The artist has given the full amount of his £25k award prize money to the Music Venues Trust, which operates to preserve the UK's independent concert spaces.
He was given the prize on 16 October as his latest record the album was named the outstanding release of the previous year.
Fender has opted to hand the money over to the trust, in recognition of the crucial part local spots had in his early career.
"As an artist couldn't be pursuing what I am doing today if it weren't for all the performances I did around the area, and further afield, when I was starting out," stated Fender. "These venues are legendary, but they are in difficulty."
Beginning in 2023, over 150 of these spaces have shut down – roughly 16 percent of the total UK scene.
In the last year, major artists such as the band Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the Music Venues Trust in its initiatives to support the industry, by applying a small levy to their admission fees, which benefits local stages.
Sam Fender also took part, generating more than £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to support numerous local spots across Britain.
The money assisted spaces that were dealing with imminent closure due to issues caused by water damage, fire incidents and bereavements, as well as licensing issues, legal disputes and sound issues.
Some locations were granted financial assistance in modernizing facilities and gear that positively impacted performers and audiences.
"The idea that money from performances in major spaces backs the independent spots, where it kicks off for performers like me, is just common sense," Fender has said.
Fender is not the first artist to contribute his honor prize money to good deeds.
When the band earned the award in the mid-90s for their release Different Class, frontman the singer announced that the band would donate their prize money to the charity War Child.
That year, rapper and singer she divided her bounty between several organizations, such as the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"I also gave a £1,000 to my local community centre, to their gymnastics program, because I practiced gymnastics when I was growing up and they lacked updated gear," she told a publication.
Previously, they contributed their funds to the youth organization that supported their act, as well as other independent music bodies.
Additionally the 1994 recipients they contributed their winnings to a multiple sclerosis charity after a close contact was found to have the disease.
"Receiving the award was quite enough," remarked vocalist Small. "The cash was the extra but we didn't require the cherry, because we had the honor. So our success affected another person's life."
Recently, the MVT shared it had saved two small stages in that region, by transferring them to public stewardship.
The Joiners in the city and the other in Bristol were purchased under the Own Our Venues program, which is backed by Arts Council England and enthusiasts who acquire "ownership units" in the venues.
