The artist has handed over the complete sum of his £25k award cash to the Music Venues Trust, which works to preserve the United Kingdom's grassroots live music spots.
Fender was presented with the cheque on 16 October as his third album the album was named the best record of the last 12 months.
Fender has decided to hand the money over to the Music Venues Trust, in acknowledgment of the vital role local spots played in his initial steps.
"As an artist wouldn't be doing my current career if it weren't for all the performances I performed around the area, and further afield, when I was starting out," said Fender. "These venues are legendary, but they are in difficulty."
Beginning in 2023, more than 150 of these spaces have ceased operations – approximately one-sixth of the entire UK sector.
Recently, well-known musicians including the band Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all supported the Music Venues Trust in its efforts to keep the scene afloat, by applying a minor surcharge to their ticket costs, which goes to help local stages.
Sam Fender also participated, generating over £100k on his recent tour to help thirty-eight small stages across Britain.
The money helped locations that were dealing with possible closure due to issues caused by floods, fire incidents and personal losses, as well as licensing issues, conflicts and sound issues.
Some locations obtained monetary aid in upgrading infrastructure and gear that directly benefitted performers and fans.
"The concept that revenue from shows in large arenas supports the local stages, where it begins for musicians like me, is just logical," Sam Fender has said.
The musician is far from the only musician to donate his award funds to worthy causes.
In they won the trophy in the mid-90s for their release their work, vocalist Cocker announced that the band would give their prize money to the organization War Child.
In 2002, rapper and singer Ms Dynamite split her prize across multiple good causes, such as the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"And I donated a thousand pounds to my local community centre, to their classes, because I did gymnastics when I was younger and they required new equipment," she explained to the media.
In recent years, the band donated their winnings to the youth organization that nurtured their group, in addition to other independent music bodies.
Also winners that year M People donated their prize to a multiple sclerosis charity after a friend was identified with the condition.
"Winning was sufficient," stated artist Small. "The cash was the bonus but we didn't require the bonus, because we had the honor. So our winning affected another person's life."
Last week, the trust announced it had saved two local spots in the South East, by bringing them into community ownership.
The Joiners in Southampton and The Croft in Bristol were acquired under the Own Our Venues initiative, which is backed by a national body and music fans who buy "ownership units" in the buildings.
