The star has donated the full amount of his £25k award cash to the trust for venues, which operates to protect the United Kingdom's small live music spots.
Fender was awarded the award on 16 October as his latest record the album was named the best record of the previous year.
The musician has decided to give the cash to the Music Venues Trust, in acknowledgment of the vital role small stages fulfilled in his early career.
"As an artist wouldn't be doing what I am doing today if it weren't for all the gigs I played around the area, and further afield, when I was starting out," remarked Fender. "These venues are renowned, but they are struggling."
Since the start of 2023, over 150 of these spaces have shut down – approximately 16% of the whole industry in the UK.
In the last year, major artists including Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all aided the trust in its attempts to support the industry, by adding a small levy to their ticket costs, which supports independent venues.
He also joined in, raising over £100k on his recent tour to assist 38 small stages across Britain.
The money assisted locations that were facing potential shutdown due to difficulties caused by flooding, blazes and bereavements, as well as permit problems, court cases and noise complaints.
Additional spaces obtained monetary aid in modernizing infrastructure and technical equipment that helped musicians and concertgoers.
"The notion that funds from performances in major spaces backs the smaller venues, where it begins for artists like me, is just common sense," Sam Fender has commented.
The musician is far from the only musician to donate his honor winnings to worthy causes.
When Pulp won the trophy in 1996 for their album Different Class, frontman Cocker declared that the act would donate their prize money to the non-profit War Child.
That year, artist the artist divided her award among a few charities, including the children's charity and a Sickle Cell organization.
"Additionally, I contributed a £1,000 to the center, to their gymnastics program, because I practiced gymnastics when I was a child and they required updated gear," the artist told the media.
In recent years, they donated their prize money to the community center that nurtured their band, alongside other grassroots music organisations.
And 1994 winners they gave their winnings to a multiple sclerosis charity after a friend was found to have the illness.
"The victory was ample," stated vocalist Small. "The cash was the extra but we could do without the cherry, because we had the honor. So our victory touched somebody else's life."
In the past week, the Music Venues Trust announced it had rescued several small stages in south-east England, by placing them under public stewardship.
One venue in that area and the second in the city were bought under the community ownership scheme, which is backed by a national body and enthusiasts who purchase "stakes" in the buildings.
