The artist has handed over the full amount of his £25k award prize money to the MVT, which works to save the United Kingdom's small live music spots.
The star was given the award on mid-October as his third album his work was declared the outstanding release of the last 12 months.
He has chosen to donate the funds to the trust, in appreciation of the essential function local spots fulfilled in his initial steps.
"As an artist would not have achieved what I am doing today if it hadn't been for all the gigs I performed around the North East, and elsewhere, when I was just getting going," said the artist. "These spaces are legendary, but they are in difficulty."
From early 2023 onward, over 150 of these locations have shut down – approximately 16 percent of the total UK scene.
Over the past year, major artists such as Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the MVT in its efforts to support the industry, by adding a minor surcharge to their admission fees, which supports local stages.
Fender also took part, generating more than £100,000 on his recent tour to assist numerous small stages across the UK.
The money supported spaces that were confronting possible closure due to challenges stemming from floods, fires and personal losses, as well as licensing issues, conflicts and noise complaints.
Some locations were granted financial assistance in upgrading amenities and technical equipment that helped artists and concertgoers.
"The concept that funds from concerts in major spaces supports the independent spots, where it begins for artists like me, is just sensible," Sam Fender has said.
He is far from the only musician to give his award prize money to worthy causes.
Back when the band received the award in the year 1996 for their record Different Class, lead singer Cocker declared that the band would give their prize money to the charity the charity.
That year, musician Ms Dynamite divided her bounty between several good causes, including the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"Additionally, I donated a thousand pounds to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics program, because I trained in gymnastics when I was a child and they needed new equipment," Ms Dynamite told the media.
In recent years, the band contributed their winnings to the local youth club that nurtured their act, in addition to other independent music bodies.
And the 1994 recipients the group contributed their award to a charity for MS after a close contact was diagnosed the illness.
"The victory was sufficient," stated singer Heather Small. "The cash was the cherry on top but we could do without the extra, because we had the main prize. So our success touched somebody else's life."
In the past week, the MVT announced it had protected several grassroots venues in that region, by placing them under local control.
The first in that area and the second in the city were purchased under the community ownership initiative, which is funded by the arts council and music fans who acquire "ownership units" in the buildings.
