The star has donated the entirety of his £25,000 honor cash to the trust for venues, which functions to protect the UK's grassroots music venues.
Fender was awarded the cheque on October 16 as his latest record the album was chosen as the best record of the last 12 months.
Fender has opted to donate the funds to the Music Venues Trust, in acknowledgment of the vital role local spots fulfilled in his early career.
"I couldn't be pursuing my current career if it hadn't been for all the gigs I performed around the area, and elsewhere, when I was just getting going," said the artist. "These locations are renowned, but they are in difficulty."
Since the start of 2023, at least 150 of these spaces have shut down – roughly 16% of the entire UK sector.
Over the past year, major artists including Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the MVT in its efforts to help venues survive, by applying a minor surcharge to their admission fees, which benefits smaller concert halls.
Fender also joined in, generating in excess of £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to assist 38 grassroots venues across England, Scotland, and Wales.
These funds assisted venues that were facing potential shutdown due to difficulties caused by floods, fire incidents and family tragedies, as well as licensing issues, legal disputes and neighbor objections.
Additional spaces were granted financial assistance in upgrading facilities and technical equipment that helped performers and audiences.
"The concept that revenue from performances in large arenas backs the local stages, where it begins for artists like me, is just sensible," Sam Fender has commented.
He is among several artists to donate his honor winnings to charitable organizations.
Back when they won the prize in the year 1996 for their album their work, vocalist Cocker declared that the band would contribute their cash to the non-profit the charity.
In 2002, musician Ms Dynamite divided her bounty among multiple organizations, like the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"Additionally, I contributed a thousand pounds to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics class, because I did gymnastics when I was growing up and they required updated gear," she shared with the media.
In recent years, Ezra Collective donated their funds to the community center that supported their band, as well as other grassroots music organisations.
Also winners that year M People gave their award to a charity for MS after a acquaintance was identified with the illness.
"Winning was sufficient," said vocalist Small. "The cash was the cherry on top but we didn't need the bonus, because we had the cake. So our victory impacted the lives of others."
Last week, the trust revealed it had saved a couple of grassroots venues in the South East, by transferring them to community ownership.
The Joiners in that area and the other in the city were bought under the public acquisition scheme, which is backed by a national body and enthusiasts who buy "stakes" in the venues.
