The star has donated the entirety of his twenty-five thousand pound honor cash to the Music Venues Trust, which works to preserve the UK's grassroots live music spots.
The star was awarded the prize on 16 October as his new release the album was declared the best record of the previous year.
Fender has chosen to give the cash to the trust, in appreciation of the essential function local spots played in his beginning days.
"I 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 starting out," said Sam Fender. "These venues are legendary, but they are in difficulty."
From early 2023 onward, over 150 of these spaces have ceased operations – roughly 16% of the whole industry in the UK.
In the last year, major artists including the band Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the trust in its attempts to support the industry, by including a minor surcharge to their admission fees, which goes to help independent venues.
He also joined in, generating over £100k on his 2024 arena tour to support thirty-eight local spots across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The money supported locations that were confronting possible closure due to difficulties caused by floods, fire incidents and personal losses, as well as licensing issues, conflicts and neighbor objections.
Some locations obtained monetary aid in modernizing infrastructure and sound and lighting systems that positively impacted performers and fans.
"The concept that funds from shows in major spaces backs the local stages, where it kicks off for musicians like me, is just logical," the star has said.
Fender is among several artists to donate his honor winnings to charitable organizations.
When they received the prize in 1996 for their album the album, vocalist Cocker announced that the act would give their prize money to the charity War Child.
During 2002, rapper and singer Ms Dynamite divided her prize between several charities, such as the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"Additionally, I donated a thousand pounds to my local community centre, to their gymnastics class, because I did gymnastics when I was younger and they needed new equipment," she explained to outlets.
Previously, the band donated their funds to the community center that supported their band, alongside other independent music bodies.
Also the 1994 recipients the group contributed their award to a MS organization after a friend was diagnosed the disease.
"Winning was quite enough," stated singer Heather Small. "The prize was the bonus but we didn't need the extra, because we had the cake. So our winning touched another person's life."
In the past week, the MVT announced it had rescued two small stages in that region, by bringing them into public stewardship.
One venue in Southampton and the other in Bristol were acquired under the Own Our Venues initiative, which is supported by a national body and music fans who purchase "stakes" in the properties.
