The artist has given the entirety of his £25k honor winnings to the MVT, which works to protect the United Kingdom's small music venues.
Fender was awarded the prize on mid-October as his third album the album was chosen as the outstanding release of the past year.
He has decided to donate the funds to the trust, in recognition of the vital role small stages had in his initial steps.
"I couldn't be pursuing what I am doing today if it hadn't been for all the gigs I did around the area, and beyond, when I was just getting going," stated Fender. "These locations are legendary, but they are facing challenges."
Since the start of 2023, at least 150 of these venues have shut down – roughly 16% of the total UK scene.
Recently, major artists including Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all supported the Music Venues Trust in its initiatives to help venues survive, by including a minor surcharge to their admission fees, which supports local stages.
Sam Fender also joined in, collecting over £100k on his live tour to support numerous grassroots venues across Britain.
These funds supported locations that were confronting possible closure due to challenges arising from flooding, blazes and family tragedies, as well as regulatory hurdles, legal disputes and noise complaints.
Other venues received monetary aid in modernizing facilities and gear that helped musicians and audiences.
"The concept that revenue from performances in big venues supports the local stages, where it all starts for musicians like me, is just sensible," Sam Fender has commented.
He is among several artists to give his award winnings to good deeds.
When Pulp won the trophy in the mid-90s for their record Different Class, lead singer the singer announced that the band would contribute their cash to the charity War Child.
During 2002, musician Ms Dynamite divided her bounty among multiple good causes, such as the children's charity and a Sickle Cell charity.
"I also contributed a £1,000 to the center, to their classes, because I did gymnastics when I was younger and they needed new equipment," she shared with a publication.
Two years ago, the band donated their prize money to the community center that supported their band, in addition to other local music groups.
And 1994 winners the group gave their winnings to a MS organization after a acquaintance was found to have the disease.
"Receiving the award was quite enough," said artist Small. "The cash was the cherry on top but we didn't need the extra, because we had the cake. So our winning touched the lives of others."
Recently, the MVT shared it had protected several small stages in south-east England, by placing them under community ownership.
One venue in Southampton and the second in Bristol were bought under the public acquisition initiative, which is backed by a national body and enthusiasts who purchase "stakes" in the properties.
