The star has donated the full amount of his twenty-five thousand pound award winnings to the trust for venues, which operates to preserve the UK's independent concert spaces.
The star was given the prize on 16 October as his new release his work was declared the outstanding release of the last 12 months.
The musician has chosen to hand the money over to the Music Venues Trust, in recognition of the crucial part local spots had in his initial steps.
"I personally would not have achieved what I am doing today if it wasn't for all the shows I played around the area, and beyond, when I was starting out," said the artist. "These venues are renowned, but they are struggling."
From early 2023 onward, at least 150 of these spaces have permanently closed – about 16% of the entire UK sector.
Over the past year, top acts like Pulp, the group Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Sheeran have all backed the Music Venues Trust in its efforts to help venues survive, by adding a modest fee to their ticket prices, which supports independent venues.
Sam Fender also joined in, raising more than £100,000 on his recent tour to assist thirty-eight local spots across England, Scotland, and Wales.
These funds helped spaces that were facing imminent closure due to issues stemming from flooding, fires and family tragedies, as well as regulatory hurdles, conflicts and noise complaints.
Some locations received financial assistance in modernizing facilities and technical equipment that helped musicians and audiences.
"The concept that funds from performances in large arenas backs the independent spots, where it begins for performers like me, is just sensible," Fender has commented.
Fender is among several artists to contribute his award prize money to worthy causes.
Back when the band earned the prize in 1996 for their release Different Class, vocalist the singer declared that the band would contribute their prize money to the charity War Child.
During 2002, rapper and singer Ms Dynamite divided her bounty between a few organizations, such as the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"I also donated a £1,000 to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics program, because I did gymnastics when I was younger and they needed better apparatus," she shared with the media.
In recent years, Ezra Collective donated their funds to the community center that developed their group, as well as other grassroots music organisations.
And 1994 winners M People contributed their winnings to a MS organization after a acquaintance was identified with the condition.
"Receiving the award was sufficient," remarked vocalist Small. "The money was the extra but we didn't need the cherry, because we had the cake. So our winning touched another person's life."
Last week, the MVT shared it had saved a couple of small stages in the South East, by bringing them into local control.
The first in the city and The Croft in Bristol were purchased under the Own Our Venues scheme, which is backed by a national body and music fans who acquire "shares" in the buildings.
