The artist has handed over the complete sum of his £25,000 honor cash to the MVT, which works to preserve the Britain's independent music venues.
He was presented with the award on mid-October as his third album People Watching was declared the top album of the last 12 months.
He has decided to give the cash to the Music Venues Trust, in recognition of the crucial part grassroots venues played in his early career.
"I wouldn't be doing this success if it hadn't been for all the gigs I played around the North East, and elsewhere, when I was starting out," remarked Sam Fender. "These locations are renowned, but they are facing challenges."
Beginning in 2023, at least 150 of these spaces have ceased operations – approximately one-sixth of the entire UK sector.
Over the past year, well-known musicians such as the band Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all supported the trust in its efforts to help venues survive, by applying a minor surcharge to their admission fees, which benefits smaller concert halls.
Sam Fender also took part, generating in excess of £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to support thirty-eight small stages across the UK.
The donation supported spaces that were dealing with imminent closure due to difficulties arising from water damage, fire incidents and family tragedies, as well as regulatory hurdles, legal disputes and neighbor objections.
Other venues were granted monetary aid in modernizing infrastructure and technical equipment that positively impacted musicians and fans.
"The notion that money from shows in big venues backs the independent spots, where it begins for artists like me, is just logical," the star has commented.
He is among several artists to give his honor winnings to charitable organizations.
Back when they received the prize in the mid-90s for their album the album, frontman Jarvis Cocker stated that the act would donate their winnings to the non-profit War Child.
That year, musician Ms Dynamite shared her bounty between multiple charities, like the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"I also gave a grand to my local community centre, to their classes, because I trained in gymnastics when I was growing up and they required updated gear," the artist told the media.
Two years ago, they gave their prize money to the local youth club that nurtured their band, as well as other independent music bodies.
And 1994 winners they gave their award to a multiple sclerosis charity after a close contact was found to have the illness.
"The victory was ample," remarked singer Small. "The prize was the bonus but we could do without the extra, because we had the cake. So our victory affected another person's life."
Recently, the trust shared it had saved several grassroots venues in the South East, by transferring them to community ownership.
One venue in that area and the second in Bristol were purchased under the public acquisition scheme, which is funded by a national body and enthusiasts who buy "ownership units" in the venues.
