The artist has given the entirety of his twenty-five thousand pound award cash to the Music Venues Trust, which operates to protect the UK's small music venues.
Fender was awarded the cheque on October 16 as his latest record the album was declared the best record of the previous year.
He has decided to donate the funds to the Music Venues Trust, in acknowledgment of the vital role local spots fulfilled in his initial steps.
"As an artist couldn't be pursuing this success if it hadn't been for all the gigs I performed around the area, and elsewhere, when I was beginning," said Sam Fender. "These spaces are legendary, but they are facing challenges."
Since the start of 2023, over 150 of these venues have ceased operations – approximately 16% of the total UK scene.
Recently, top acts such as Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all backed the Music Venues Trust in its efforts to support the industry, by applying a minor surcharge to their admission fees, which benefits independent venues.
He also joined in, generating over £100k on his live tour to assist numerous local spots across England, Scotland, and Wales.
These funds supported spaces that were dealing with possible closure due to issues caused by floods, fire incidents and personal losses, as well as permit problems, legal disputes and noise complaints.
Other venues were granted financial assistance in upgrading infrastructure and gear that helped musicians and concertgoers.
"The notion that funds from performances in large arenas helps the independent spots, where it begins for artists like me, is just sensible," Sam Fender has said.
Fender is not the first artist to donate his award winnings to worthy causes.
When they earned the prize in 1996 for their record the album, frontman Cocker announced that the act would contribute their prize money to the charity War Child.
That year, artist Ms Dynamite split her prize between multiple organizations, such as the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"Additionally, I contributed a grand to Highgate Newtown, to their classes, because I practiced gymnastics when I was a child and they lacked new equipment," she shared with outlets.
In recent years, the band donated their winnings to the youth organization that supported their act, in addition to other independent music bodies.
And the 1994 recipients the group contributed their prize to a multiple sclerosis charity after a acquaintance was diagnosed the disease.
"Receiving the award was sufficient," said artist the singer. "The prize was the cherry on top but we could do without the extra, because we had the honor. So our victory affected somebody else's life."
In the past week, the MVT announced it had rescued a couple of local spots in that region, by transferring them to community ownership.
The Joiners in Southampton and the second in the city were bought under the Own Our Venues initiative, which is backed by Arts Council England and supporters who buy "stakes" in the properties.
