickle Cell charity.
"I also gave a grand to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics class, because I trained in gymnastics when I was growing up and they needed new equipment," she shared with the media.
Previously, they donated their funds to the community center that nurtured their band, alongside other grassroots music organisations.
Also winners that year the group gave their winnings to a charity for MS after a friend was identified with the illness.
"Receiving the award was quite enough," stated artist Heather Small. "The money was the cherry on top but we didn't need the cherry, because we had the honor. So our victory touched another person's life."
Last week, the trust shared it had saved a couple of grassroots venues in south-east England, by placing them under local control.
The first in Southampton and the second in the city were purchased under the community ownership initiative, which is backed by a national body and music fans who purchase "shares" in the buildings.
