The star has donated the entirety of his £25k honor prize money to the MVT, which works to preserve the UK's grassroots music venues.
The star was awarded the cheque on mid-October as his third album the album was chosen as the best record of the past year.
He has chosen to hand the money over to the MVT, in acknowledgment of the essential function small stages played in his early career.
"As an artist couldn't be pursuing this success if it wasn't for all the performances I performed around the region, and beyond, when I was beginning," stated Sam Fender. "These locations are iconic, but they are facing challenges."
From early 2023 onward, more than 150 of these locations have shut down – roughly 16 percent of the whole industry in the UK.
In the last year, major artists such as the band Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the Music Venues Trust in its initiatives to help venues survive, by applying a minor surcharge to their admission fees, which benefits smaller concert halls.
He also joined in, raising in excess of £100,000 on his live tour to assist thirty-eight small stages across Britain.
The money assisted spaces that were confronting potential shutdown due to challenges stemming from flooding, blazes and bereavements, as well as regulatory hurdles, legal disputes and sound issues.
Some locations obtained monetary aid in modernizing infrastructure and sound and lighting systems that helped artists and fans.
"The notion that revenue from concerts in large arenas helps the smaller venues, where it begins for artists like me, is just common sense," the star has commented.
He is not the first artist to contribute his award prize money to charitable organizations.
Back when the band earned the trophy in 1996 for their record Different Class, lead singer Jarvis Cocker stated that the band would contribute their winnings to the non-profit War Child.
That year, artist the artist shared her bounty between multiple good causes, such as the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"I also contributed a £1,000 to Highgate Newtown, to their classes, because I trained in gymnastics when I was a child and they lacked updated gear," the artist explained to a publication.
Two years ago, the band donated their prize money to the local youth club that developed their band, alongside other local music groups.
Additionally the 1994 recipients M People contributed their winnings to a multiple sclerosis charity after a friend was identified with the disease.
"The victory was sufficient," stated vocalist Small. "The prize was the extra but we could do without the bonus, because we had the main prize. So our success touched another person's life."
Recently, the trust announced it had saved two small stages in that region, by transferring them to community ownership.
The first in Southampton and the other in Bristol were bought under the public acquisition scheme, which is funded by a national body and music fans who buy "ownership units" in the venues.
