The star has given the full amount of his £25,000 award cash to the Music Venues Trust, which operates to preserve the United Kingdom's grassroots music venues.
The star was presented with the award on 16 October as his new release the album was chosen as the best record of the past year.
He has decided to donate the funds to the trust, in acknowledgment of the vital role small stages fulfilled in his initial steps.
"I couldn't be pursuing this success if it weren't for all the gigs I performed around the area, and further afield, when I was starting out," stated Sam Fender. "These locations are renowned, but they are struggling."
Beginning in 2023, over 150 of these spaces have permanently closed – approximately 16 percent of the whole industry in the UK.
Over the past year, well-known musicians such as Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the MVT in its initiatives to keep the scene afloat, by including a minor surcharge to their ticket prices, which goes to help smaller concert halls.
Fender also participated, generating more than £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to assist numerous small stages across the UK.
The donation helped spaces that were confronting possible closure due to issues stemming from water damage, fires and bereavements, as well as regulatory hurdles, court cases and neighbor objections.
Other venues were granted financial assistance in upgrading infrastructure and technical equipment that directly benefitted musicians and fans.
"The notion that revenue from shows in major spaces backs the smaller venues, where it all starts for performers like me, is just logical," the star has commented.
He is not the first artist to contribute his award winnings to good deeds.
Back when Pulp won the prize in 1996 for their record their work, frontman Cocker stated that the band would give their winnings to the organization War Child.
That year, rapper and singer Ms Dynamite shared her prize across multiple good causes, such as the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"Additionally, I donated a £1,000 to the center, to their gymnastics class, because I did gymnastics when I was growing up and they lacked better apparatus," Ms Dynamite explained to outlets.
In recent years, Ezra Collective gave their funds to the youth organization that nurtured their act, as well as other local music groups.
Also winners that year M People contributed their winnings to a multiple sclerosis charity after a friend was diagnosed the disease.
"Receiving the award was quite enough," stated vocalist Small. "The cash was the bonus but we could do without the extra, because we had the cake. So our winning touched the lives of others."
Last week, the MVT shared it had rescued several small stages in south-east England, by placing them under public stewardship.
One venue in the city and The Croft in the city were acquired under the community ownership scheme, which is supported by the arts council and supporters who purchase "stakes" in the buildings.
