The artist has handed over the entirety of his twenty-five thousand pound honor winnings to the Music Venues Trust, which functions to protect the UK's independent concert spaces.
He was given the cheque on mid-October as his new release the album was chosen as the outstanding release of the last 12 months.
He has decided to hand the money over to the MVT, in acknowledgment of the crucial part small stages had in his initial steps.
"I personally couldn't be pursuing my current career if it hadn't been for all the shows I played around the area, and further afield, when I was beginning," said Fender. "These venues are iconic, but they are facing challenges."
Beginning in 2023, more than 150 of these locations have ceased operations – roughly 16 percent of the entire UK sector.
In the last year, top acts including Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the MVT in its efforts to help venues survive, by including a small levy to their ticket prices, which goes to help local stages.
Sam Fender also joined in, collecting more than £100,000 on his live tour to assist 38 local spots across Britain.
These funds helped venues that were confronting imminent closure due to issues stemming from water damage, blazes and bereavements, as well as licensing issues, court cases and noise complaints.
Additional spaces obtained funding support in upgrading amenities and gear that positively impacted artists and fans.
"The idea that funds from performances in large arenas helps the smaller venues, where it kicks off for musicians like me, is just common sense," Fender has said.
He is not the first artist to contribute his award funds to good deeds.
In they received the trophy in 1996 for their album their work, frontman Cocker declared that the band would donate their winnings to the organization War Child.
That year, artist she shared her award among several good causes, such as the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"Additionally, I contributed a thousand pounds to my local community centre, to their classes, because I did gymnastics when I was younger and they needed better apparatus," the artist shared with a publication.
In recent years, the band donated their prize money to the community center that supported their group, alongside other independent music bodies.
And 1994 winners M People donated their award to a multiple sclerosis charity after a acquaintance was found to have the illness.
"The victory was quite enough," stated vocalist the singer. "The money was the bonus but we could do without the bonus, because we had the cake. So our winning touched another person's life."
Last week, the MVT revealed it had rescued a couple of grassroots venues in the South East, by transferring them to community ownership.
The Joiners in the city and the second in the city were acquired under the community ownership initiative, which is supported by Arts Council England and supporters who purchase "stakes" in the properties.
