The star has donated the entirety of his £25,000 honor winnings to the MVT, which operates to protect the Britain's grassroots live music spots.
He was presented with the award on mid-October as his new release People Watching was chosen as the best record of the last 12 months.
The musician has chosen to donate the funds to the Music Venues Trust, in appreciation of the crucial part grassroots venues played in his early career.
"As an artist wouldn't be doing what I am doing today if it wasn't for all the gigs I played around the North East, and beyond, when I was beginning," remarked Sam Fender. "These locations are legendary, but they are struggling."
Beginning in 2023, over 150 of these spaces have permanently closed – approximately one-sixth of the whole industry in the UK.
In the last year, well-known musicians like the band Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all supported the trust in its attempts to keep the scene afloat, by applying a minor surcharge to their ticket costs, which benefits independent venues.
He also took part, collecting more than £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to help 38 grassroots venues across Britain.
The money helped venues that were dealing with imminent closure due to difficulties caused by flooding, fires and family tragedies, as well as regulatory hurdles, legal disputes and noise complaints.
Other venues were granted monetary aid in improving infrastructure and sound and lighting systems that helped performers and audiences.
"The concept that revenue from concerts in major spaces helps the independent spots, where it begins for artists like me, is just logical," Fender has commented.
The musician is far from the only musician to give his honor funds to good deeds.
In Pulp earned the award in the mid-90s for their album their work, vocalist Cocker declared that the group would contribute their winnings to the organization War Child.
During 2002, artist Ms Dynamite split her prize across a few charities, including the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"I also contributed a thousand pounds to the center, to their classes, because I practiced gymnastics when I was growing up and they lacked better apparatus," she shared with a publication.
Previously, they donated their winnings to the local youth club that supported their group, in addition to other local music groups.
Also 1994 winners M People contributed their winnings to a charity for MS after a friend was identified with the condition.
"Receiving the award was ample," remarked artist Small. "The prize was the extra but we didn't need the bonus, because we had the honor. So our winning touched the lives of others."
Last week, the trust shared it had saved two small stages in south-east England, by transferring them to public stewardship.
The Joiners in that area and the other in that location were acquired under the public acquisition program, which is funded by a national body and enthusiasts who acquire "stakes" in the venues.
