The artist has donated the full amount of his £25k honor winnings to the Music Venues Trust, which works to preserve the Britain's grassroots live music spots.
He was given the award on 16 October as his new release People Watching was chosen as the outstanding release of the last 12 months.
The musician has opted to donate the funds to the MVT, in appreciation of the vital role small stages played in his initial steps.
"I personally wouldn't be doing this success if it weren't for all the gigs I played around the region, and further afield, when I was just getting going," stated Sam Fender. "These locations are iconic, but they are struggling."
Beginning in 2023, more than 150 of these venues have permanently closed – approximately one-sixth of the whole industry in the UK.
Over the past year, well-known musicians like the band Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the MVT in its attempts to help venues survive, by applying a modest fee to their admission fees, which benefits local stages.
Sam Fender also participated, generating more than £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to assist numerous small stages across Britain.
The donation assisted spaces that were dealing with possible closure due to challenges arising from flooding, fires and bereavements, as well as permit problems, court cases and neighbor objections.
Some locations obtained monetary aid in improving amenities and gear that positively impacted musicians and fans.
"The notion that money from performances in big venues backs the independent spots, where it begins for performers like me, is just logical," Fender has said.
He is not the first artist to give his award prize money to charitable organizations.
Back when Pulp received the award in the mid-90s for their album Different Class, lead singer the singer announced that the group would donate their prize money to the non-profit War Child.
During 2002, artist the artist split her prize across multiple organizations, such as the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"I also donated a thousand pounds to my local community centre, to their gymnastics program, because I trained in gymnastics when I was a child and they required updated gear," Ms Dynamite explained to a publication.
In recent years, they gave their funds to the youth organization that developed their group, as well as other independent music bodies.
Additionally the 1994 recipients they gave their prize to a multiple sclerosis charity after a acquaintance was diagnosed the condition.
"Receiving the award was quite enough," stated artist the singer. "The cash was the extra but we could do without the extra, because we had the cake. So our winning touched another person's life."
In the past week, the MVT announced it had protected two local spots in the South East, by placing them under community ownership.
The first in that area and The Croft in Bristol were bought under the Own Our Venues program, which is supported by the arts council and music fans who buy "ownership units" in the venues.
