The star has given the full amount of his £25k honor prize money to the MVT, which functions to preserve the Britain's independent music venues.
The star was awarded the cheque on October 16 as his new release People Watching was named the top album of the previous year.
He has opted to hand the money over to the MVT, in appreciation of the vital role small stages fulfilled in his early career.
"I wouldn't be doing what I am doing today if it wasn't for all the performances I played around the region, and further afield, when I was just getting going," remarked Sam Fender. "These spaces are iconic, but they are struggling."
Since the start of 2023, over 150 of these spaces have shut down – about 16% of the entire UK sector.
Recently, well-known musicians like Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all aided the Music Venues Trust in its attempts to keep the scene afloat, by applying a minor surcharge to their ticket costs, which benefits independent venues.
Fender also took part, generating over £100k on his live tour to help thirty-eight grassroots venues across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The donation assisted venues that were confronting possible closure due to issues stemming from floods, fires and family tragedies, as well as licensing issues, legal disputes and neighbor objections.
Additional spaces obtained funding support in improving infrastructure and sound and lighting systems that helped musicians and concertgoers.
"The notion that money from concerts in big venues supports the smaller venues, where it kicks off for performers like me, is just common sense," Sam Fender has stated.
Fender is not the first artist to contribute his honor prize money to worthy causes.
Back when they earned the prize in 1996 for their release their work, frontman the singer stated that the group would contribute their winnings to the non-profit the charity.
That year, rapper and singer Ms Dynamite divided her award across several good causes, including the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"I also contributed a £1,000 to my local community centre, to their gymnastics class, because I practiced gymnastics when I was growing up and they lacked better apparatus," she told outlets.
Previously, the band gave their winnings to the youth organization that supported their band, alongside other local music groups.
Also winners that year they donated their winnings to a charity for MS after a close contact was found to have the illness.
"Receiving the award was ample," said singer Heather Small. "The cash was the extra but we could do without the cherry, because we had the cake. So our success affected another person's life."
Recently, the MVT announced it had protected two small stages in the South East, by placing them under local control.
The Joiners in Southampton and the second in Bristol were purchased under the Own Our Venues initiative, which is funded by Arts Council England and supporters who acquire "shares" in the buildings.
