The star has donated the full amount of his £25k award cash to the MVT, which works to protect the United Kingdom's grassroots music venues.
He was presented with the award on October 16 as his latest record his work was declared the top album of the last 12 months.
Fender has opted to hand the money over to the Music Venues Trust, in appreciation of the essential function local spots played in his initial steps.
"I personally would not have achieved my current career if it wasn't for all the performances I played around the area, and elsewhere, when I was starting out," remarked Sam Fender. "These locations are renowned, but they are facing challenges."
Since the start of 2023, more than 150 of these locations have ceased operations – approximately 16% of the whole industry in the UK.
Over the past year, well-known musicians including Pulp, the group Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Sheeran have all backed the Music Venues Trust in its attempts to support the industry, by applying a small levy to their admission fees, which supports local stages.
Fender also participated, generating over £100k on his live tour to support numerous small stages across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The money helped spaces that were dealing with imminent closure due to difficulties caused by floods, fire incidents and personal losses, as well as licensing issues, legal disputes and sound issues.
Other venues obtained financial assistance in modernizing amenities and technical equipment that helped performers and concertgoers.
"The idea that funds from concerts in major spaces backs the smaller venues, where it begins for musicians like me, is just common sense," Sam Fender has said.
He is among several artists to give his award prize money to worthy causes.
Back when they earned the trophy in the year 1996 for their record Different Class, lead singer the singer stated that the band would give their cash to the non-profit the charity.
That year, rapper and singer she shared her prize between several good causes, including the children's charity and a Sickle Cell organization.
"And I donated a £1,000 to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics program, because I did gymnastics when I was growing up and they lacked better apparatus," the artist explained to the media.
Previously, the band donated their prize money to the youth organization that developed their group, alongside other grassroots music organisations.
And winners that year they gave their prize to a multiple sclerosis charity after a acquaintance was diagnosed the illness.
"Receiving the award was sufficient," said artist Small. "The money was the extra but we didn't need the cherry, because we had the cake. So our success affected another person's life."
Recently, the MVT revealed it had protected two grassroots venues in the South East, by transferring them to public stewardship.
The first in the city and The Croft in Bristol were acquired under the Own Our Venues program, which is supported by the arts council and music fans who purchase "stakes" in the buildings.
