The artist has handed over the complete sum of his £25,000 award winnings to the MVT, which works to preserve the United Kingdom's grassroots live music spots.
Fender was given the cheque on mid-October as his third album the album was chosen as the top album of the last 12 months.
The musician has decided to donate the funds to the MVT, in recognition of the vital role small stages fulfilled in his initial steps.
"I wouldn't be doing this success if it hadn't been for all the shows I performed around the area, and further afield, when I was beginning," remarked Sam Fender. "These locations are iconic, but they are struggling."
From early 2023 onward, at least 150 of these venues have permanently closed – roughly 16 percent of the total UK scene.
Recently, well-known musicians like Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the MVT in its efforts to help venues survive, by including a small levy to their ticket costs, which goes to help smaller concert halls.
Fender also joined in, generating more than £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to assist numerous small stages across the UK.
These funds assisted venues that were facing potential shutdown due to issues arising from water damage, fire incidents and personal losses, as well as permit problems, court cases and noise complaints.
Additional spaces were granted funding support in improving infrastructure and gear that helped artists and fans.
"The notion that funds from concerts in big venues supports the independent spots, where it all starts for musicians like me, is just sensible," Sam Fender has stated.
Fender is not the first artist to give his honor prize money to charitable organizations.
In they won the trophy in the mid-90s for their record the album, vocalist Cocker declared that the band would give their cash to the non-profit War Child.
That year, musician Ms Dynamite divided her award among multiple organizations, including the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"I also gave a thousand pounds to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics program, because I trained in gymnastics when I was growing up and they needed updated gear," Ms Dynamite explained to the media.
In recent years, the band contributed their prize money to the community center that supported their act, in addition to other independent music bodies.
Also winners that year M People donated their prize to a charity for MS after a friend was diagnosed the condition.
"The victory was quite enough," stated singer Heather Small. "The prize was the bonus but we could do without the cherry, because we had the main prize. So our winning touched another person's life."
Last week, the Music Venues Trust revealed it had protected several grassroots venues in the South East, by transferring them to local control.
The first in that area and the second in Bristol were acquired under the Own Our Venues scheme, which is supported by the arts council and enthusiasts who purchase "shares" in the properties.
