The star has handed over the full amount of his £25,000 award prize money to the MVT, which operates to protect the United Kingdom's small music venues.
The star was presented with the cheque on October 16 as his third album People Watching was chosen as the outstanding release of the past year.
Fender has chosen to donate the funds to the Music Venues Trust, in recognition of the vital role grassroots venues played in his early career.
"I would not have achieved my current career if it wasn't for all the shows I played around the North East, and beyond, when I was just getting going," said Fender. "These spaces are iconic, but they are facing challenges."
Since the start of 2023, more than 150 of these venues have permanently closed – approximately 16% of the entire UK sector.
In the last year, major artists like Pulp, the group Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the Music Venues Trust in its efforts to help venues survive, by applying a modest fee to their ticket prices, which benefits smaller concert halls.
Fender also participated, raising more than £100,000 on his live tour to help numerous grassroots venues across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The donation assisted locations that were facing possible closure due to difficulties stemming from water damage, fire incidents and family tragedies, as well as licensing issues, conflicts and noise complaints.
Additional spaces received financial assistance in modernizing facilities and gear that directly benefitted musicians and audiences.
"The concept that revenue from concerts in large arenas supports the independent spots, where it kicks off for musicians like me, is just logical," Sam Fender has said.
Fender is far from the only musician to donate his award prize money to good deeds.
In they won the prize in the mid-90s for their album Different Class, frontman Cocker announced that the act would give their winnings to the non-profit War Child.
During 2002, musician Ms Dynamite shared her award across multiple organizations, including the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"And I gave a grand to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics class, because I did gymnastics when I was a child and they required updated gear," she explained to outlets.
In recent years, they contributed their funds to the youth organization that supported their act, alongside other grassroots music organisations.
And 1994 winners they contributed their winnings to a charity for MS after a close contact was identified with the disease.
"Winning was ample," remarked artist Heather Small. "The prize was the extra but we didn't need the extra, because we had the honor. So our winning affected another person's life."
In the past week, the MVT announced it had saved several small stages in south-east England, by placing them under local control.
The first in Southampton and The Croft in that location were purchased under the community ownership initiative, which is backed by a national body and supporters who acquire "shares" in the venues.
