The star has handed over the full amount of his £25k award cash to the Music Venues Trust, which works to preserve the UK's grassroots live music spots.
The star was awarded the award on 16 October as his third album People Watching was declared the top album of the past year.
Fender has chosen to hand the money over to the Music Venues Trust, in acknowledgment of the essential function local spots fulfilled in his early career.
"I personally would not have achieved my current career if it wasn't for all the gigs I performed around the area, and elsewhere, when I was beginning," remarked Sam Fender. "These venues are renowned, but they are facing challenges."
From early 2023 onward, at least 150 of these venues have ceased operations – approximately 16% of the total UK scene.
In the last year, major artists like Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the trust in its efforts to help venues survive, by applying a small levy to their ticket prices, which supports local stages.
Fender also participated, generating more than £100,000 on his recent tour to help thirty-eight grassroots venues across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The donation helped venues that were facing possible closure due to issues stemming from water damage, blazes and family tragedies, as well as permit problems, conflicts and neighbor objections.
Other venues received funding support in improving amenities and gear that positively impacted musicians and fans.
"The concept that funds from performances in big venues helps the independent spots, where it kicks off for performers like me, is just sensible," Fender has stated.
Fender is far from the only musician to give his award prize money to worthy causes.
When the band received the prize in 1996 for their album their work, vocalist Jarvis Cocker declared that the band would give their winnings to the organization the charity.
That year, rapper and singer Ms Dynamite divided her award among a few organizations, including the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"And I contributed a thousand pounds to the center, to their gymnastics program, because I practiced gymnastics when I was a child and they lacked updated gear," she shared with outlets.
Previously, the band contributed their winnings to the youth organization that developed their group, in addition to other grassroots music organisations.
Additionally winners that year the group donated their prize to a MS organization after a close contact was identified with the illness.
"The victory was ample," stated vocalist the singer. "The cash was the cherry on top but we didn't require the bonus, because we had the main prize. So our winning impacted another person's life."
Recently, the MVT revealed it had protected two grassroots venues in that region, by transferring them to community ownership.
The first in Southampton and the second in Bristol were bought under the community ownership initiative, which is backed by Arts Council England and enthusiasts who purchase "stakes" in the properties.
