The star has handed over the entirety of his £25k award prize money to the Music Venues Trust, which operates to preserve the UK's small concert spaces.
The star was given the cheque on 16 October as his third album the album was declared the outstanding release of the last 12 months.
He has chosen to give the cash to the trust, in acknowledgment of the essential function grassroots venues played in his early career.
"As an artist wouldn't be doing my current career if it wasn't for all the shows I did around the region, and further afield, when I was starting out," said Fender. "These spaces are renowned, but they are facing challenges."
From early 2023 onward, at least 150 of these locations have shut down – about 16% of the total UK scene.
In the last year, well-known musicians including the band Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all aided the trust in its efforts to help venues survive, by applying a modest fee to their admission fees, which benefits independent venues.
Sam Fender also took part, generating in excess of £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to help thirty-eight local spots across Britain.
These funds helped venues that were dealing with potential shutdown due to challenges stemming from flooding, blazes and family tragedies, as well as licensing issues, court cases and sound issues.
Some locations were granted funding support in modernizing infrastructure and sound and lighting systems that directly benefitted performers and fans.
"The concept that funds from shows in large arenas backs the local stages, where it begins for musicians like me, is just logical," the star has said.
The musician is among several artists to contribute his honor funds to charitable organizations.
In they received the trophy in the year 1996 for their record their work, lead singer Cocker announced that the band would contribute their cash to the charity War Child.
That year, artist Ms Dynamite shared her award across several good causes, including the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"And I gave a thousand pounds to the center, to their gymnastics program, because I trained in gymnastics when I was growing up and they needed better apparatus," the artist told outlets.
Previously, they donated their winnings to the youth organization that nurtured their band, in addition to other grassroots music organisations.
And winners that year they gave their prize to a charity for MS after a friend was diagnosed the condition.
"Winning was quite enough," said artist Heather Small. "The money was the extra but we could do without the extra, because we had the cake. So our success impacted another person's life."
Recently, the MVT revealed it had saved several local spots in that region, by placing them under community ownership.
The Joiners in the city and the other in that location were purchased under the community ownership program, which is backed by the arts council and supporters who purchase "stakes" in the properties.
