The star has handed over the entirety of his £25,000 honor cash to the MVT, which operates to save the UK's independent concert spaces.
The star was awarded the prize on mid-October as his new release the album was named the best record of the past year.
The musician has decided to hand the money over to the MVT, in appreciation of the vital role grassroots venues played in his initial steps.
"As an artist wouldn't be doing what I am doing today if it wasn't for all the gigs I performed around the region, and further afield, when I was starting out," remarked the artist. "These spaces are renowned, but they are facing challenges."
Since the start of 2023, more than 150 of these locations have shut down – about 16 percent of the whole industry in the UK.
In the last year, well-known musicians such as the band Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all aided the trust in its efforts to keep the scene afloat, by adding a small levy to their ticket costs, which supports independent venues.
Sam Fender also participated, collecting more than £100,000 on his live tour to support 38 small stages across Britain.
The donation supported spaces that were confronting possible closure due to issues caused by flooding, fires and family tragedies, as well as licensing issues, legal disputes and sound issues.
Other venues were granted financial assistance in improving infrastructure and technical equipment that helped artists and audiences.
"The notion that revenue from performances in large arenas helps the local stages, where it kicks off for artists like me, is just logical," Sam Fender has said.
Fender is not the first artist to give his honor prize money to good deeds.
Back when they won the trophy in the year 1996 for their record their work, frontman Cocker announced that the band would give their prize money to the non-profit War Child.
During 2002, artist she split her prize between multiple good causes, such as the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"I also donated a £1,000 to the center, to their gymnastics program, because I practiced gymnastics when I was growing up and they required better apparatus," the artist explained to the media.
In recent years, Ezra Collective donated their funds to the local youth club that nurtured their band, alongside other independent music bodies.
Also winners that year the group gave their prize to a charity for MS after a close contact was diagnosed the condition.
"Winning was ample," stated vocalist Small. "The prize was the bonus but we didn't need the cherry, because we had the cake. So our winning touched the lives of others."
In the past week, the trust announced it had rescued several local spots in that region, by transferring them to community ownership.
The first in the city and The Croft in that location were bought under the community ownership program, which is supported by a national body and enthusiasts who purchase "shares" in the venues.
