The star has given the complete sum of his £25,000 honor prize money to the Music Venues Trust, which functions to preserve the Britain's grassroots live music spots.
The star was presented with the award on mid-October as his new release the album was named the outstanding release of the last 12 months.
He has chosen to donate the funds to the Music Venues Trust, in recognition of the essential function grassroots venues played in his early career.
"I personally would not have achieved what I am doing today if it wasn't for all the shows I did around the region, and further afield, when I was beginning," stated Sam Fender. "These spaces are iconic, but they are struggling."
Since the start of 2023, at least 150 of these spaces have shut down – approximately 16 percent of the whole industry in the UK.
In the last year, well-known musicians including Pulp, the group Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Sheeran have all supported the MVT in its efforts to support the industry, by applying a modest fee to their admission fees, which goes to help smaller concert halls.
He also participated, raising over £100k on his 2024 arena tour to assist numerous small stages across England, Scotland, and Wales.
These funds assisted venues that were dealing with imminent closure due to difficulties arising from flooding, fire incidents and family tragedies, as well as regulatory hurdles, court cases and noise complaints.
Additional spaces received financial assistance in improving facilities and gear that helped musicians and concertgoers.
"The notion that revenue from concerts in large arenas supports the smaller venues, where it begins for musicians like me, is just sensible," the star has said.
The musician is among several artists to give his award funds to worthy causes.
When they won the trophy in the year 1996 for their record Different Class, lead singer Cocker announced that the act would give their winnings to the organization War Child.
In 2002, rapper and singer the artist divided her award across multiple charities, such as the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"Additionally, I donated a £1,000 to the center, to their gymnastics class, because I did gymnastics when I was growing up and they required updated gear," the artist shared with the media.
Previously, they gave their prize money to the youth organization that nurtured their band, alongside other grassroots music organisations.
Also 1994 winners M People contributed their prize to a charity for MS after a friend was found to have the disease.
"Receiving the award was ample," said vocalist Small. "The money was the extra but we could do without the extra, because we had the cake. So our winning affected somebody else's life."
In the past week, the MVT revealed it had protected several small stages in that region, by bringing them into community ownership.
One venue in that area and The Croft in Bristol were purchased under the community ownership program, which is supported by Arts Council England and supporters who purchase "stakes" in the buildings.
