The star has given the full amount of his £25k honor prize money to the trust for venues, which operates to protect the United Kingdom's grassroots concert spaces.
Fender was given the award on 16 October as his new release People Watching was named the best record of the last 12 months.
He has decided to give the cash to the Music Venues Trust, in appreciation of the vital role local spots fulfilled in his early career.
"I personally couldn't be pursuing what I am doing today if it weren't for all the gigs I did around the North East, and elsewhere, when I was just getting going," stated the artist. "These venues are renowned, but they are in difficulty."
Since the start of 2023, more than 150 of these spaces have ceased operations – about one-sixth of the whole industry in the UK.
Recently, top acts like Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all supported the Music Venues Trust in its initiatives to support the industry, by including a minor surcharge to their admission fees, which benefits local stages.
Fender also joined in, collecting in excess of £100,000 on his recent tour to support numerous grassroots venues across England, Scotland, and Wales.
These funds assisted locations that were facing possible closure due to issues caused by floods, fires and family tragedies, as well as regulatory hurdles, conflicts and noise complaints.
Other venues were granted funding support in improving facilities and gear that directly benefitted musicians and concertgoers.
"The notion that funds from concerts in large arenas backs the independent spots, where it kicks off for artists like me, is just common sense," Sam Fender has commented.
Fender is far from the only musician to contribute his honor funds to worthy causes.
Back when they earned the trophy in the year 1996 for their record Different Class, frontman Cocker stated that the act would contribute their prize money to the non-profit the charity.
That year, rapper and singer she shared her bounty between several charities, including the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"I also contributed a thousand pounds to the center, to their gymnastics class, because I trained in gymnastics when I was a child and they required new equipment," Ms Dynamite shared with a publication.
Two years ago, Ezra Collective contributed their prize money to the community center that nurtured their group, alongside other local music groups.
And the 1994 recipients they gave their prize to a multiple sclerosis charity after a acquaintance was identified with the condition.
"Winning was quite enough," stated singer Heather Small. "The money was the extra but we could do without the cherry, because we had the main prize. So our success touched somebody else's life."
In the past week, the trust announced it had saved several local spots in that region, by transferring them to community ownership.
One venue in Southampton and the second in the city were purchased under the community ownership initiative, which is supported by a national body and supporters who buy "ownership units" in the properties.
