The star has donated the complete sum of his £25k honor cash to the trust for venues, which operates to save the UK's small music venues.
Fender was awarded the cheque on October 16 as his third album People Watching was chosen as the outstanding release of the last 12 months.
Fender has chosen to hand the money over to the Music Venues Trust, in appreciation of the vital role small stages fulfilled in his early career.
"I would not have achieved my current career if it weren't for all the shows I performed around the area, and beyond, when I was starting out," stated Sam Fender. "These spaces are renowned, but they are facing challenges."
From early 2023 onward, more than 150 of these venues have permanently closed – roughly 16% of the whole industry in the UK.
In the last year, well-known musicians like Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all aided the trust in its initiatives to support the industry, by adding a minor surcharge to their ticket prices, which goes to help independent venues.
Fender also participated, raising over £100k on his recent tour to help numerous grassroots venues across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The money assisted spaces that were dealing with potential shutdown due to issues stemming from floods, fire incidents and personal losses, as well as licensing issues, conflicts and sound issues.
Other venues received funding support in upgrading facilities and gear that directly benefitted performers and concertgoers.
"The concept that funds from shows in large arenas backs the local stages, where it all starts for musicians like me, is just sensible," Fender has stated.
He is not the first artist to donate his honor funds to worthy causes.
When the band earned the award in the mid-90s for their release the album, lead singer Jarvis Cocker announced that the act would give their cash to the organization War Child.
During 2002, rapper and singer the artist divided her award across several good causes, like the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"Additionally, I contributed a £1,000 to the center, to their gymnastics program, because I trained in gymnastics when I was a child and they required new equipment," Ms Dynamite explained to a publication.
In recent years, the band contributed their winnings to the community center that developed their group, alongside other grassroots music organisations.
And the 1994 recipients they contributed their award to a MS organization after a close contact was diagnosed the condition.
"The victory was quite enough," remarked vocalist Heather Small. "The cash was the extra but we didn't require the extra, because we had the main prize. So our victory affected somebody else's life."
Recently, the trust shared it had protected several small stages in that region, by placing them under local control.
The first in Southampton and the other in the city were purchased under the public acquisition initiative, which is funded by the arts council and supporters who purchase "shares" in the venues.
