The artist has donated the complete sum of his £25k award winnings to the Music Venues Trust, which functions to preserve the UK's independent music venues.
Fender was presented with the award on October 16 as his latest record his work was declared the best record of the previous year.
The musician has decided to donate the funds to the trust, in recognition of the crucial part small stages played in his beginning days.
"As an artist would not have achieved this success if it wasn't for all the performances I did around the area, and further afield, when I was just getting going," remarked the artist. "These venues are legendary, but they are in difficulty."
Since the start of 2023, at least 150 of these locations have shut down – approximately 16 percent of the whole industry in the UK.
Recently, major artists including Pulp, the group Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Sheeran have all backed the MVT in its initiatives to help venues survive, by adding a small levy to their ticket costs, which goes to help local stages.
He also participated, raising over £100k on his live tour to help thirty-eight local spots across Britain.
The donation supported venues that were confronting possible closure due to issues caused by water damage, fire incidents and family tragedies, as well as permit problems, legal disputes and sound issues.
Some locations received financial assistance in modernizing infrastructure and sound and lighting systems that helped performers and audiences.
"The notion that money from performances in major spaces helps the independent spots, where it all starts for musicians like me, is just sensible," Sam Fender has said.
Fender is not the first artist to donate his honor funds to charitable organizations.
In the band earned the trophy in the mid-90s for their album the album, frontman Cocker stated that the act would contribute their cash to the organization War Child.
In 2002, artist Ms Dynamite shared her prize across multiple good causes, such as the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"I also contributed a £1,000 to my local community centre, to their gymnastics program, because I trained in gymnastics when I was younger and they required updated gear," Ms Dynamite shared with the media.
Previously, the band donated their winnings to the community center that developed their band, in addition to other grassroots music organisations.
Also the 1994 recipients M People donated their award to a charity for MS after a close contact was identified with the illness.
"Winning was ample," remarked artist Heather Small. "The cash was the bonus but we didn't require the bonus, because we had the main prize. So our winning impacted the lives of others."
Last week, the trust announced it had protected two local spots in the South East, by bringing them into community ownership.
The first in that area and the other in that location were acquired under the public acquisition scheme, which is funded by Arts Council England and enthusiasts who buy "ownership units" in the venues.
