The star has handed over the complete sum of his £25,000 honor prize money to the MVT, which works to save the UK's independent concert spaces.
The star was presented with the cheque on mid-October as his new release his work was chosen as the best record of the past year.
Fender has opted to donate the funds to the trust, in recognition of the vital role grassroots venues played in his beginning days.
"I personally wouldn't be doing my current career if it wasn't for all the shows I performed around the region, and beyond, when I was just getting going," remarked Sam Fender. "These locations are renowned, but they are in difficulty."
Beginning in 2023, at least 150 of these locations have shut down – about 16% of the whole industry in the UK.
Over the past year, major artists such as Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all aided the trust in its initiatives to help venues survive, by applying a small levy to their ticket costs, which benefits independent venues.
He also participated, raising in excess of £100,000 on his recent tour to support 38 grassroots venues across the UK.
These funds helped locations that were facing imminent closure due to difficulties caused by flooding, fires and personal losses, as well as regulatory hurdles, legal disputes and noise complaints.
Other venues were granted financial assistance in upgrading facilities and gear that directly benefitted performers and fans.
"The idea that revenue from concerts in major spaces supports the independent spots, where it all starts for performers like me, is just logical," Fender has commented.
Fender is not the first artist to donate his award prize money to worthy causes.
Back when the band received the prize in 1996 for their record Different Class, frontman Cocker declared that the band would give their prize money to the organization War Child.
During 2002, musician the artist divided her award among a few good causes, like the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"I also gave a grand to Highgate Newtown, to their classes, because I did gymnastics when I was growing up and they required better apparatus," the artist told the media.
In recent years, Ezra Collective donated their prize money to the local youth club that nurtured their act, as well as other local music groups.
Additionally 1994 winners they contributed their winnings to a MS organization after a close contact was identified with the disease.
"Receiving the award was quite enough," stated singer Small. "The money was the extra but we could do without the cherry, because we had the main prize. So our victory affected somebody else's life."
Recently, the trust shared it had protected several small stages in south-east England, by bringing them into local control.
One venue in Southampton and The Croft in the city were acquired under the public acquisition program, which is funded by Arts Council England and enthusiasts who acquire "shares" in the properties.
