The artist has donated the full amount of his twenty-five thousand pound honor prize money to the Music Venues Trust, which operates to protect the Britain's independent live music spots.
He was presented with the prize on 16 October as his third album People Watching was chosen as the best record of the last 12 months.
He has chosen to give the cash to the trust, in appreciation of the crucial part small stages played in his initial steps.
"I would not have achieved what I am doing today if it weren't for all the shows I played around the area, and elsewhere, when I was starting out," remarked Sam Fender. "These locations are iconic, but they are facing challenges."
Beginning in 2023, over 150 of these venues have ceased operations – approximately 16 percent of the whole industry in the UK.
Recently, well-known musicians such as the band Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all supported the trust in its efforts to help venues survive, by applying a modest fee to their ticket prices, which supports smaller concert halls.
He also joined in, generating over £100k on his live tour to help thirty-eight small stages across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The donation supported spaces that were facing possible closure due to issues arising from water damage, fire incidents and bereavements, as well as permit problems, court cases and neighbor objections.
Some locations were granted financial assistance in upgrading facilities and sound and lighting systems that helped musicians and audiences.
"The notion that money from concerts in major spaces helps the smaller venues, where it begins for musicians like me, is just common sense," the star has commented.
He is not the first artist to contribute his award prize money to worthy causes.
In they earned the award in 1996 for their record the album, lead singer the singer stated that the act would contribute their cash to the charity the charity.
That year, artist she split her prize between multiple charities, like the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"And I contributed a £1,000 to my local community centre, to their classes, because I practiced gymnastics when I was a child and they required better apparatus," she shared with a publication.
In recent years, the band gave their funds to the youth organization that developed their group, in addition to other grassroots music organisations.
Also the 1994 recipients they gave their winnings to a multiple sclerosis charity after a acquaintance was diagnosed the condition.
"Winning was quite enough," remarked artist Small. "The prize was the extra but we didn't require the cherry, because we had the cake. So our victory touched another person's life."
In the past week, the Music Venues Trust shared it had rescued a couple of local spots in south-east England, by bringing them into local control.
The Joiners in the city and The Croft in that location were purchased under the public acquisition scheme, which is backed by Arts Council England and supporters who acquire "ownership units" in the venues.
