The star has given the entirety of his £25,000 award winnings to the trust for venues, which works to preserve the UK's independent concert spaces.
He was given the prize on 16 October as his third album his work was declared the outstanding release of the previous year.
The musician has decided to hand the money over to the Music Venues Trust, in recognition of the vital role grassroots venues played in his beginning days.
"I personally would not have achieved this success if it weren't for all the shows I performed around the area, and beyond, when I was just getting going," said the artist. "These locations are legendary, but they are in difficulty."
Since the start of 2023, at least 150 of these venues have permanently closed – roughly 16% of the whole industry in the UK.
Recently, top acts such as Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all supported the trust in its initiatives to support the industry, by applying a minor surcharge to their ticket costs, which benefits smaller concert halls.
Sam Fender also joined in, collecting in excess of £100,000 on his recent tour to assist numerous small stages across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The money assisted locations that were dealing with imminent closure due to difficulties arising from floods, fire incidents and family tragedies, as well as permit problems, legal disputes and sound issues.
Other venues received funding support in improving amenities and gear that directly benefitted musicians and audiences.
"The concept that money from shows in major spaces backs the smaller venues, where it all starts for musicians like me, is just logical," Sam Fender has said.
Fender is not the first artist to donate his award winnings to charitable organizations.
Back when the band received the trophy in 1996 for their release their work, lead singer Jarvis Cocker declared that the act would give their winnings to the organization War Child.
That year, artist she split her prize across multiple organizations, including the children's charity and a Sickle Cell organization.
"Additionally, I donated a grand to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics program, because I practiced gymnastics when I was younger and they needed new equipment," she shared with the media.
Previously, they gave their prize money to the youth organization that supported their band, as well as other independent music bodies.
Also 1994 winners the group contributed their award to a multiple sclerosis charity after a friend was found to have the condition.
"Winning was ample," said vocalist Heather Small. "The cash was the extra but we didn't require the cherry, because we had the honor. So our success touched the lives of others."
In the past week, the trust revealed it had protected two grassroots venues in that region, by placing them under local control.
The first in that area and the second in the city were purchased under the Own Our Venues scheme, which is supported by Arts Council England and music fans who purchase "ownership units" in the venues.
