The star has given the entirety of his £25,000 honor winnings to the Music Venues Trust, which operates to save the Britain's small music venues.
The star was awarded the award on 16 October as his third album his work was chosen as the outstanding release of the past year.
He has decided to give the cash to the trust, in recognition of the essential function grassroots venues played in his early career.
"I wouldn't be doing what I am doing today if it hadn't been for all the gigs I performed around the area, and elsewhere, when I was just getting going," stated Fender. "These locations are renowned, but they are struggling."
Since the start of 2023, at least 150 of these spaces have permanently closed – about 16% of the whole industry in the UK.
Over the past year, top acts like Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the trust in its attempts to support the industry, by adding a small levy to their admission fees, which supports local stages.
He also participated, raising more than £100,000 on his live tour to support numerous local spots across Britain.
The money supported spaces that were facing imminent closure due to issues arising from water damage, fires and bereavements, as well as licensing issues, court cases and noise complaints.
Additional spaces received monetary aid in improving facilities and gear that directly benefitted artists and audiences.
"The idea that money from performances in big venues helps the independent spots, where it kicks off for musicians like me, is just sensible," Sam Fender has stated.
The musician is not the first artist to give his honor winnings to good deeds.
Back when the band won the prize in 1996 for their release their work, lead singer Cocker announced that the act would donate their winnings to the non-profit War Child.
That year, artist she shared her bounty between several charities, including the children's charity and a Sickle Cell organization.
"I also gave a grand to my local community centre, to their classes, because I practiced gymnastics when I was a child and they required updated gear," Ms Dynamite explained to the media.
In recent years, Ezra Collective contributed their prize money to the local youth club that developed their group, as well as other local music groups.
And winners that year they contributed their winnings to a multiple sclerosis charity after a friend was identified with the illness.
"Winning was sufficient," said singer Heather Small. "The money was the bonus but we could do without the bonus, because we had the main prize. So our victory impacted another person's life."
Recently, the Music Venues Trust shared it had protected several small stages in that region, by transferring them to local control.
The Joiners in that area and the other in Bristol were purchased under the public acquisition initiative, which is funded by a national body and supporters who buy "ownership units" in the venues.
