The artist has donated the complete sum of his £25k honor winnings to the Music Venues Trust, which functions to preserve the United Kingdom's grassroots music venues.
The star was awarded the cheque on 16 October as his latest record the album was declared the best record of the past year.
Fender has decided to donate the funds to the trust, in appreciation of the vital role small stages played in his initial steps.
"As an artist would not have achieved my current career if it wasn't for all the performances I performed around the North East, and elsewhere, when I was just getting going," said Sam Fender. "These venues are renowned, but they are facing challenges."
From early 2023 onward, at least 150 of these spaces have permanently closed – about 16 percent of the whole industry in the UK.
Over the past year, major artists including Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the Music Venues Trust in its initiatives to support the industry, by adding a small levy to their admission fees, which benefits local stages.
Sam Fender also participated, generating in excess of £100,000 on his recent tour to assist 38 small stages across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The donation helped spaces that were confronting imminent closure due to challenges arising from flooding, blazes and bereavements, as well as regulatory hurdles, court cases and sound issues.
Additional spaces received monetary aid in modernizing infrastructure and technical equipment that positively impacted artists and fans.
"The idea that revenue from shows in large arenas supports the independent spots, where it all starts for performers like me, is just logical," the star has said.
He is not the first artist to donate his honor winnings to charitable organizations.
When they won the award in the mid-90s for their album Different Class, frontman the singer announced that the group would donate their cash to the charity War Child.
During 2002, rapper and singer the artist shared her prize among a few charities, such as the children's charity and a Sickle Cell organization.
"And I contributed a grand to my local community centre, to their classes, because I practiced gymnastics when I was younger and they required better apparatus," the artist told outlets.
Previously, Ezra Collective contributed their funds to the local youth club that supported their band, alongside other grassroots music organisations.
Also 1994 winners they donated their winnings to a MS organization after a acquaintance was identified with the illness.
"Receiving the award was sufficient," remarked artist Heather Small. "The cash was the bonus but we could do without the bonus, because we had the honor. So our victory affected another person's life."
Last week, the Music Venues Trust announced it had saved a couple of local spots in that region, by bringing them into local control.
The first in Southampton and the second in that location were bought under the Own Our Venues scheme, which is backed by Arts Council England and enthusiasts who buy "shares" in the properties.
