The star has handed over the full amount of his £25,000 award prize money to the MVT, which works to save the Britain's small live music spots.
He was presented with the cheque on October 16 as his latest record the album was declared the best record of the past year.
Fender has chosen to donate the funds to the Music Venues Trust, in acknowledgment of the vital role local spots had in his initial steps.
"I wouldn't be doing this success if it wasn't for all the shows I performed around the region, and further afield, when I was just getting going," remarked Sam Fender. "These venues are legendary, but they are facing challenges."
Since the start of 2023, over 150 of these locations have ceased operations – about 16% of the entire UK sector.
Over the past year, top acts such as Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the trust in its initiatives to help venues survive, by adding a small levy to their ticket prices, which goes to help independent venues.
Sam Fender also joined in, raising in excess of £100,000 on his recent tour to support 38 small stages across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The donation helped locations that were confronting potential shutdown due to issues stemming from water damage, fire incidents and family tragedies, as well as licensing issues, legal disputes and noise complaints.
Some locations were granted monetary aid in modernizing infrastructure and sound and lighting systems that positively impacted performers and audiences.
"The concept that money from performances in major spaces backs the local stages, where it kicks off for musicians like me, is just common sense," the star has commented.
The musician is far from the only musician to contribute his award funds to charitable organizations.
Back when the band won the award in 1996 for their album their work, vocalist Cocker announced that the band would contribute their winnings to the non-profit War Child.
That year, musician she split her prize across a few good causes, like the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"Additionally, I donated a thousand pounds to my local community centre, to their gymnastics program, because I trained in gymnastics when I was growing up and they lacked new equipment," the artist shared with the media.
Two years ago, they gave their funds to the local youth club that nurtured their act, as well as other grassroots music organisations.
Also the 1994 recipients the group donated their prize to a multiple sclerosis charity after a acquaintance was diagnosed the condition.
"The victory was quite enough," remarked vocalist Small. "The prize was the extra but we could do without the extra, because we had the main prize. So our victory affected another person's life."
Recently, the MVT revealed it had saved two grassroots venues in the South East, by placing them under local control.
One venue in that area and the second in the city were bought under the community ownership program, which is supported by a national body and enthusiasts who buy "stakes" in the buildings.
