The artist has donated the full amount of his twenty-five thousand pound honor cash to the trust for venues, which operates to preserve the UK's independent music venues.
Fender was given the cheque on mid-October as his third album People Watching was named the outstanding release of the previous year.
The musician has decided to give the cash to the Music Venues Trust, in acknowledgment of the crucial part small stages fulfilled in his initial steps.
"As an artist would not have achieved my current career if it wasn't for all the gigs I played around the area, and elsewhere, when I was beginning," remarked the artist. "These venues are renowned, but they are struggling."
From early 2023 onward, over 150 of these spaces have ceased operations – roughly 16 percent of the total UK scene.
Over the past year, well-known musicians such as Pulp, the group Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the trust in its initiatives to help venues survive, by adding a minor surcharge to their ticket prices, which supports independent venues.
Fender also participated, generating more than £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to help numerous small stages across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The money assisted venues that were facing possible closure due to issues stemming from floods, fires and bereavements, as well as permit problems, conflicts and sound issues.
Some locations obtained monetary aid in upgrading amenities and gear that positively impacted performers and fans.
"The notion that revenue from performances in big venues supports the smaller venues, where it all starts for musicians like me, is just logical," Sam Fender has stated.
Fender is among several artists to give his award winnings to charitable organizations.
Back when the band won the award in the mid-90s for their record their work, frontman the singer stated that the band would donate their prize money to the non-profit War Child.
That year, musician the artist divided her award between multiple good causes, such as the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"I also gave a £1,000 to the center, to their classes, because I trained in gymnastics when I was a child and they required new equipment," she told the media.
Previously, Ezra Collective gave their winnings to the local youth club that supported their group, as well as other local music groups.
And winners that year the group contributed their award to a charity for MS after a friend was identified with the illness.
"Winning was sufficient," remarked artist the singer. "The cash was the cherry on top but we didn't require the cherry, because we had the cake. So our winning impacted somebody else's life."
Recently, the MVT shared it had saved two local spots in the South East, by transferring them to local control.
The Joiners in Southampton and the other in the city were purchased under the public acquisition scheme, which is funded by Arts Council England and supporters who acquire "ownership units" in the properties.
