The star has donated the entirety of his twenty-five thousand pound award prize money to the trust for venues, which works to preserve the Britain's small live music spots.
Fender was presented with the award on 16 October as his latest record the album was chosen as the top album of the last 12 months.
He has chosen to give the cash to the Music Venues Trust, in acknowledgment of the vital role small stages fulfilled in his initial steps.
"I would not have achieved this success if it weren't for all the performances I performed around the North East, and elsewhere, when I was starting out," said Sam Fender. "These spaces are legendary, but they are in difficulty."
Since the start of 2023, more than 150 of these spaces have shut down – about one-sixth of the whole industry in the UK.
Over the past year, top acts such as the band Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the trust in its efforts to support the industry, by adding a small levy to their admission fees, which goes to help local stages.
Sam Fender also participated, collecting more than £100,000 on his recent tour to support numerous grassroots venues across the UK.
The donation assisted venues that were facing possible closure due to issues arising from water damage, fire incidents and family tragedies, as well as permit problems, court cases and sound issues.
Other venues received financial assistance in improving facilities and sound and lighting systems that directly benefitted musicians and audiences.
"The idea that money from concerts in large arenas backs the smaller venues, where it kicks off for musicians like me, is just sensible," Sam Fender has said.
He is not the first artist to donate his honor funds to worthy causes.
When Pulp received the trophy in 1996 for their album their work, lead singer Jarvis Cocker announced that the band would donate their winnings to the organization War Child.
In 2002, artist the artist shared her award between a few good causes, such as the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"Additionally, I gave a grand to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics class, because I did gymnastics when I was younger and they needed better apparatus," she shared with a publication.
Previously, they gave their winnings to the local youth club that nurtured their act, as well as other independent music bodies.
Additionally 1994 winners they gave their winnings to a MS organization after a friend was found to have the condition.
"Winning was quite enough," said artist the singer. "The prize was the extra but we didn't require the bonus, because we had the honor. So our victory affected somebody else's life."
Last week, the Music Venues Trust shared it had saved several local spots in south-east England, by placing them under public stewardship.
The first in the city and The Croft in the city were bought under the community ownership scheme, which is funded by the arts council and supporters who purchase "ownership units" in the buildings.
