The artist has handed over the complete sum of his £25,000 honor prize money to the Music Venues Trust, which works to protect the Britain's grassroots music venues.
Fender was presented with the award on mid-October as his third album People Watching was named the best record of the last 12 months.
Fender has opted to donate the funds to the MVT, in recognition of the vital role grassroots venues fulfilled in his early career.
"I personally would not have achieved this success if it wasn't for all the gigs I played around the North East, and elsewhere, when I was beginning," stated Fender. "These spaces are legendary, but they are in difficulty."
Beginning in 2023, at least 150 of these locations have ceased operations – about 16 percent of the entire UK sector.
In the last year, top acts like Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all aided the trust in its initiatives to help venues survive, by adding a small levy to their admission fees, which benefits local stages.
Sam Fender also took part, generating in excess of £100,000 on his recent tour to assist numerous local spots across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The donation helped venues that were dealing with potential shutdown due to difficulties stemming from floods, fire incidents and personal losses, as well as regulatory hurdles, court cases and sound issues.
Other venues obtained financial assistance in upgrading amenities and sound and lighting systems that positively impacted performers and audiences.
"The concept that money from concerts in major spaces backs the independent spots, where it kicks off for performers like me, is just sensible," the star has said.
The musician is not the first artist to give his award prize money to good deeds.
In the band received the trophy in the mid-90s for their release the album, frontman the singer declared that the act would donate their prize money to the non-profit War Child.
During 2002, artist she shared her award between multiple good causes, like the children's charity and a Sickle Cell organization.
"I also donated a thousand pounds to the center, to their gymnastics class, because I did gymnastics when I was growing up and they needed better apparatus," the artist told the media.
Previously, they contributed their prize money to the local youth club that nurtured their band, alongside other independent music bodies.
And 1994 winners M People contributed their winnings to a charity for MS after a friend was identified with the disease.
"Winning was sufficient," remarked vocalist Small. "The cash was the cherry on top but we could do without the bonus, because we had the main prize. So our victory affected the lives of others."
In the past week, the trust revealed it had protected a couple of small stages in the South East, by bringing them into local control.
The Joiners in that area and the second in the city were purchased under the public acquisition program, which is funded by a national body and enthusiasts who acquire "shares" in the venues.
