The star has handed over the full amount of his twenty-five thousand pound award cash to the trust for venues, which functions to preserve the UK's independent concert spaces.
Fender was given the award on 16 October as his latest record the album was declared the top album of the previous year.
The musician has opted to hand the money over to the Music Venues Trust, in recognition of the essential function grassroots venues played in his beginning days.
"I personally couldn't be pursuing my current career if it weren't for all the gigs I did around the North East, and beyond, when I was starting out," remarked the artist. "These venues are legendary, but they are facing challenges."
Since the start of 2023, over 150 of these locations have ceased operations – roughly 16% of the total UK scene.
In the last year, top acts like the band Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the trust in its efforts to support the industry, by including a minor surcharge to their admission fees, which benefits independent venues.
Fender also joined in, raising more than £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to assist thirty-eight local spots across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The money assisted spaces that were facing possible closure due to issues caused by floods, blazes and family tragedies, as well as licensing issues, legal disputes and neighbor objections.
Some locations obtained financial assistance in upgrading facilities and gear that positively impacted artists and concertgoers.
"The notion that funds from shows in major spaces supports the independent spots, where it all starts for performers like me, is just logical," Sam Fender has said.
Fender is far from the only musician to donate his award winnings to charitable organizations.
When the band earned the award in 1996 for their album Different Class, lead singer the singer stated that the band would contribute their cash to the charity War Child.
That year, musician Ms Dynamite split her bounty across multiple charities, such as the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"Additionally, I contributed a £1,000 to the center, to their classes, because I did gymnastics when I was a child and they needed new equipment," she told the media.
Two years ago, Ezra Collective donated their prize money to the local youth club that supported their act, alongside other independent music bodies.
Also winners that year they contributed their award to a MS organization after a acquaintance was diagnosed the disease.
"The victory was sufficient," said vocalist Small. "The prize was the cherry on top but we didn't require the extra, because we had the main prize. So our success impacted another person's life."
Recently, the trust shared it had protected several small stages in the South East, by transferring them to public stewardship.
One venue in the city and the other in the city were acquired under the community ownership initiative, which is funded by a national body and supporters who acquire "shares" in the venues.
