The star has handed over the full amount of his £25k award cash to the MVT, which works to save the Britain's small music venues.
Fender was presented with the cheque on October 16 as his third album the album was declared the best record of the last 12 months.
Fender has chosen to give the cash to the Music Venues Trust, in recognition of the crucial part local spots played in his early career.
"I personally couldn't be pursuing my current career if it weren't for all the shows I performed around the region, and elsewhere, when I was starting out," said the artist. "These venues are legendary, but they are facing challenges."
Since the start of 2023, at least 150 of these locations have shut down – about 16% of the entire UK sector.
In the last year, top acts including Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the trust in its attempts to support the industry, by including a minor surcharge to their ticket prices, which supports smaller concert halls.
Sam Fender also took part, raising more than £100,000 on his live tour to assist 38 local spots across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The money assisted venues that were dealing with imminent closure due to difficulties caused by flooding, fires and family tragedies, as well as licensing issues, legal disputes and sound issues.
Additional spaces were granted monetary aid in upgrading amenities and sound and lighting systems that directly benefitted artists and fans.
"The notion that money from shows in large arenas helps the smaller venues, where it kicks off for performers like me, is just sensible," Sam Fender has said.
The musician is among several artists to donate his award winnings to charitable organizations.
When the band received the prize in 1996 for their record their work, lead singer Jarvis Cocker stated that the group would contribute their cash to the charity War Child.
During 2002, musician the artist shared her award among multiple charities, including the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"Additionally, I donated a grand to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics program, because I practiced gymnastics when I was a child and they required better apparatus," the artist told the media.
Two years ago, they donated their prize money to the community center that developed their band, alongside other independent music bodies.
And 1994 winners the group gave their winnings to a charity for MS after a close contact was diagnosed the illness.
"The victory was ample," remarked vocalist Heather Small. "The prize was the cherry on top but we could do without the extra, because we had the main prize. So our success touched another person's life."
Recently, the Music Venues Trust announced it had saved several local spots in that region, by bringing them into public stewardship.
One venue in that area and the second in Bristol were purchased under the community ownership initiative, which is supported by Arts Council England and music fans who buy "shares" in the venues.
