The artist has donated the complete sum of his twenty-five thousand pound honor prize money to the trust for venues, which functions to preserve the Britain's independent live music spots.
He was given the prize on 16 October as his third album the album was chosen as the outstanding release of the previous year.
The musician has opted to give the cash to the Music Venues Trust, in appreciation of the vital role grassroots venues fulfilled in his initial steps.
"I wouldn't be doing this success if it weren't for all the gigs I did around the area, and elsewhere, when I was beginning," stated Sam Fender. "These spaces are iconic, but they are in difficulty."
Beginning in 2023, over 150 of these locations have shut down – roughly 16% of the entire UK sector.
Recently, major artists like Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the Music Venues Trust in its attempts to support the industry, by including a modest fee to their ticket prices, which benefits independent venues.
Sam Fender also participated, collecting more than £100,000 on his live tour to assist 38 grassroots venues across the UK.
The money assisted locations that were dealing with potential shutdown due to issues arising from flooding, fires and family tragedies, as well as licensing issues, court cases and neighbor objections.
Some locations were granted funding support in upgrading infrastructure and technical equipment that directly benefitted musicians and fans.
"The idea that money from performances in large arenas helps the smaller venues, where it all starts for artists like me, is just common sense," Sam Fender has stated.
The musician is not the first artist to give his honor funds to worthy causes.
In Pulp received the award in 1996 for their album Different Class, lead singer Jarvis Cocker stated that the act would contribute their cash to the organization War Child.
In 2002, rapper and singer she split her bounty across several good causes, including the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"And I gave a £1,000 to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics program, because I practiced gymnastics when I was younger and they lacked better apparatus," the artist explained to a publication.
In recent years, Ezra Collective gave their prize money to the community center that developed their band, in addition to other local music groups.
Also the 1994 recipients the group contributed their award to a MS organization after a close contact was found to have the condition.
"Receiving the award was quite enough," said artist the singer. "The cash was the extra but we could do without the cherry, because we had the honor. So our success impacted somebody else's life."
Recently, the trust revealed it had saved several grassroots venues in the South East, by placing them under community ownership.
The first in that area and the second in that location were purchased under the Own Our Venues scheme, which is backed by the arts council and enthusiasts who buy "stakes" in the properties.
