The artist has given the entirety of his £25,000 honor cash to the MVT, which functions to preserve the UK's grassroots concert spaces.
He was presented with the prize on mid-October as his latest record the album was chosen as the best record of the previous year.
The musician has decided to hand the money over to the trust, in recognition of the vital role local spots fulfilled in his early career.
"As an artist couldn't be pursuing my current career if it hadn't been for all the gigs I did around the North East, and beyond, when I was beginning," said Sam Fender. "These locations are renowned, but they are facing challenges."
Beginning in 2023, over 150 of these venues have ceased operations – approximately 16% of the total UK scene.
Over the past year, top acts like Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the Music Venues Trust in its initiatives to support the industry, by adding a minor surcharge to their admission fees, which benefits independent venues.
He also participated, generating more than £100,000 on his recent tour to support numerous small stages across Britain.
These funds helped spaces that were dealing with possible closure due to challenges stemming from flooding, fire incidents and personal losses, as well as regulatory hurdles, court cases and sound issues.
Some locations were granted monetary aid in modernizing infrastructure and sound and lighting systems that directly benefitted artists and fans.
"The concept that money from shows in big venues backs the local stages, where it all starts for artists like me, is just logical," Sam Fender has stated.
He is not the first artist to contribute his honor funds to good deeds.
Back when the band won the award in 1996 for their record the album, frontman Jarvis Cocker declared that the act would donate their prize money to the non-profit War Child.
In 2002, artist the artist divided her prize between several charities, such as the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"I also gave a £1,000 to my local community centre, to their gymnastics program, because I trained in gymnastics when I was growing up and they lacked updated gear," the artist told the media.
In recent years, the band donated their funds to the youth organization that nurtured their act, in addition to other local music groups.
Also 1994 winners the group contributed their prize to a MS organization after a friend was identified with the illness.
"The victory was sufficient," said vocalist Small. "The cash was the cherry on top but we could do without the extra, because we had the cake. So our victory affected the lives of others."
Recently, the Music Venues Trust shared it had rescued two small stages in south-east England, by transferring them to local control.
The Joiners in Southampton and the other in Bristol were bought under the Own Our Venues scheme, which is supported by the arts council and enthusiasts who buy "shares" in the buildings.
