The artist has handed over the complete sum of his £25,000 honor cash to the MVT, which functions to protect the United Kingdom's independent live music spots.
Fender was presented with the award on October 16 as his third album the album was named the top album of the past year.
He has opted to hand the money over to the Music Venues Trust, in appreciation of the vital role small stages played in his beginning days.
"I personally couldn't be pursuing my current career if it wasn't for all the performances I did around the North East, and further afield, when I was starting out," said the artist. "These locations are iconic, but they are facing challenges."
Since the start of 2023, more than 150 of these locations have permanently closed – roughly 16% of the entire UK sector.
In the last year, major artists including the band Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all aided the MVT in its efforts to support the industry, by applying a modest fee to their ticket costs, which supports smaller concert halls.
Sam Fender also took part, generating over £100k on his live tour to assist numerous grassroots venues across Britain.
The donation assisted spaces that were facing imminent closure due to difficulties caused by flooding, fires and personal losses, as well as regulatory hurdles, legal disputes and neighbor objections.
Other venues obtained monetary aid in improving amenities and gear that helped musicians and fans.
"The notion that money from shows in large arenas helps the local stages, where it kicks off for performers like me, is just common sense," the star has commented.
The musician is among several artists to give his award prize money to charitable organizations.
In the band received the prize in the year 1996 for their record Different Class, frontman the singer declared that the act would donate their winnings to the charity the charity.
That year, artist the artist split her prize across multiple good causes, such as the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"Additionally, I contributed a grand to the center, to their gymnastics class, because I trained in gymnastics when I was growing up and they needed better apparatus," she shared with a publication.
Previously, the band gave their funds to the community center that nurtured their group, alongside other grassroots music organisations.
And 1994 winners the group contributed their prize to a multiple sclerosis charity after a friend was identified with the condition.
"The victory was ample," remarked vocalist Heather Small. "The money was the bonus but we didn't need the cherry, because we had the honor. So our victory touched somebody else's life."
In the past week, the trust announced it had saved several small stages in the South East, by transferring them to local control.
The first in that area and the second in that location were acquired under the Own Our Venues program, which is funded by the arts council and enthusiasts who buy "stakes" in the buildings.
