The artist has handed over the complete sum of his £25k honor winnings to the MVT, which works to save the United Kingdom's independent live music spots.
He was awarded the cheque on mid-October as his latest record his work was named the top album of the past year.
The musician has decided to give the cash to the trust, in acknowledgment of the vital role local spots had in his initial steps.
"I would not have achieved my current career if it wasn't for all the performances I did around the North East, and further afield, when I was just getting going," remarked Sam Fender. "These spaces are iconic, but they are facing challenges."
From early 2023 onward, over 150 of these venues have shut down – approximately one-sixth of the whole industry in the UK.
In the last year, well-known musicians including Pulp, the group Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the Music Venues Trust in its efforts to keep the scene afloat, by applying a small levy to their ticket costs, which goes to help local stages.
Sam Fender also participated, raising more than £100,000 on his live tour to support numerous small stages across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The money helped spaces that were confronting possible closure due to difficulties arising from water damage, blazes and bereavements, as well as permit problems, conflicts and noise complaints.
Some locations received funding support in upgrading amenities and technical equipment that directly benefitted artists and fans.
"The notion that revenue from concerts in major spaces helps the local stages, where it begins for musicians like me, is just logical," Sam Fender has said.
He is among several artists to contribute his award winnings to charitable organizations.
In Pulp earned the prize in the mid-90s for their release the album, lead singer the singer declared that the group would give their cash to the non-profit War Child.
That year, musician Ms Dynamite divided her prize among a few charities, including the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"And I contributed a grand to Highgate Newtown, to their classes, because I trained in gymnastics when I was growing up and they lacked new equipment," the artist explained to the media.
Previously, Ezra Collective donated their prize money to the youth organization that developed their act, alongside other grassroots music organisations.
Additionally winners that year they gave their award to a MS organization after a close contact was identified with the disease.
"The victory was sufficient," remarked vocalist Heather Small. "The prize was the cherry on top but we didn't need the extra, because we had the cake. So our winning touched another person's life."
Recently, the Music Venues Trust revealed it had protected a couple of grassroots venues in that region, by bringing them into community ownership.
The first in the city and The Croft in the city were bought under the Own Our Venues initiative, which is backed by the arts council and music fans who acquire "stakes" in the venues.
