The artist has given the entirety of his £25k honor winnings to the trust for venues, which works to preserve the United Kingdom's independent live music spots.
He was given the prize on mid-October as his latest record the album was declared the best record of the previous year.
He has chosen to hand the money over to the trust, in recognition of the essential function local spots played in his beginning days.
"As an artist wouldn't be doing this success if it wasn't for all the performances I did around the region, and elsewhere, when I was just getting going," said Fender. "These venues are iconic, but they are facing challenges."
From early 2023 onward, at least 150 of these locations have permanently closed – approximately 16% of the whole industry in the UK.
Over the past year, top acts such as Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all supported the Music Venues Trust in its initiatives to support the industry, by adding a small levy to their ticket costs, which benefits independent venues.
Fender also participated, generating over £100k on his 2024 arena tour to assist numerous small stages across the UK.
The donation helped locations that were facing potential shutdown due to challenges stemming from water damage, fire incidents and bereavements, as well as regulatory hurdles, legal disputes and sound issues.
Other venues obtained funding support in modernizing infrastructure and gear that helped performers and concertgoers.
"The idea that revenue from concerts in major spaces helps the local stages, where it all starts for artists like me, is just logical," Sam Fender has said.
Fender is not the first artist to contribute his honor funds to charitable organizations.
When they earned the trophy in the year 1996 for their record the album, frontman Jarvis Cocker stated that the band would donate their winnings to the charity War Child.
In 2002, artist Ms Dynamite shared her prize among several charities, including the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"Additionally, I donated a grand to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics program, because I practiced gymnastics when I was growing up and they required updated gear," she told a publication.
Two years ago, Ezra Collective gave their winnings to the community center that supported their band, alongside other local music groups.
Additionally 1994 winners the group donated their prize to a charity for MS after a friend was diagnosed the condition.
"The victory was ample," remarked singer the singer. "The money was the extra but we didn't require the extra, because we had the honor. So our success impacted another person's life."
In the past week, the trust announced it had rescued two small stages in south-east England, by bringing them into community ownership.
The first in the city and the second in that location were bought under the Own Our Venues program, which is backed by Arts Council England and music fans who acquire "stakes" in the properties.
