The star has handed over the entirety of his £25k honor prize money to the trust for venues, which operates to save the Britain's grassroots music venues.
He was awarded the award on October 16 as his new release his work was declared the top album of the past year.
He has opted to donate the funds to the Music Venues Trust, in acknowledgment of the vital role local spots had 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 did around the North East, and further afield, when I was just getting going," remarked the artist. "These locations are legendary, but they are in difficulty."
From early 2023 onward, more than 150 of these spaces have shut down – about 16 percent of the whole industry in the UK.
In the last year, major artists including the band Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the trust in its initiatives to support the industry, by adding a minor surcharge to their admission fees, which supports smaller concert halls.
Sam Fender also participated, raising more than £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to help thirty-eight grassroots venues across the UK.
These funds supported venues that were dealing with imminent closure due to challenges stemming from flooding, blazes and family tragedies, as well as permit problems, conflicts and noise complaints.
Additional spaces obtained funding support in improving amenities and sound and lighting systems that directly benefitted performers and fans.
"The notion that revenue from performances in major spaces helps the smaller venues, where it begins for artists like me, is just common sense," Fender has commented.
Fender is among several artists to donate his award funds to worthy causes.
Back when they received the prize in the year 1996 for their album Different Class, vocalist Cocker declared that the band would give their prize money to the organization War Child.
That year, artist Ms Dynamite divided her award between several organizations, including the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"Additionally, I gave a thousand pounds to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics class, because I trained in gymnastics when I was growing up and they lacked updated gear," the artist shared with outlets.
Two years ago, Ezra Collective donated their winnings to the youth organization that nurtured their band, as well as other independent music bodies.
And 1994 winners they contributed their award to a MS organization after a acquaintance was diagnosed the illness.
"The victory was quite enough," stated artist Heather Small. "The money was the cherry on top but we didn't require the bonus, because we had the honor. So our victory touched another person's life."
Recently, the trust announced it had saved a couple of small stages in the South East, by bringing them into community ownership.
The Joiners in the city and The Croft in the city were acquired under the Own Our Venues scheme, which is funded by Arts Council England and music fans who purchase "stakes" in the properties.
