The star has given the entirety of his twenty-five thousand pound award winnings to the MVT, which operates to preserve the Britain's independent concert spaces.
The star was awarded the cheque on October 16 as his latest record People Watching was chosen as the top album of the past year.
The musician has decided to hand the money over to the Music Venues Trust, in appreciation of the crucial part small stages had in his beginning days.
"As an artist wouldn't be doing this success if it wasn't for all the performances I performed around the North East, and further afield, when I was just getting going," remarked Fender. "These venues are iconic, but they are in difficulty."
Since the start of 2023, over 150 of these spaces have shut down – about 16 percent of the total UK scene.
Over the past year, major artists including Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all aided the Music Venues Trust in its attempts to help venues survive, by adding a small levy to their admission fees, which benefits independent venues.
He also joined in, raising over £100k on his recent tour to support numerous grassroots venues across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The donation supported venues that were facing potential shutdown due to difficulties caused by water damage, fire incidents and bereavements, as well as licensing issues, legal disputes and neighbor objections.
Additional spaces received financial assistance in improving facilities and gear that directly benefitted musicians and concertgoers.
"The notion that revenue from concerts in large arenas supports the independent spots, where it all starts for performers like me, is just logical," Sam Fender has stated.
The musician is not the first artist to give his honor prize money to good deeds.
In the band won the trophy in the year 1996 for their record their work, vocalist the singer declared that the band would contribute their cash to the charity War Child.
That year, rapper and singer Ms Dynamite split her award among multiple charities, such as the children's charity and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"And I contributed a grand to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics class, because I trained in gymnastics when I was younger and they needed updated gear," Ms Dynamite explained to the media.
Previously, Ezra Collective gave their winnings to the youth organization that developed their act, in addition to other grassroots music organisations.
Additionally 1994 winners M People donated their award to a MS organization after a acquaintance was diagnosed the illness.
"Receiving the award was quite enough," stated vocalist Heather Small. "The cash was the cherry on top but we could do without the cherry, because we had the cake. So our success impacted another person's life."
Last week, the MVT revealed it had rescued a couple of small stages in south-east England, by placing them under local control.
The Joiners in that area and the other in Bristol were acquired under the Own Our Venues program, which is supported by Arts Council England and enthusiasts who purchase "stakes" in the properties.
