The star has given the entirety of his £25,000 honor prize money to the Music Venues Trust, which works to protect the Britain's grassroots music venues.
The star was presented with the prize on 16 October as his new release the album was declared the top album of the past year.
Fender has opted to give the cash to the Music Venues Trust, in appreciation of the vital role grassroots venues played in his initial steps.
"As an artist wouldn't be doing what I am doing today if it wasn't for all the shows I played around the North East, and beyond, when I was starting out," stated the artist. "These venues are iconic, but they are facing challenges."
From early 2023 onward, over 150 of these spaces have permanently closed – approximately 16 percent of the whole industry in the UK.
In the last year, well-known musicians such as Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the Music Venues Trust in its initiatives to keep the scene afloat, by applying a small levy to their ticket prices, which goes to help smaller concert halls.
Sam Fender also joined in, raising in excess of £100,000 on his recent tour to support 38 local spots across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The donation assisted venues that were facing imminent closure due to difficulties stemming from flooding, fire incidents and personal losses, as well as permit problems, conflicts and neighbor objections.
Other venues obtained funding support in modernizing amenities and sound and lighting systems that helped musicians and concertgoers.
"The concept that money from performances in major spaces supports the local stages, where it begins for performers like me, is just logical," Sam Fender has stated.
Fender is among several artists to donate his honor prize money to good deeds.
In the band received the award in the year 1996 for their album Different Class, vocalist the singer declared that the act would donate their winnings to the non-profit War Child.
In 2002, musician the artist split her award among multiple good causes, such as the children's charity and a Sickle Cell charity.
"Additionally, I gave a grand to my local community centre, to their classes, because I trained in gymnastics when I was growing up and they required updated gear," Ms Dynamite told a publication.
Two years ago, Ezra Collective gave their winnings to the youth organization that supported their act, as well as other independent music bodies.
And 1994 winners the group contributed their prize to a charity for MS after a acquaintance was found to have the condition.
"Receiving the award was sufficient," said artist Small. "The money was the cherry on top but we could do without the bonus, because we had the main prize. So our victory touched the lives of others."
Last week, the Music Venues Trust revealed it had rescued a couple of small stages in that region, by transferring them to public stewardship.
The first in the city and The Croft in the city were bought under the public acquisition program, which is supported by Arts Council England and supporters who acquire "shares" in the venues.
