The star has handed over the complete sum of his £25,000 honor cash to the Music Venues Trust, which works to save the Britain's grassroots live music spots.
The star was presented with the cheque on October 16 as his new release the album was chosen as the best record of the past year.
The musician has chosen to give the cash to the Music Venues Trust, in acknowledgment of the crucial part small stages played in his beginning days.
"As an artist would not have achieved my current career if it hadn't been for all the shows I performed around the area, and further afield, when I was starting out," remarked Fender. "These locations are renowned, but they are struggling."
Beginning in 2023, more than 150 of these locations have ceased operations – roughly one-sixth of the total UK scene.
Over the past year, well-known musicians such as Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the MVT in its initiatives to support the industry, by including a small levy to their ticket costs, which supports local stages.
Sam Fender also took part, raising in excess of £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to help thirty-eight local spots across the UK.
The donation assisted venues that were confronting potential shutdown due to issues stemming from floods, fires and family tragedies, as well as licensing issues, legal disputes and neighbor objections.
Additional spaces received monetary aid in modernizing amenities and technical equipment that positively impacted performers and fans.
"The idea that money from concerts in large arenas helps the smaller venues, where it kicks off for performers like me, is just logical," the star has said.
The musician is not the first artist to donate his honor prize money to good deeds.
Back when the band received the prize in 1996 for their record the album, lead singer Jarvis Cocker stated that the band would give their prize money to the organization War Child.
During 2002, artist Ms Dynamite split her prize among multiple charities, like the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"And I donated a thousand pounds to my local community centre, to their gymnastics class, because I trained in gymnastics when I was younger and they required better apparatus," the artist explained to the media.
Two years ago, they gave their funds to the youth organization that supported their act, alongside other independent music bodies.
Additionally winners that year the group gave their winnings to a MS organization after a acquaintance was diagnosed the disease.
"Receiving the award was quite enough," stated artist Small. "The cash was the cherry on top but we didn't require the extra, because we had the main prize. So our winning affected another person's life."
Last week, the MVT shared it had saved two grassroots venues in the South East, by transferring them to community ownership.
One venue in that area and the second in that location were bought under the public acquisition initiative, which is funded by a national body and enthusiasts who buy "stakes" in the buildings.
