The artist has given the entirety of his £25k honor winnings to the trust for venues, which functions to protect the UK's grassroots concert spaces.
The star was awarded the cheque on October 16 as his new release his work was chosen as the top album of the past year.
Fender has chosen to hand the money over to the Music Venues Trust, in recognition of the vital role small stages had in his beginning days.
"I couldn't be pursuing my current career if it hadn't been for all the shows I played around the North East, and elsewhere, when I was beginning," said Sam Fender. "These venues are renowned, but they are facing challenges."
Since the start of 2023, over 150 of these spaces have shut down – approximately one-sixth of the whole industry in the UK.
Over the past year, well-known musicians including Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Sheeran have all aided the trust in its efforts to help venues survive, by applying a small levy to their ticket costs, which benefits smaller concert halls.
He also took part, generating more than £100,000 on his recent tour to support numerous small stages across Britain.
The donation assisted locations that were facing imminent closure due to issues stemming from flooding, fires and family tragedies, as well as regulatory hurdles, legal disputes and noise complaints.
Additional spaces received financial assistance in upgrading infrastructure and gear that positively impacted musicians and fans.
"The concept that funds from concerts in major spaces supports the smaller venues, where it kicks off for performers like me, is just common sense," Fender has commented.
The musician is among several artists to donate his honor winnings to charitable organizations.
When Pulp earned the award in the mid-90s for their release the album, frontman Cocker announced that the act would contribute their prize money to the non-profit War Child.
During 2002, rapper and singer Ms Dynamite shared her bounty among a few charities, like the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"I also contributed a thousand pounds to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics program, because I trained in gymnastics when I was younger and they needed updated gear," Ms Dynamite told a publication.
Two years ago, they donated their funds to the youth organization that nurtured their act, alongside other grassroots music organisations.
Additionally winners that year the group donated their award to a charity for MS after a acquaintance was diagnosed the illness.
"The victory was ample," said vocalist the singer. "The cash was the extra but we didn't require the bonus, because we had the main prize. So our winning affected somebody else's life."
In the past week, the trust revealed it had protected a couple of local spots in that region, by bringing them into local control.
One venue in the city and the other in the city were purchased under the Own Our Venues program, which is supported by Arts Council England and music fans who purchase "stakes" in the venues.
