The artist has handed over the complete sum of his twenty-five thousand pound award cash to the MVT, which works to protect the UK's grassroots live music spots.
He was awarded the cheque on 16 October as his latest record his work was declared the top album of the previous year.
He has opted to give the cash to the trust, in recognition of the crucial part grassroots venues played in his beginning days.
"As an artist would not have achieved this success if it weren't for all the shows I did around the North East, and further afield, when I was starting out," stated Fender. "These locations are renowned, but they are in difficulty."
Beginning in 2023, more than 150 of these locations have permanently closed – about 16% of the whole industry in the UK.
In the last year, top acts such as the band Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the MVT in its initiatives to keep the scene afloat, by applying a small levy to their admission fees, which goes to help smaller concert halls.
He also took part, collecting over £100k on his recent tour to support numerous local spots across Britain.
The donation helped venues that were confronting possible closure due to issues caused by floods, fire incidents and family tragedies, as well as permit problems, legal disputes and noise complaints.
Other venues obtained monetary aid in upgrading amenities and technical equipment that directly benefitted artists and concertgoers.
"The concept that funds from concerts in major spaces supports the local stages, where it kicks off for musicians like me, is just common sense," Sam Fender has stated.
Fender is not the first artist to give his award winnings to charitable organizations.
Back when Pulp received the award in the mid-90s for their record their work, vocalist the singer stated that the group would give their prize money to the non-profit the charity.
In 2002, artist the artist divided her award between several organizations, such as the children's charity and a Sickle Cell organization.
"I also donated a thousand pounds to my local community centre, to their classes, because I trained in gymnastics when I was a child and they needed better apparatus," Ms Dynamite shared with outlets.
In recent years, they gave their prize money to the youth organization that nurtured their act, in addition to other grassroots music organisations.
And winners that year M People donated their prize to a multiple sclerosis charity after a acquaintance was identified with the disease.
"Winning was quite enough," remarked vocalist Heather Small. "The cash was the extra but we could do without the extra, because we had the honor. So our victory affected the lives of others."
Recently, the MVT revealed it had rescued a couple of grassroots venues in that region, by transferring them to public stewardship.
The first in that area and the other in Bristol were acquired under the community ownership scheme, which is supported by a national body and enthusiasts who acquire "ownership units" in the properties.
