The star has given the entirety of his £25,000 award winnings to the MVT, which functions to preserve the Britain's grassroots live music spots.
He was awarded the award on mid-October as his latest record his work was chosen as the top album of the last 12 months.
Fender has chosen to hand the money over to the MVT, in acknowledgment of the vital role local spots fulfilled in his initial steps.
"I couldn't be pursuing this success if it weren't for all the performances I played around the area, and elsewhere, when I was starting out," said the artist. "These spaces are iconic, but they are struggling."
Since the start of 2023, over 150 of these spaces have ceased operations – roughly 16% of the total UK scene.
Over the past year, major artists including the band Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Sheeran have all supported the MVT in its attempts to help venues survive, by applying a modest fee to their ticket costs, which supports local stages.
Sam Fender also took part, collecting more than £100,000 on his recent tour to help 38 small stages across Britain.
These funds supported spaces that were facing possible closure due to challenges caused by water damage, fires and bereavements, as well as licensing issues, conflicts and sound issues.
Additional spaces were granted monetary aid in modernizing infrastructure and technical equipment that directly benefitted musicians and concertgoers.
"The idea that revenue from shows in large arenas supports the smaller venues, where it begins for artists like me, is just common sense," the star has said.
The musician is far from the only musician to give his honor prize money to worthy causes.
When the band earned the trophy in 1996 for their release their work, vocalist the singer stated that the group would donate their prize money to the charity War Child.
That year, artist she split her award among multiple good causes, including the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"And I gave a £1,000 to my local community centre, to their gymnastics program, because I practiced gymnastics when I was a child and they lacked updated gear," the artist shared with the media.
Two years ago, the band donated their winnings to the youth organization that developed their act, in addition to other local music groups.
Also the 1994 recipients they gave their award to a charity for MS after a close contact was diagnosed the condition.
"Receiving the award was quite enough," remarked singer Heather Small. "The prize was the extra but we could do without the cherry, because we had the main prize. So our winning affected somebody else's life."
Last week, the MVT revealed it had saved a couple of small stages in that region, by placing them under public stewardship.
The Joiners in Southampton and The Croft in Bristol were acquired under the community ownership initiative, which is supported by the arts council and enthusiasts who buy "ownership units" in the properties.
