The star has donated the complete sum of his £25k award prize money to the MVT, which functions to preserve the UK's small concert spaces.
The star was presented with the cheque on October 16 as his new release People Watching was named the outstanding release of the last 12 months.
The musician has opted to hand the money over to the trust, in recognition of the crucial part local spots had in his early career.
"As an artist would not have achieved my current career if it weren't for all the performances I played around the region, and beyond, when I was beginning," remarked Fender. "These spaces are renowned, but they are struggling."
Beginning in 2023, more than 150 of these spaces have ceased operations – about 16 percent of the entire UK sector.
Recently, top acts including Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Sheeran have all supported the Music Venues Trust in its initiatives to keep the scene afloat, by applying a modest fee to their ticket costs, which benefits independent venues.
Fender also joined in, raising more than £100,000 on his live tour to assist thirty-eight local spots across the UK.
These funds helped spaces that were facing imminent closure due to issues arising from floods, fires and personal losses, as well as permit problems, legal disputes and sound issues.
Some locations received financial assistance in modernizing amenities and sound and lighting systems that directly benefitted artists and fans.
"The concept that revenue from shows in large arenas backs the independent spots, where it all starts for artists like me, is just sensible," Sam Fender has said.
Fender is far from the only musician to give his award winnings to worthy causes.
When Pulp received the award in 1996 for their release Different Class, lead singer Jarvis Cocker declared that the group would donate their prize money to the non-profit the charity.
That year, musician the artist split her bounty across a few charities, like the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"And I donated a £1,000 to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics program, because I did gymnastics when I was younger and they needed updated gear," she shared with a publication.
In recent years, Ezra Collective contributed their prize money to the youth organization that supported their act, in addition to other independent music bodies.
Additionally the 1994 recipients they gave their winnings to a charity for MS after a close contact was identified with the condition.
"The victory was sufficient," remarked vocalist the singer. "The cash was the cherry on top but we didn't require the bonus, because we had the honor. So our success touched somebody else's life."
Last week, the Music Venues Trust announced it had saved several grassroots venues in the South East, by placing them under community ownership.
The Joiners in the city and the other in Bristol were bought under the Own Our Venues initiative, which is funded by Arts Council England and supporters who acquire "ownership units" in the properties.
