The artist has handed over the complete sum of his twenty-five thousand pound award winnings to the Music Venues Trust, which operates to preserve the Britain's independent concert spaces.
The star was presented with the prize on mid-October as his third album the album was named the outstanding release of the last 12 months.
He has chosen to give the cash to the MVT, in recognition of the essential function local spots fulfilled in his beginning days.
"I personally would not have achieved what I am doing today if it weren't for all the shows I played around the region, and further afield, when I was starting out," remarked Fender. "These locations are iconic, but they are in difficulty."
From early 2023 onward, at least 150 of these locations have permanently closed – roughly 16 percent of the entire UK sector.
Recently, well-known musicians such as Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the MVT in its initiatives to help venues survive, by including a small levy to their ticket prices, which supports local stages.
Sam Fender also took part, collecting in excess of £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to help thirty-eight grassroots venues across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The money assisted locations that were confronting imminent closure due to difficulties caused by flooding, fire incidents and personal losses, as well as permit problems, court cases and sound issues.
Additional spaces were granted financial assistance in upgrading amenities and sound and lighting systems that helped musicians and fans.
"The notion that money from performances in big venues backs the smaller venues, where it kicks off for musicians like me, is just logical," the star has commented.
He is not the first artist to contribute his award funds to worthy causes.
When Pulp earned the prize in the year 1996 for their record Different Class, frontman Jarvis Cocker declared that the group would give their prize money to the non-profit War Child.
During 2002, musician Ms Dynamite divided her award across multiple good causes, including the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"I also donated a £1,000 to the center, to their gymnastics class, because I did gymnastics when I was younger and they needed updated gear," she told the media.
Two years ago, Ezra Collective gave their prize money to the local youth club that supported their band, as well as other independent music bodies.
Also the 1994 recipients M People contributed their winnings to a charity for MS after a friend was found to have the condition.
"Receiving the award was quite enough," stated artist Heather Small. "The prize was the bonus but we didn't need the bonus, because we had the cake. So our victory impacted somebody else's life."
Last week, the Music Venues Trust announced it had saved a couple of small stages in the South East, by bringing them into community ownership.
The first in that area and the other in Bristol were bought under the public acquisition initiative, which is funded by the arts council and enthusiasts who purchase "shares" in the venues.
