The artist has handed over the entirety of his £25,000 award prize money to the Music Venues Trust, which operates to protect the Britain's independent live music spots.
Fender was awarded the prize on October 16 as his new release People Watching was named the best record of the last 12 months.
Fender has decided to donate the funds to the Music Venues Trust, in recognition of the essential function grassroots venues fulfilled in his early career.
"I personally wouldn't be doing this success if it hadn't been for all the performances I did around the region, and further afield, when I was just getting going," said Sam Fender. "These spaces are renowned, but they are struggling."
Beginning in 2023, over 150 of these spaces have ceased operations – about 16 percent of the entire UK sector.
In the last year, well-known musicians like the band Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all backed the trust in its efforts to help venues survive, by adding a modest fee to their ticket costs, which goes to help independent venues.
Fender also participated, raising more than £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to assist 38 local spots across the UK.
The money helped spaces that were confronting possible closure due to difficulties stemming from floods, blazes and personal losses, as well as permit problems, court cases and sound issues.
Additional spaces received financial assistance in upgrading infrastructure and sound and lighting systems that directly benefitted artists and audiences.
"The notion that revenue from shows in large arenas helps the smaller venues, where it all starts for artists like me, is just sensible," Fender has said.
He is among several artists to contribute his award winnings to charitable organizations.
In they won the prize in the year 1996 for their release the album, vocalist Cocker declared that the act would contribute their winnings to the charity the charity.
That year, rapper and singer Ms Dynamite split her award across several organizations, like the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"And I contributed a grand to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics class, because I did gymnastics when I was growing up and they needed updated gear," she shared with the media.
In recent years, the band contributed their winnings to the local youth club that nurtured their band, in addition to other grassroots music organisations.
Also the 1994 recipients the group gave their winnings to a charity for MS after a friend was identified with the condition.
"Receiving the award was ample," stated vocalist the singer. "The cash was the extra but we didn't need the bonus, because we had the cake. So our success affected somebody else's life."
Last week, the MVT announced it had rescued several small stages in the South East, by placing them under local control.
The Joiners in that area and The Croft in Bristol were purchased under the community ownership initiative, which is backed by the arts council and enthusiasts who acquire "ownership units" in the properties.
