The star has handed over the full amount of his £25,000 honor cash to the MVT, which operates to save the United Kingdom's small concert spaces.
The star was presented with the prize on October 16 as his third album the album was chosen as the outstanding release of the previous year.
The musician has decided to give the cash to the trust, in recognition of the essential function local spots played in his initial steps.
"I couldn't be pursuing my current career if it wasn't for all the performances I did around the North East, and elsewhere, when I was beginning," stated Sam Fender. "These spaces are legendary, but they are in difficulty."
From early 2023 onward, over 150 of these spaces have shut down – about 16% of the entire UK sector.
Over the past year, major artists such as the band Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the trust in its attempts to help venues survive, by applying a modest fee to their ticket costs, which benefits local stages.
Sam Fender also took part, collecting over £100k on his live tour to assist numerous local spots across Britain.
The money helped venues that were confronting imminent closure due to difficulties caused by water damage, fires and bereavements, as well as regulatory hurdles, legal disputes and neighbor objections.
Some locations received funding support in improving infrastructure and technical equipment that positively impacted musicians and audiences.
"The idea that funds from concerts in large arenas supports the local stages, where it all starts for musicians like me, is just common sense," the star has stated.
He is not the first artist to give his award funds to charitable organizations.
When the band received the prize in the mid-90s for their release Different Class, frontman Jarvis Cocker announced that the group would give their prize money to the charity War Child.
During 2002, artist the artist divided her award between a few charities, like the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"And I gave a thousand pounds to the center, to their classes, because I practiced gymnastics when I was younger and they required updated gear," Ms Dynamite shared with outlets.
Previously, Ezra Collective donated their prize money to the community center that nurtured their group, alongside other independent music bodies.
And the 1994 recipients the group donated their winnings to a MS organization after a friend was diagnosed the illness.
"Winning was ample," remarked artist the singer. "The cash was the bonus but we didn't require the cherry, because we had the honor. So our victory affected somebody else's life."
Recently, the Music Venues Trust shared it had rescued a couple of grassroots venues in that region, by placing them under public stewardship.
The Joiners in that area and the second in the city were bought under the public acquisition program, which is supported by a national body and enthusiasts who acquire "stakes" in the venues.
