The artist has given the complete sum of his £25k honor cash to the Music Venues Trust, which functions to preserve the United Kingdom's small concert spaces.
Fender was given the award on mid-October as his new release his work was declared the top album of the previous year.
He has decided to give the cash to the Music Venues Trust, in acknowledgment of the essential function small stages had in his beginning days.
"I wouldn't be doing this success if it hadn't been for all the shows I played around the North East, and beyond, when I was starting out," remarked Sam Fender. "These locations are renowned, but they are facing challenges."
Beginning in 2023, more than 150 of these locations have shut down – roughly one-sixth of the entire UK sector.
Recently, well-known musicians such as the band Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all aided the Music Venues Trust in its initiatives to support the industry, by including a small levy to their admission fees, which supports independent venues.
Sam Fender also joined in, generating over £100k on his recent tour to support 38 small stages across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The money helped locations that were dealing with potential shutdown due to challenges arising from floods, fire incidents and family tragedies, as well as licensing issues, conflicts and neighbor objections.
Additional spaces were granted financial assistance in upgrading amenities and gear that helped performers and concertgoers.
"The concept that money from shows in big venues backs the independent spots, where it kicks off for musicians like me, is just sensible," the star has stated.
The musician is far from the only musician to donate his award funds to charitable organizations.
When the band earned the award in 1996 for their record the album, vocalist Jarvis Cocker announced that the band would contribute their cash to the organization War Child.
That year, artist she shared her award across a few charities, like the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"Additionally, I donated a thousand pounds to my local community centre, to their gymnastics class, because I practiced gymnastics when I was a child and they required new equipment," she told the media.
Previously, they gave their winnings to the community center that nurtured their group, in addition to other local music groups.
Additionally winners that year M People contributed their prize to a charity for MS after a acquaintance was diagnosed the disease.
"Receiving the award was sufficient," remarked singer the singer. "The money was the extra but we could do without the cherry, because we had the main prize. So our success touched somebody else's life."
In the past week, the Music Venues Trust shared it had saved several local spots in the South East, by transferring them to public stewardship.
The Joiners in that area and the second in the city were acquired under the public acquisition initiative, which is backed by the arts council and enthusiasts who acquire "ownership units" in the properties.
