The artist has donated the full amount of his £25k honor winnings to the trust for venues, which operates to protect the UK's grassroots music venues.
He was awarded the prize on mid-October as his third album the album was declared the top album of the last 12 months.
The musician has opted to hand the money over to the Music Venues Trust, in recognition of the vital role local spots had in his initial steps.
"As an artist couldn't be pursuing what I am doing today if it weren't for all the gigs I performed around the region, and beyond, when I was just getting going," said the artist. "These venues are renowned, but they are in difficulty."
Since the start of 2023, at least 150 of these locations have ceased operations – approximately 16% of the entire UK sector.
Over the past year, well-known musicians such as the band Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the Music Venues Trust in its initiatives to keep the scene afloat, by applying a modest fee to their ticket prices, which supports local stages.
Sam Fender also participated, generating more than £100,000 on his recent tour to support thirty-eight local spots across Britain.
These funds assisted venues that were facing possible closure due to issues arising from water damage, fire incidents and bereavements, as well as permit problems, conflicts and neighbor objections.
Other venues received monetary aid in improving facilities and technical equipment that positively impacted artists and fans.
"The notion that revenue from performances in big venues supports the local stages, where it begins for musicians like me, is just sensible," Fender has commented.
Fender is not the first artist to give his honor prize money to charitable organizations.
Back when Pulp earned the award in 1996 for their album the album, lead singer the singer declared that the band would donate their prize money to the charity War Child.
During 2002, musician Ms Dynamite shared her bounty among multiple organizations, including the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"And I contributed a grand to Highgate Newtown, to their classes, because I practiced gymnastics when I was younger and they lacked better apparatus," she explained to the media.
In recent years, Ezra Collective donated their funds to the local youth club that developed their act, as well as other local music groups.
Additionally winners that year the group contributed their prize to a multiple sclerosis charity after a close contact was identified with the disease.
"Receiving the award was quite enough," said singer Heather Small. "The prize was the cherry on top but we could do without the extra, because we had the cake. So our victory affected another person's life."
Recently, the Music Venues Trust announced it had protected several local spots in the South East, by transferring them to local control.
The Joiners in that area and the second in that location were acquired under the Own Our Venues program, which is supported by Arts Council England and supporters who purchase "stakes" in the properties.
