The artist has donated the full amount of his £25,000 award winnings to the Music Venues Trust, which works to protect the UK's small music venues.
Fender was presented with the award on mid-October as his latest record his work was named the best record of the last 12 months.
Fender has decided to give the cash to the trust, in appreciation of the vital role grassroots venues fulfilled in his initial steps.
"I personally couldn't be pursuing what I am doing today if it weren't for all the performances I played around the region, and beyond, when I was starting out," stated Sam Fender. "These locations are legendary, but they are in difficulty."
From early 2023 onward, more than 150 of these spaces have permanently closed – roughly 16% of the entire UK sector.
In the last year, well-known musicians like Pulp, the group Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all aided the trust in its attempts to support the industry, by including a modest fee to their ticket prices, which benefits independent venues.
Fender also joined in, collecting more than £100,000 on his recent tour to assist numerous small stages across Britain.
The money assisted spaces that were confronting imminent closure due to difficulties arising from floods, fire incidents and personal losses, as well as licensing issues, legal disputes and neighbor objections.
Other venues were granted funding support in improving facilities and gear that positively impacted artists and fans.
"The notion that money from performances in big venues helps the smaller venues, where it kicks off for artists like me, is just logical," Fender has commented.
Fender is among several artists to donate his award funds to charitable organizations.
When the band received the award in the year 1996 for their album Different Class, vocalist Cocker declared that the group would contribute their prize money to the organization War Child.
That year, rapper and singer Ms Dynamite divided her prize among a few charities, including the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"I also contributed a grand to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics class, because I did gymnastics when I was growing up and they required updated gear," Ms Dynamite told a publication.
In recent years, the band donated their prize money to the local youth club that developed their band, alongside other independent music bodies.
Also the 1994 recipients they contributed their winnings to a multiple sclerosis charity after a friend was found to have the illness.
"The victory was ample," stated vocalist Heather Small. "The cash was the bonus but we didn't need the extra, because we had the main prize. So our success touched somebody else's life."
Recently, the trust revealed it had protected a couple of local spots in that region, by transferring them to local control.
One venue in Southampton and The Croft in that location were acquired under the public acquisition scheme, which is funded by the arts council and supporters who acquire "ownership units" in the venues.
