The artist has donated the entirety of his £25k honor prize money to the Music Venues Trust, which functions to preserve the UK's small live music spots.
He was awarded the prize on mid-October as his new release People Watching was named the top album of the last 12 months.
Fender has decided to donate the funds to the trust, in acknowledgment of the vital role grassroots venues played in his initial steps.
"As an artist couldn't be pursuing this success if it hadn't been for all the performances I did around the region, and beyond, when I was just getting going," stated Fender. "These venues are renowned, but they are struggling."
Since the start of 2023, at least 150 of these spaces have shut down – roughly 16 percent of the whole industry in the UK.
In the last year, top acts like Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all backed the Music Venues Trust in its attempts to support the industry, by applying a modest fee to their ticket prices, which goes to help local stages.
Sam Fender also joined in, collecting over £100k on his live tour to help thirty-eight grassroots venues across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The donation supported locations that were confronting possible closure due to challenges arising from water damage, fire incidents and family tragedies, as well as regulatory hurdles, legal disputes and noise complaints.
Additional spaces received financial assistance in improving facilities and gear that positively impacted artists and concertgoers.
"The concept that funds from concerts in big venues helps the local stages, where it kicks off for artists like me, is just logical," Fender has commented.
The musician is far from the only musician to contribute his honor winnings to charitable organizations.
When they received the trophy in 1996 for their album their work, frontman the singer declared that the group would give their prize money to the organization War Child.
During 2002, musician she shared her bounty between multiple good causes, including the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"I also gave a £1,000 to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics class, because I practiced gymnastics when I was younger and they lacked new equipment," Ms Dynamite explained to the media.
Two years ago, the band contributed their funds to the community center that developed their act, alongside other grassroots music organisations.
Also 1994 winners the group gave their prize to a charity for MS after a close contact was found to have the disease.
"Winning was quite enough," said vocalist the singer. "The prize was the extra but we didn't need the bonus, because we had the main prize. So our success impacted another person's life."
In the past week, the MVT revealed it had protected several local spots in that region, by bringing them into local control.
The first in that area and the second in that location were purchased under the Own Our Venues initiative, which is backed by Arts Council England and enthusiasts who acquire "shares" in the venues.
