The artist has handed over the full amount of his £25,000 award winnings to the Music Venues Trust, which functions to preserve the Britain's small concert spaces.
He was given the award on 16 October as his third album People Watching was chosen as the best record of the previous year.
He has decided to donate the funds to the Music Venues Trust, in acknowledgment of the crucial part grassroots venues had in his early career.
"As an artist wouldn't be doing what I am doing today if it weren't for all the shows I performed around the region, and further afield, when I was beginning," stated Sam Fender. "These venues are renowned, but they are facing challenges."
From early 2023 onward, more than 150 of these locations have shut down – roughly 16% of the entire UK sector.
In the last year, major artists including Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the Music Venues Trust in its efforts to keep the scene afloat, by applying a minor surcharge to their admission fees, which supports independent venues.
Sam Fender also participated, raising in excess of £100,000 on his live tour to assist 38 small stages across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The donation supported spaces that were confronting potential shutdown due to difficulties stemming from flooding, fires and family tragedies, as well as permit problems, court cases and noise complaints.
Additional spaces were granted financial assistance in upgrading amenities and technical equipment that positively impacted artists and audiences.
"The idea that revenue from performances in large arenas helps the local stages, where it begins for performers like me, is just common sense," the star has commented.
Fender is far from the only musician to give his honor winnings to good deeds.
In the band won the prize in 1996 for their record the album, vocalist Jarvis Cocker declared that the band would donate their winnings to the charity the charity.
During 2002, rapper and singer she shared her award among a few charities, like the children's charity and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"I also contributed a £1,000 to the center, to their gymnastics program, because I practiced gymnastics when I was a child and they lacked updated gear," Ms Dynamite explained to a publication.
Two years ago, Ezra Collective donated their winnings to the local youth club that supported their band, alongside other local music groups.
And 1994 winners M People gave their prize to a MS organization after a close contact was found to have the disease.
"The victory was sufficient," stated singer the singer. "The prize was the extra but we could do without the bonus, because we had the main prize. So our winning affected another person's life."
Recently, the trust announced it had protected a couple of small stages in that region, by bringing them into community ownership.
One venue in Southampton and The Croft in the city were bought under the public acquisition initiative, which is backed by a national body and supporters who acquire "shares" in the properties.
