The star has donated the complete sum of his £25,000 honor winnings to the Music Venues Trust, which functions to save the United Kingdom's grassroots concert spaces.
He was awarded the prize on 16 October as his third album his work was named the top album of the last 12 months.
The musician has chosen to donate the funds to the MVT, in appreciation of the essential function small stages fulfilled in his early career.
"As an artist would not have achieved this success if it weren't for all the gigs I played around the area, and elsewhere, when I was beginning," said Fender. "These venues are legendary, but they are facing challenges."
Since the start of 2023, over 150 of these venues have permanently closed – about one-sixth of the whole industry in the UK.
Recently, well-known musicians like the band Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the MVT in its efforts to keep the scene afloat, by including a small levy to their ticket costs, which benefits smaller concert halls.
Fender also took part, collecting over £100k on his 2024 arena tour to support numerous local spots across the UK.
The money assisted spaces that were dealing with possible closure due to challenges stemming from floods, fire incidents and family tragedies, as well as regulatory hurdles, court cases and sound issues.
Some locations obtained funding support in modernizing amenities and sound and lighting systems that directly benefitted performers and audiences.
"The concept that revenue from concerts in big venues backs the smaller venues, where it kicks off for artists like me, is just logical," Sam Fender has stated.
Fender is not the first artist to give his award funds to worthy causes.
Back when Pulp earned the award in the year 1996 for their album their work, lead singer the singer stated that the band would give their cash to the non-profit War Child.
That year, musician she divided her award across multiple organizations, such as the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"Additionally, I donated a thousand pounds to the center, to their gymnastics class, because I trained in gymnastics when I was growing up and they lacked updated gear," Ms Dynamite explained to a publication.
Previously, Ezra Collective gave their funds to the youth organization that developed their group, in addition to other local music groups.
Also winners that year the group contributed their prize to a MS organization after a acquaintance was identified with the condition.
"Receiving the award was quite enough," stated singer Heather Small. "The cash was the extra but we didn't require the cherry, because we had the honor. So our victory impacted the lives of others."
In the past week, the Music Venues Trust shared it had protected a couple of local spots in the South East, by placing them under public stewardship.
The Joiners in the city and the other in the city were purchased under the Own Our Venues program, which is supported by Arts Council England and supporters who purchase "ownership units" in the buildings.
