The star has given the full amount of his twenty-five thousand pound award winnings to the Music Venues Trust, which functions to preserve the UK's small music venues.
He was given the prize on 16 October as his third album People Watching was chosen as the top album of the last 12 months.
He has decided to donate the funds to the trust, in appreciation of the essential function small stages fulfilled in his beginning days.
"As an artist couldn't be pursuing my current career if it wasn't for all the gigs I did around the region, and elsewhere, when I was just getting going," said the artist. "These venues are renowned, but they are in difficulty."
Beginning in 2023, over 150 of these locations have ceased operations – approximately 16% of the total UK scene.
Over the past year, well-known musicians like the band Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the Music Venues Trust in its initiatives to keep the scene afloat, by adding a minor surcharge to their admission fees, which supports smaller concert halls.
Sam Fender also joined in, generating more than £100,000 on his recent tour to support numerous small stages across Britain.
The money supported venues that were confronting possible closure due to challenges caused by water damage, fires and personal losses, as well as regulatory hurdles, legal disputes and neighbor objections.
Additional spaces received financial assistance in improving facilities and gear that directly benefitted artists and audiences.
"The concept that funds from performances in major spaces supports the independent spots, where it all starts for musicians like me, is just common sense," Fender has commented.
Fender is among several artists to give his honor winnings to good deeds.
Back when they won the prize in 1996 for their album Different Class, frontman the singer stated that the group would contribute their cash to the organization War Child.
During 2002, rapper and singer the artist shared her bounty among multiple charities, such as the children's charity and a Sickle Cell organization.
"I also donated a thousand pounds to the center, to their classes, because I practiced gymnastics when I was growing up and they required better apparatus," Ms Dynamite told outlets.
Previously, the band contributed their funds to the youth organization that developed their group, in addition to other local music groups.
Additionally the 1994 recipients they gave their prize to a charity for MS after a close contact was found to have the illness.
"Winning was quite enough," remarked vocalist Heather Small. "The cash was the cherry on top but we didn't require the cherry, because we had the honor. So our victory impacted the lives of others."
Recently, the Music Venues Trust shared it had saved several small stages in that region, by placing them under public stewardship.
One venue in that area and the other in Bristol were acquired under the community ownership scheme, which is supported by Arts Council England and supporters who buy "ownership units" in the properties.
