The artist has given the complete sum of his £25,000 award winnings to the trust for venues, which works to save the United Kingdom's grassroots concert spaces.
He was given the prize on mid-October as his third album his work was chosen as the best record of the previous year.
The musician has opted to give the cash to the Music Venues Trust, in acknowledgment of the crucial part local spots fulfilled in his beginning days.
"I personally couldn't be pursuing what I am doing today if it hadn't been for all the gigs I performed around the area, and elsewhere, when I was just getting going," said Fender. "These venues are iconic, but they are facing challenges."
Beginning in 2023, more than 150 of these spaces have permanently closed – approximately 16% of the whole industry in the UK.
Over the past year, top acts including Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all backed the trust in its efforts to help venues survive, by applying a modest fee to their ticket costs, which benefits smaller concert halls.
Sam Fender also participated, collecting in excess of £100,000 on his recent tour to help thirty-eight local spots across Britain.
The donation assisted spaces that were facing potential shutdown due to difficulties arising from floods, blazes and bereavements, as well as permit problems, legal disputes and neighbor objections.
Other venues received funding support in upgrading facilities and gear that directly benefitted musicians and concertgoers.
"The concept that revenue from performances in big venues helps the smaller venues, where it kicks off for musicians like me, is just logical," the star has said.
The musician is far from the only musician to give his award funds to good deeds.
In Pulp received the prize in 1996 for their release their work, lead singer Cocker declared that the act would donate their winnings to the non-profit War Child.
That year, artist she split her award across a few charities, like the children's charity and a Sickle Cell organization.
"I also donated a grand to my local community centre, to their gymnastics program, because I did gymnastics when I was younger and they lacked better apparatus," she shared with a publication.
Two years ago, they contributed their funds to the local youth club that developed their band, as well as other independent music bodies.
And the 1994 recipients M People donated their winnings to a charity for MS after a friend was found to have the condition.
"Winning was quite enough," remarked vocalist Heather Small. "The money was the extra but we didn't require the cherry, because we had the honor. So our victory affected somebody else's life."
Recently, the MVT shared it had rescued a couple of small stages in the South East, by placing them under public stewardship.
One venue in the city and The Croft in Bristol were purchased under the community ownership program, which is funded by Arts Council England and supporters who buy "shares" in the venues.
