The star has handed over the full amount of his £25,000 honor winnings to the MVT, which functions to save the United Kingdom's small concert spaces.
Fender was given the prize on October 16 as his new release his work was chosen as the best record of the previous year.
The musician has chosen to give the cash to the trust, in recognition of the crucial part grassroots venues had in his beginning days.
"I personally couldn't be pursuing this success if it wasn't for all the performances I played around the region, and beyond, when I was beginning," remarked the artist. "These venues are legendary, but they are facing challenges."
Beginning in 2023, at least 150 of these spaces have permanently closed – roughly 16% of the whole industry in the UK.
Over the past year, major artists including Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all supported the trust in its attempts to keep the scene afloat, by applying a modest fee to their ticket costs, which supports local stages.
Sam Fender also took part, generating over £100k on his live tour to assist thirty-eight grassroots venues across the UK.
These funds assisted locations that were dealing with potential shutdown due to issues caused by floods, fire incidents and bereavements, as well as regulatory hurdles, court cases and noise complaints.
Some locations obtained funding support in modernizing infrastructure and sound and lighting systems that directly benefitted performers and fans.
"The idea that money from shows in major spaces backs the local stages, where it all starts for artists like me, is just common sense," the star has said.
Fender is not the first artist to contribute his award prize money to charitable organizations.
When Pulp earned the award in the mid-90s for their release Different Class, lead singer Cocker declared that the band would donate their prize money to the non-profit War Child.
In 2002, artist she divided her prize across multiple good causes, like the children's charity and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"And I donated a thousand pounds to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics program, because I did gymnastics when I was growing up and they needed better apparatus," the artist told a publication.
Two years ago, Ezra Collective donated their funds to the local youth club that nurtured their group, alongside other independent music bodies.
Also the 1994 recipients M People donated their award to a multiple sclerosis charity after a close contact was found to have the condition.
"The victory was ample," said artist Heather Small. "The cash was the extra but we didn't require the bonus, because we had the cake. So our winning touched somebody else's life."
Last week, the MVT shared it had protected several local spots in that region, by bringing them into public stewardship.
The Joiners in the city and The Croft in Bristol were bought under the Own Our Venues scheme, which is backed by a national body and supporters who purchase "ownership units" in the buildings.
