The artist has given the entirety of his £25k honor winnings to the trust for venues, which operates to preserve the UK's grassroots concert spaces.
Fender was presented with the prize on 16 October as his latest record the album was declared the outstanding release of the previous year.
Fender has opted to give the cash to the Music Venues Trust, in recognition of the vital role small stages fulfilled in his early career.
"I personally would not have achieved what I am doing today if it hadn't been for all the performances I played around the region, and beyond, when I was just getting going," stated Sam Fender. "These locations are legendary, but they are struggling."
Beginning in 2023, over 150 of these venues have shut down – about one-sixth of the whole industry in the UK.
Recently, top acts like Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all aided the trust in its efforts to help venues survive, by including a modest fee to their ticket costs, which supports local stages.
Fender also participated, generating more than £100,000 on his recent tour to assist thirty-eight local spots across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The donation helped locations that were confronting imminent closure due to difficulties arising from water damage, fires and family tragedies, as well as licensing issues, legal disputes and neighbor objections.
Other venues received monetary aid in improving infrastructure and gear that directly benefitted musicians and audiences.
"The concept that revenue from performances in major spaces helps the independent spots, where it all starts for performers like me, is just logical," the star has commented.
He is among several artists to contribute his honor winnings to charitable organizations.
When Pulp earned the prize in 1996 for their record their work, frontman Cocker announced that the band would donate their winnings to the non-profit War Child.
During 2002, artist the artist divided her award between a few good causes, including the children's charity and a Sickle Cell charity.
"Additionally, I gave a £1,000 to Highgate Newtown, to their classes, because I did gymnastics when I was younger and they needed better apparatus," she explained to a publication.
Two years ago, they contributed their prize money to the youth organization that developed their band, as well as other grassroots music organisations.
Also the 1994 recipients the group gave their prize to a MS organization after a acquaintance was diagnosed the condition.
"The victory was sufficient," remarked singer Small. "The prize was the extra but we didn't require the bonus, because we had the cake. So our victory impacted somebody else's life."
In the past week, the Music Venues Trust shared it had saved several grassroots venues in the South East, by bringing them into local control.
One venue in that area and the second in that location were purchased under the Own Our Venues program, which is funded by a national body and enthusiasts who acquire "ownership units" in the venues.
