The artist has donated the entirety of his £25,000 honor cash to the Music Venues Trust, which operates to protect the UK's small concert spaces.
The star was given the prize on October 16 as his new release the album was declared the top album of the previous year.
Fender has decided to donate the funds to the trust, in acknowledgment of the essential function local spots had in his beginning days.
"I personally wouldn't be doing my current career if it hadn't been for all the performances I did around the North East, and elsewhere, when I was starting out," remarked Sam Fender. "These spaces are iconic, but they are facing challenges."
Since the start of 2023, over 150 of these spaces have permanently closed – approximately 16% of the whole industry in the UK.
In the last year, top acts including the band Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all aided the Music Venues Trust in its efforts to help venues survive, by adding a small levy to their ticket prices, which goes to help smaller concert halls.
He also participated, raising over £100k on his live tour to assist numerous grassroots venues across England, Scotland, and Wales.
These funds helped locations that were facing potential shutdown due to issues arising from flooding, blazes and family tragedies, as well as licensing issues, court cases and neighbor objections.
Other venues received funding support in modernizing amenities and gear that directly benefitted performers and fans.
"The concept that funds from performances in big venues backs the local stages, where it begins for performers like me, is just logical," the star has said.
He is among several artists to donate his award winnings to charitable organizations.
In they received the award in the mid-90s for their release their work, vocalist Cocker stated that the act would contribute their prize money to the organization War Child.
During 2002, artist the artist shared her award across several charities, including the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"Additionally, I gave a £1,000 to the center, to their gymnastics program, because I did gymnastics when I was growing up and they required updated gear," she told a publication.
Previously, Ezra Collective gave their winnings to the youth organization that nurtured their group, in addition to other local music groups.
And winners that year the group contributed their award to a multiple sclerosis charity after a acquaintance was found to have the disease.
"Winning was ample," remarked vocalist Heather Small. "The prize was the extra but we didn't require the extra, because we had the main prize. So our success affected another person's life."
Last week, the Music Venues Trust revealed it had protected several small stages in south-east England, by transferring them to public stewardship.
The Joiners in the city and the second in Bristol were purchased under the community ownership scheme, which is funded by a national body and supporters who purchase "stakes" in the buildings.
