The star has handed over the full amount of his £25,000 honor prize money to the MVT, which works to save the Britain's grassroots live music spots.
Fender was presented with the prize on October 16 as his new release the album was declared the top album of the last 12 months.
Fender has chosen to hand the money over to the trust, in recognition of the vital role small stages had in his early career.
"I personally couldn't be pursuing what I am doing today if it hadn't been for all the shows I performed around the North East, and further afield, when I was just getting going," stated Fender. "These spaces are renowned, but they are struggling."
Since the start of 2023, at least 150 of these locations have ceased operations – roughly 16% of the total UK scene.
Over the past year, top acts like Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the Music Venues Trust in its initiatives to help venues survive, by including a small levy to their ticket prices, which goes to help independent venues.
Sam Fender also joined in, collecting more than £100,000 on his live tour to assist 38 small stages across the UK.
The money supported locations that were facing potential shutdown due to challenges arising from floods, fire incidents and personal losses, as well as regulatory hurdles, conflicts and sound issues.
Other venues received financial assistance in improving facilities and gear that directly benefitted musicians and fans.
"The concept that revenue from shows in large arenas supports the independent spots, where it begins for musicians like me, is just logical," Fender has stated.
Fender is not the first artist to contribute his honor winnings to worthy causes.
In Pulp won the award in 1996 for their release the album, lead singer the singer declared that the band would contribute their prize money to the charity War Child.
In 2002, artist Ms Dynamite shared her award across several good causes, including the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"And I gave a £1,000 to my local community centre, to their gymnastics class, because I trained in gymnastics when I was growing up and they needed new equipment," Ms Dynamite told a publication.
Two years ago, the band contributed their funds to the community center that developed their band, as well as other local music groups.
And winners that year M People contributed their award to a charity for MS after a friend was diagnosed the illness.
"Winning was ample," remarked artist Small. "The prize was the extra but we didn't require the bonus, because we had the main prize. So our success touched the lives of others."
Recently, the Music Venues Trust revealed it had saved a couple of grassroots venues in that region, by transferring them to public stewardship.
The first in the city and the second in that location were acquired under the Own Our Venues program, which is backed by Arts Council England and supporters who purchase "ownership units" in the buildings.
