The artist has given the entirety of his £25k honor cash to the trust for venues, which operates to protect the UK's small concert spaces.
The star was presented with the cheque on mid-October as his latest record People Watching was declared the outstanding release of the last 12 months.
Fender has decided to give the cash to the trust, in acknowledgment of the crucial part local spots played in his early career.
"I personally couldn't be pursuing this success if it hadn't been for all the shows I did around the North East, and beyond, when I was beginning," said the artist. "These venues are renowned, but they are in difficulty."
Beginning in 2023, over 150 of these locations have shut down – roughly one-sixth of the entire UK sector.
Over the past year, well-known musicians including Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all backed the trust in its initiatives to help venues survive, by adding a minor surcharge to their ticket costs, which supports smaller concert halls.
Sam Fender also participated, raising over £100k on his live tour to support thirty-eight grassroots venues across the UK.
The donation assisted venues that were dealing with potential shutdown due to difficulties caused by floods, fire incidents and personal losses, as well as licensing issues, conflicts and sound issues.
Additional spaces obtained monetary aid in upgrading infrastructure and gear that directly benefitted performers and concertgoers.
"The idea that revenue from concerts in big venues helps the local stages, where it all starts for artists like me, is just sensible," Fender has commented.
Fender is not the first artist to give his award prize money to charitable organizations.
When Pulp won the award in the year 1996 for their record the album, lead singer Cocker declared that the act would donate their prize money to the non-profit War Child.
During 2002, rapper and singer she split her prize across a few good causes, like the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"And I donated a £1,000 to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics class, because I practiced gymnastics when I was a child and they needed updated gear," Ms Dynamite told a publication.
In recent years, Ezra Collective gave their funds to the community center that developed their group, as well as other grassroots music organisations.
Additionally the 1994 recipients the group gave their winnings to a MS organization after a friend was diagnosed the condition.
"The victory was quite enough," stated artist the singer. "The money was the cherry on top but we could do without the bonus, because we had the main prize. So our winning affected another person's life."
Last week, the trust shared it had protected two small stages in the South East, by placing them under community ownership.
One venue in that area and the other in Bristol were purchased under the public acquisition initiative, which is supported by the arts council and enthusiasts who purchase "ownership units" in the venues.
