The artist has handed over the complete sum of his £25,000 award winnings to the trust for venues, which works to protect the Britain's independent concert spaces.
Fender was awarded the prize on October 16 as his latest record People Watching was declared the outstanding release of the past year.
Fender has decided to give the cash to the trust, in appreciation of the essential function small stages played in his beginning days.
"As an artist would not have achieved this success if it wasn't for all the gigs I did around the North East, and further afield, when I was beginning," remarked the artist. "These locations are iconic, but they are struggling."
From early 2023 onward, over 150 of these locations have ceased operations – roughly 16% of the entire UK sector.
Over the past year, well-known musicians including Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all aided the trust in its initiatives to keep the scene afloat, by including a modest fee to their admission fees, which supports independent venues.
Sam Fender also joined in, collecting in excess of £100,000 on his recent tour to assist numerous grassroots venues across Britain.
The donation helped venues that were dealing with imminent closure due to issues stemming from floods, blazes and family tragedies, as well as permit problems, conflicts and noise complaints.
Additional spaces received monetary aid in improving amenities and gear that helped musicians and concertgoers.
"The idea that money from performances in big venues supports the local stages, where it begins for performers like me, is just logical," Fender has said.
Fender is among several artists to give his honor prize money to charitable organizations.
When the band earned the award in 1996 for their album Different Class, frontman Cocker announced that the band would donate their prize money to the non-profit War Child.
That year, rapper and singer Ms Dynamite shared her bounty between multiple organizations, including the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"Additionally, I gave a thousand pounds to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics class, because I practiced gymnastics when I was younger and they required updated gear," Ms Dynamite shared with a publication.
Two years ago, the band donated their funds to the community center that supported their band, as well as other local music groups.
Also the 1994 recipients M People gave their prize to a charity for MS after a close contact was diagnosed the condition.
"Receiving the award was sufficient," said artist the singer. "The prize was the extra but we didn't require the cherry, because we had the honor. So our victory impacted the lives of others."
Last week, the trust shared it had saved a couple of small stages in the South East, by transferring them to local control.
One venue in that area and The Croft in that location were bought under the public acquisition scheme, which is backed by Arts Council England and enthusiasts who purchase "ownership units" in the properties.
