The artist has given the entirety of his £25k award cash to the Music Venues Trust, which operates to preserve the United Kingdom's grassroots live music spots.
He was given the cheque on 16 October as his third album the album was chosen as the best record of the last 12 months.
He has decided to donate the funds to the Music Venues Trust, in recognition of the essential function local spots played in his beginning days.
"I would not have achieved my current career if it weren't for all the performances I performed around the area, and beyond, when I was beginning," stated Sam Fender. "These venues are legendary, but they are struggling."
Beginning in 2023, more than 150 of these locations have permanently closed – approximately 16 percent of the whole industry in the UK.
Recently, top acts including Pulp, the group Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the trust in its efforts to help venues survive, by adding a modest fee to their ticket prices, which supports local stages.
Sam Fender also took part, collecting in excess of £100,000 on his recent tour to assist thirty-eight small stages across the UK.
The donation helped locations that were facing possible closure due to issues stemming from floods, blazes and bereavements, as well as licensing issues, court cases and sound issues.
Other venues were granted monetary aid in improving infrastructure and gear that positively impacted artists and fans.
"The idea that revenue from concerts in large arenas supports the independent spots, where it all starts for artists like me, is just common sense," the star has commented.
He is not the first artist to give his award prize money to worthy causes.
In Pulp received the prize in the year 1996 for their record Different Class, lead singer Cocker announced that the act would contribute their winnings to the organization the charity.
During 2002, artist she shared her award among several good causes, like the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"And I contributed a £1,000 to the center, to their gymnastics program, because I practiced gymnastics when I was younger and they lacked better apparatus," she told a publication.
Previously, the band donated their winnings to the community center that developed their act, alongside other grassroots music organisations.
Also the 1994 recipients M People contributed their prize to a charity for MS after a close contact was diagnosed the disease.
"Winning was sufficient," said vocalist Small. "The money was the bonus but we didn't need the bonus, because we had the main prize. So our success impacted another person's life."
Last week, the Music Venues Trust announced it had rescued two small stages in south-east England, by bringing them into community ownership.
One venue in the city and The Croft in that location were purchased under the community ownership scheme, which is supported by the arts council and enthusiasts who purchase "shares" in the buildings.
