The artist has given the entirety of his £25,000 award cash to the trust for venues, which operates to save the UK's grassroots live music spots.
Fender was awarded the prize on October 16 as his third album his work was named the outstanding release of the previous year.
Fender has chosen to donate the funds to the Music Venues Trust, in recognition of the essential function grassroots venues had in his early career.
"I would not have achieved my current career if it weren't for all the performances I did around the North East, and elsewhere, when I was beginning," said Sam Fender. "These spaces are iconic, but they are in difficulty."
Beginning in 2023, over 150 of these venues have ceased operations – approximately one-sixth of the total UK scene.
Over the past year, top acts like the band Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all supported the Music Venues Trust in its initiatives to help venues survive, by applying a small levy to their ticket costs, which benefits independent venues.
Fender also took part, generating over £100k on his recent tour to assist thirty-eight grassroots venues across England, Scotland, and Wales.
These funds supported locations that were dealing with imminent closure due to issues stemming from water damage, fires and personal losses, as well as licensing issues, court cases and neighbor objections.
Some locations were granted financial assistance in improving facilities and technical equipment that helped artists and fans.
"The concept that revenue from shows in major spaces supports the smaller venues, where it all starts for musicians like me, is just common sense," the star has commented.
He is far from the only musician to contribute his award funds to worthy causes.
Back when Pulp won the prize in the year 1996 for their release Different Class, lead singer Cocker stated that the act would give their prize money to the organization War Child.
In 2002, musician Ms Dynamite split her bounty across multiple good causes, including the children's charity and a Sickle Cell charity.
"Additionally, I gave a thousand pounds to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics program, because I trained in gymnastics when I was a child and they required new equipment," the artist told the media.
Previously, the band contributed their winnings to the community center that supported their group, alongside other independent music bodies.
Also the 1994 recipients the group gave their winnings to a charity for MS after a acquaintance was diagnosed the disease.
"Winning was sufficient," said vocalist the singer. "The cash was the bonus but we didn't need the extra, because we had the main prize. So our winning affected somebody else's life."
Recently, the MVT announced it had protected several grassroots venues in south-east England, by bringing them into public stewardship.
One venue in the city and the second in that location were bought under the community ownership scheme, which is backed by the arts council and supporters who buy "ownership units" in the properties.
