The star has donated the entirety of his £25k award prize money to the trust for venues, which operates to protect the Britain's small concert spaces.
Fender was presented with the award on 16 October as his third album People Watching was chosen as the best record of the past year.
The musician has decided to donate the funds to the Music Venues Trust, in acknowledgment of the crucial part local spots played in his beginning days.
"I personally would not have achieved this success if it hadn't been for all the shows I performed around the North East, and elsewhere, when I was just getting going," stated the artist. "These locations are iconic, but they are struggling."
Since the start of 2023, over 150 of these locations have permanently closed – roughly 16 percent of the whole industry in the UK.
Recently, well-known musicians like Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the MVT in its initiatives to keep the scene afloat, by adding a modest fee to their admission fees, which goes to help smaller concert halls.
He also took part, collecting in excess of £100,000 on his recent tour to assist 38 grassroots venues across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The donation assisted venues that were dealing with imminent closure due to difficulties arising from floods, blazes and personal losses, as well as permit problems, legal disputes and sound issues.
Some locations received monetary aid in upgrading amenities and gear that positively impacted musicians and audiences.
"The notion that funds from shows in large arenas backs the local stages, where it begins for artists like me, is just logical," Sam Fender has said.
Fender is among several artists to contribute his honor winnings to worthy causes.
In they received the trophy in 1996 for their album Different Class, frontman Cocker stated that the band would contribute their winnings to the non-profit War Child.
During 2002, musician she split her award across a few good causes, such as the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"I also donated a grand to my local community centre, to their gymnastics class, because I did gymnastics when I was a child and they needed updated gear," the artist told the media.
Two years ago, they donated their prize money to the youth organization that developed their group, alongside other local music groups.
And the 1994 recipients they gave their prize to a charity for MS after a close contact was diagnosed the condition.
"The victory was quite enough," remarked artist Heather Small. "The money was the bonus but we didn't need the cherry, because we had the honor. So our victory touched the lives of others."
In the past week, the MVT revealed it had rescued a couple of small stages in that region, by placing them under local control.
The first in that area and The Croft in Bristol were acquired under the public acquisition scheme, which is backed by the arts council and enthusiasts who purchase "ownership units" in the properties.
