The star has donated the full amount of his £25,000 award cash to the Music Venues Trust, which functions to save the Britain's independent concert spaces.
Fender was awarded the cheque on 16 October as his new release the album was declared the best record of the previous year.
Fender has chosen to give the cash to the trust, in appreciation of the vital role grassroots venues played in his early career.
"I couldn't be pursuing what I am doing today if it wasn't for all the shows I did around the North East, and further afield, when I was just getting going," remarked Sam Fender. "These venues are iconic, but they are in difficulty."
Beginning in 2023, at least 150 of these locations have shut down – about 16% of the total UK scene.
Over the past year, top acts like Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all backed the MVT in its initiatives to help venues survive, by applying a modest fee to their admission fees, which supports independent venues.
Sam Fender also participated, collecting more than £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to assist numerous small stages across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The donation supported venues that were confronting potential shutdown due to difficulties caused by floods, fires and personal losses, as well as licensing issues, conflicts and noise complaints.
Some locations received monetary aid in upgrading infrastructure and technical equipment that positively impacted performers and fans.
"The notion that funds from concerts in major spaces supports the smaller venues, where it all starts for performers like me, is just logical," Fender has said.
He is far from the only musician to contribute his award winnings to worthy causes.
In they earned the trophy in the year 1996 for their album their work, frontman the singer declared that the act would give their cash to the charity War Child.
That year, musician the artist divided her bounty across multiple charities, such as the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"And I donated a thousand pounds to the center, to their gymnastics program, because I did gymnastics when I was a child and they lacked better apparatus," the artist told outlets.
Previously, they gave their prize money to the community center that developed their group, in addition to other independent music bodies.
Additionally 1994 winners they donated their award to a MS organization after a acquaintance was diagnosed the illness.
"Receiving the award was sufficient," stated artist Small. "The prize was the extra but we could do without the cherry, because we had the main prize. So our success impacted another person's life."
Recently, the Music Venues Trust shared it had rescued two small stages in south-east England, by placing them under community ownership.
The first in the city and the other in Bristol were acquired under the Own Our Venues program, which is backed by the arts council and music fans who buy "shares" in the properties.
