The artist has handed over the entirety of his twenty-five thousand pound honor cash to the MVT, which works to protect the Britain's independent music venues.
He was given the award on mid-October as his new release the album was chosen as the top album of the past year.
He has decided to hand the money over to the trust, in acknowledgment of the vital role local spots had in his beginning days.
"I wouldn't be doing my current career if it weren't for all the gigs I played around the North East, and further afield, when I was just getting going," remarked Sam Fender. "These spaces are iconic, but they are in difficulty."
Since the start of 2023, over 150 of these venues have shut down – about 16 percent of the whole industry in the UK.
Over the past year, well-known musicians including Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all aided the MVT in its initiatives to keep the scene afloat, by adding a small levy to their ticket prices, which supports smaller concert halls.
Fender also joined in, collecting over £100k on his live tour to support thirty-eight grassroots venues across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The money assisted spaces that were facing imminent closure due to challenges stemming from water damage, blazes and family tragedies, as well as regulatory hurdles, conflicts and noise complaints.
Additional spaces were granted financial assistance in modernizing amenities and sound and lighting systems that helped musicians and audiences.
"The concept that revenue from concerts in large arenas supports the local stages, where it kicks off for artists like me, is just common sense," Fender has commented.
He is among several artists to give his honor winnings to charitable organizations.
Back when they received the award in the year 1996 for their release their work, vocalist Cocker declared that the band would contribute their winnings to the non-profit War Child.
In 2002, artist Ms Dynamite split her prize across a few charities, including the children's charity and a Sickle Cell organization.
"Additionally, I gave a £1,000 to my local community centre, to their classes, because I did gymnastics when I was a child and they needed new equipment," Ms Dynamite told outlets.
Previously, they donated their prize money to the local youth club that developed their group, in addition to other grassroots music organisations.
And 1994 winners the group donated their winnings to a charity for MS after a friend was diagnosed the disease.
"Receiving the award was quite enough," said vocalist the singer. "The prize was the cherry on top but we didn't need the extra, because we had the main prize. So our success affected another person's life."
In the past week, the MVT announced it had saved two local spots in the South East, by placing them under public stewardship.
One venue in that area and the second in the city were bought under the public acquisition program, which is funded by the arts council and music fans who buy "ownership units" in the properties.
