The artist has donated the full amount of his £25,000 honor winnings to the Music Venues Trust, which functions to save the UK's small live music spots.
He was given the cheque on October 16 as his new release the album was named the outstanding release of the past year.
He has opted to hand the money over to the trust, in recognition of the essential function grassroots venues played in his early career.
"As an artist couldn't be pursuing my current career if it wasn't for all the gigs I played around the area, and further afield, when I was beginning," said Fender. "These locations are iconic, but they are in difficulty."
Beginning in 2023, over 150 of these venues have shut down – roughly 16 percent 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 backed the MVT in its efforts to support the industry, by including a modest fee to their ticket prices, which goes to help independent venues.
Fender also took part, raising more than £100,000 on his recent tour to help 38 grassroots venues across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The money supported spaces that were facing imminent closure due to challenges caused by water damage, fires and bereavements, as well as regulatory hurdles, legal disputes and noise complaints.
Some locations obtained financial assistance in modernizing facilities and technical equipment that directly benefitted artists and fans.
"The concept that funds from shows in large arenas supports the local stages, where it begins for artists like me, is just logical," Sam Fender has said.
He is far from the only musician to donate his honor prize money to worthy causes.
In Pulp earned the trophy in the mid-90s for their album their work, frontman Jarvis Cocker declared that the group would give their winnings to the non-profit War Child.
That year, artist she split her award between several charities, like the children's charity and a Sickle Cell organization.
"Additionally, I gave a thousand pounds to the center, to their gymnastics class, because I trained in gymnastics when I was a child and they required updated gear," she explained to a publication.
Two years ago, they contributed their prize money to the youth organization that developed their band, as well as other independent music bodies.
And winners that year they gave their winnings to a charity for MS after a close contact was diagnosed the condition.
"The victory was sufficient," said vocalist the singer. "The cash was the extra but we could do without the cherry, because we had the cake. So our success affected another person's life."
Last week, the trust revealed it had rescued several local spots in south-east England, by placing them under public stewardship.
One venue in the city and The Croft in the city were purchased under the Own Our Venues program, which is funded by the arts council and music fans who buy "stakes" in the properties.
