The star has handed over the entirety of his £25,000 award winnings to the MVT, which functions to protect the Britain's grassroots music venues.
The star was presented with the cheque on 16 October as his third album People Watching was named the top album of the last 12 months.
He has opted to hand the money over to the Music Venues Trust, in appreciation of the crucial part grassroots venues had in his early career.
"I personally couldn't be pursuing this success if it weren't for all the shows I did around the region, and beyond, when I was starting out," stated the artist. "These spaces are legendary, but they are in difficulty."
Since the start of 2023, more than 150 of these venues have permanently closed – roughly 16% of the whole industry in the UK.
In the last year, top acts including Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the trust in its efforts to help venues survive, by including a modest fee to their ticket costs, which supports smaller concert halls.
Sam Fender also joined in, raising over £100k on his 2024 arena tour to assist 38 grassroots venues across the UK.
The donation helped venues that were facing potential shutdown due to difficulties stemming from floods, blazes and family tragedies, as well as regulatory hurdles, legal disputes and noise complaints.
Other venues were granted financial assistance in improving facilities and gear that positively impacted performers and fans.
"The notion that funds from shows in big venues backs the independent spots, where it begins for artists like me, is just logical," Sam Fender has stated.
The musician is among several artists to donate his honor winnings to worthy causes.
When the band earned the award in 1996 for their record Different Class, frontman Jarvis Cocker declared that the act would contribute their winnings to the organization the charity.
During 2002, musician the artist split her prize between multiple charities, including the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"I also donated a £1,000 to the center, to their classes, because I did gymnastics when I was younger and they required updated gear," the artist told a publication.
Two years ago, they contributed their winnings to the local youth club that developed their band, as well as other local music groups.
Additionally winners that year they gave their prize to a multiple sclerosis charity after a close contact was diagnosed the illness.
"Winning was ample," remarked artist the singer. "The money was the bonus but we didn't need the bonus, because we had the cake. So our success touched somebody else's life."
In the past week, the MVT revealed it had rescued several local spots in south-east England, by transferring them to public stewardship.
One venue in the city and The Croft in the city were acquired under the community ownership initiative, which is supported by Arts Council England and enthusiasts who buy "shares" in the buildings.
