The star has donated the entirety of his £25,000 award prize money to the Music Venues Trust, which works to protect the United Kingdom's grassroots live music spots.
Fender was given the prize on mid-October as his new release People Watching was named the top album of the last 12 months.
Fender has chosen to donate the funds to the MVT, in recognition of the vital role local spots fulfilled in his early career.
"I personally couldn't be pursuing my current career if it weren't for all the shows I performed around the North East, and further afield, when I was beginning," said Sam Fender. "These spaces are iconic, but they are struggling."
From early 2023 onward, at least 150 of these spaces have permanently closed – approximately 16% of the whole industry in the UK.
Recently, top acts such as Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all aided the Music Venues Trust in its initiatives to help venues survive, by including a small levy to their admission fees, which benefits smaller concert halls.
Sam Fender also took part, raising more than £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to help 38 grassroots venues across the UK.
These funds assisted spaces that were facing possible closure due to difficulties caused by water damage, blazes and personal losses, as well as licensing issues, legal disputes and sound issues.
Some locations obtained monetary aid in modernizing amenities and technical equipment that directly benefitted musicians and fans.
"The notion that money from concerts in large arenas helps the smaller venues, where it kicks off for performers like me, is just common sense," Fender has stated.
Fender is among several artists to contribute his honor winnings to charitable organizations.
Back when Pulp earned the prize in 1996 for their album the album, vocalist the singer announced that the group would give their cash to the non-profit War Child.
During 2002, musician Ms Dynamite split her bounty between multiple organizations, such as the children's charity and a Sickle Cell charity.
"I also donated a grand to the center, to their classes, because I did gymnastics when I was a child and they lacked better apparatus," Ms Dynamite shared with the media.
Two years ago, the band gave their funds to the youth organization that supported their band, as well as other local music groups.
And the 1994 recipients the group contributed their award to a charity for MS after a close contact was found to have the illness.
"The victory was sufficient," said artist Small. "The money was the extra but we could do without the bonus, because we had the cake. So our success touched the lives of others."
In the past week, the trust shared it had saved a couple of small stages in the South East, by transferring them to local control.
One venue in the city and the other in Bristol were purchased under the public acquisition program, which is backed by the arts council and music fans who purchase "shares" in the venues.
