The star has handed over the entirety of his £25k award winnings to the trust for venues, which operates to protect the United Kingdom's independent concert spaces.
The star was presented with the award on October 16 as his new release his work was declared the top album of the last 12 months.
The musician has opted to give the cash to the trust, in appreciation of the vital role local spots played in his early career.
"I personally couldn't be pursuing my current career if it hadn't been for all the performances I played around the region, and beyond, when I was just getting going," said Sam Fender. "These venues are iconic, but they are in difficulty."
Beginning in 2023, over 150 of these spaces have ceased operations – roughly one-sixth of the total UK scene.
Over the past year, well-known musicians including Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all supported the trust in its initiatives to keep the scene afloat, by including a modest fee to their ticket prices, which benefits independent venues.
Fender also took part, raising in excess of £100,000 on his recent tour to assist numerous local spots across the UK.
The donation assisted locations that were dealing with possible closure due to challenges stemming from flooding, fires and personal losses, as well as licensing issues, court cases and noise complaints.
Some locations received financial assistance in improving infrastructure and sound and lighting systems that positively impacted performers and audiences.
"The concept that money from performances in big venues backs the local stages, where it kicks off for musicians like me, is just logical," Sam Fender has commented.
Fender is not the first artist to donate his award prize money to charitable organizations.
When they earned the award in the mid-90s for their release Different Class, vocalist Cocker declared that the act would give their cash to the charity War Child.
During 2002, rapper and singer she split her bounty between several organizations, including the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"And I contributed a £1,000 to the center, to their gymnastics class, because I practiced gymnastics when I was younger and they required updated gear," Ms Dynamite explained to outlets.
Two years ago, Ezra Collective donated their winnings to the community center that nurtured their act, alongside other grassroots music organisations.
Also winners that year they donated their prize to a multiple sclerosis charity after a friend was identified with the condition.
"Winning was quite enough," remarked vocalist Heather Small. "The money was the extra but we didn't require the extra, because we had the honor. So our success affected another person's life."
In the past week, the Music Venues Trust announced it had protected a couple of grassroots venues in that region, by transferring them to community ownership.
The Joiners in Southampton and the other in Bristol were bought under the Own Our Venues program, which is supported by the arts council and enthusiasts who acquire "ownership units" in the properties.
