The artist has given the full amount of his £25k award cash to the MVT, which operates to preserve the United Kingdom's grassroots concert spaces.
The star was presented with the cheque on 16 October as his latest record People Watching was declared the top album of the last 12 months.
The musician has opted to give the cash to the MVT, in acknowledgment of the vital role grassroots venues fulfilled in his initial steps.
"I would not have achieved my current career if it weren't for all the gigs I played around the region, and further afield, when I was just getting going," remarked Sam Fender. "These spaces are legendary, but they are in difficulty."
Since the start of 2023, at least 150 of these spaces have permanently closed – about 16 percent of the whole industry in the UK.
Over the past year, top acts like Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the Music Venues Trust in its efforts to support the industry, by including a modest fee to their ticket costs, which benefits independent venues.
He also joined in, generating in excess of £100,000 on his live tour to assist thirty-eight local spots across Britain.
The money helped venues that were facing potential shutdown due to challenges caused by flooding, fires and personal losses, as well as regulatory hurdles, conflicts and sound issues.
Other venues were granted funding support in modernizing amenities and sound and lighting systems that helped performers and audiences.
"The notion that funds from concerts in major spaces supports the independent spots, where it begins for performers like me, is just common sense," Fender has said.
Fender is far from the only musician to contribute his award funds to good deeds.
When they won the prize in the mid-90s for their album their work, frontman the singer announced that the group would donate their cash to the charity War Child.
In 2002, artist she shared her bounty across a few good causes, including the children's charity and a Sickle Cell organization.
"And I gave a £1,000 to my local community centre, to their gymnastics program, because I trained in gymnastics when I was younger and they needed updated gear," she shared with a publication.
In recent years, the band donated their winnings to the local youth club that nurtured their group, alongside other independent music bodies.
Also 1994 winners they gave their prize to a multiple sclerosis charity after a friend was diagnosed the condition.
"The victory was ample," remarked vocalist Small. "The prize was the extra but we could do without the cherry, because we had the cake. So our success impacted somebody else's life."
Recently, the trust announced it had rescued several small stages in south-east England, by placing them under local control.
One venue in Southampton and the second in Bristol were acquired under the community ownership scheme, which is supported by the arts council and enthusiasts who acquire "shares" in the properties.
