The artist has donated the full amount of his twenty-five thousand pound award winnings to the Music Venues Trust, which works to save the Britain's grassroots live music spots.
Fender was awarded the award on 16 October as his third album People Watching was chosen as the outstanding release of the last 12 months.
The musician has opted to hand the money over to the trust, in acknowledgment of the vital role small stages played in his beginning days.
"I personally wouldn't be doing my current career if it wasn't for all the performances I performed around the area, and elsewhere, when I was just getting going," said Sam Fender. "These venues are iconic, but they are in difficulty."
From early 2023 onward, more than 150 of these locations have ceased operations – about 16% of the entire UK sector.
Over the past year, major artists including Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all aided the MVT in its attempts to keep the scene afloat, by including a minor surcharge to their ticket costs, which supports independent venues.
He also took part, generating over £100k on his live tour to help numerous small stages across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The donation helped locations that were dealing with imminent closure due to difficulties caused by water damage, fires and bereavements, as well as licensing issues, court cases and sound issues.
Other venues were granted financial assistance in improving amenities and gear that directly benefitted musicians and audiences.
"The concept that funds from shows in large arenas helps the local stages, where it kicks off for musicians like me, is just sensible," Sam Fender has stated.
The musician is among several artists to donate his honor funds to worthy causes.
Back when they received the trophy in the year 1996 for their release Different Class, lead singer Jarvis Cocker declared that the band would contribute their prize money to the non-profit War Child.
That year, artist she split her bounty among a few good causes, such as the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"And I contributed a £1,000 to my local community centre, to their gymnastics program, because I practiced gymnastics when I was a child and they lacked updated gear," Ms Dynamite shared with the media.
Previously, Ezra Collective donated their funds to the local youth club that developed their band, as well as other grassroots music organisations.
And the 1994 recipients the group contributed their prize to a charity for MS after a friend was diagnosed the illness.
"Receiving the award was sufficient," said artist the singer. "The prize was the extra but we could do without the bonus, because we had the main prize. So our success impacted the lives of others."
Last week, the Music Venues Trust announced it had protected a couple of grassroots venues in south-east England, by transferring them to community ownership.
The first in Southampton and the other in Bristol were purchased under the community ownership program, which is supported by the arts council and music fans who purchase "ownership units" in the venues.
