The star has handed over the full amount of his £25,000 honor winnings to the MVT, which functions to protect the UK's small concert spaces.
Fender was presented with the cheque on 16 October as his new release People Watching was named the best record of the previous year.
Fender has chosen to hand the money over to the Music Venues Trust, in recognition of the crucial part grassroots venues had in his beginning days.
"I wouldn't be doing my current career if it weren't for all the performances I performed around the region, and beyond, when I was starting out," remarked Fender. "These venues are iconic, but they are in difficulty."
From early 2023 onward, at least 150 of these spaces have shut down – about 16 percent of the total UK scene.
In the last year, top acts like Pulp, the group Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all aided the MVT in its attempts to support the industry, by applying a modest fee to their ticket costs, which benefits independent venues.
Fender also joined in, collecting more than £100,000 on his recent tour to assist numerous small stages across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The money assisted spaces that were dealing with possible closure due to challenges caused by water damage, blazes and personal losses, as well as permit problems, court cases and sound issues.
Other venues received funding support in modernizing facilities and gear that positively impacted musicians and audiences.
"The concept that revenue from concerts in big venues helps the independent spots, where it kicks off for performers like me, is just sensible," Sam Fender has said.
Fender is among several artists to give his honor winnings to good deeds.
Back when the band received the prize in the mid-90s for their album their work, frontman Jarvis Cocker announced that the act would donate their winnings to the non-profit War Child.
That year, musician she split her prize among several organizations, including the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"I also gave a grand to my local community centre, to their gymnastics class, because I did gymnastics when I was growing up and they lacked new equipment," Ms Dynamite told the media.
Previously, they donated their prize money to the youth organization that supported their act, as well as other grassroots music organisations.
And the 1994 recipients the group donated their prize to a multiple sclerosis charity after a friend was diagnosed the disease.
"The victory was ample," said vocalist Heather Small. "The money was the bonus but we could do without the cherry, because we had the main prize. So our victory touched somebody else's life."
Recently, the Music Venues Trust announced it had protected a couple of grassroots venues in the South East, by bringing them into public stewardship.
The Joiners in the city and the second in Bristol were purchased under the community ownership scheme, which is funded by the arts council and music fans who acquire "shares" in the venues.
