The artist has donated the complete sum of his £25,000 honor prize money to the MVT, which works to save the Britain's small live music spots.
He was given the cheque on 16 October as his third album People Watching was chosen as the top album of the previous year.
The musician has decided to hand the money over to the trust, in recognition of the crucial part small stages had in his initial steps.
"As an artist wouldn't be doing this success if it hadn't been for all the gigs I did around the area, and elsewhere, when I was beginning," said the artist. "These locations are iconic, but they are in difficulty."
Since the start of 2023, over 150 of these venues have shut down – approximately 16% of the whole industry in the UK.
In the last year, top acts such as Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the Music Venues Trust in its efforts to help venues survive, by adding a small levy to their ticket costs, which benefits smaller concert halls.
Sam Fender also joined in, generating over £100k on his recent tour to assist 38 local spots across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The money helped spaces that were dealing with imminent closure due to difficulties caused by floods, fire incidents and family tragedies, as well as regulatory hurdles, court cases and sound issues.
Additional spaces received financial assistance in improving facilities and gear that directly benefitted performers and audiences.
"The idea that money from concerts in large arenas helps the smaller venues, where it kicks off for artists like me, is just sensible," the star has said.
Fender is far from the only musician to give his award winnings to worthy causes.
In the band earned the trophy in 1996 for their record Different Class, vocalist the singer announced that the act would give their prize money to the non-profit War Child.
During 2002, rapper and singer the artist divided her prize among a few organizations, like the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"Additionally, I donated a grand to my local community centre, to their gymnastics class, because I trained in gymnastics when I was younger and they lacked updated gear," she shared with outlets.
Previously, they gave their funds to the youth organization that supported their group, in addition to other independent music bodies.
And winners that year the group gave their award to a MS organization after a acquaintance was diagnosed the illness.
"The victory was ample," stated singer the singer. "The money was the cherry on top but we didn't need the cherry, because we had the cake. So our success touched another person's life."
In the past week, the MVT shared it had protected several small stages in south-east England, by bringing them into public stewardship.
The Joiners in Southampton and the second in that location were purchased under the public acquisition program, which is supported by Arts Council England and enthusiasts who acquire "stakes" in the venues.
