The star has given the entirety of his £25k award cash to the Music Venues Trust, which operates to protect the United Kingdom's grassroots live music spots.
He was given the cheque on 16 October as his third album the album was declared the best record of the previous year.
The musician has chosen to give the cash to the trust, in recognition of the crucial part grassroots venues had in his beginning days.
"As an artist wouldn't be doing this success if it wasn't for all the performances I performed around the area, and further afield, when I was just getting going," said the artist. "These venues are iconic, but they are facing challenges."
Since the start of 2023, over 150 of these locations have shut down – roughly 16% of the total UK scene.
Recently, top acts such as Pulp, the group Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Sheeran have all supported the MVT in its attempts to help venues survive, by including a minor surcharge to their admission fees, which supports local stages.
Sam Fender also took part, collecting over £100k on his 2024 arena tour to assist numerous grassroots venues across the UK.
The money helped locations that were dealing with imminent closure due to challenges caused by water damage, fire incidents and family tragedies, as well as regulatory hurdles, court cases and noise complaints.
Additional spaces received financial assistance in upgrading infrastructure and technical equipment that directly benefitted artists and fans.
"The concept that funds from shows in big venues supports the independent spots, where it kicks off for performers like me, is just logical," Sam Fender has commented.
He is far from the only musician to contribute his award prize money to worthy causes.
Back when the band won the prize in 1996 for their album Different Class, lead singer the singer declared that the group would give their cash to the organization War Child.
In 2002, musician the artist shared her bounty among several charities, like the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"I also donated a grand to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics program, because I did gymnastics when I was younger and they required better apparatus," the artist shared with a publication.
Two years ago, the band contributed their funds to the youth organization that developed their group, as well as other independent music bodies.
And winners that year they contributed their winnings to a MS organization after a acquaintance was diagnosed the illness.
"Winning was sufficient," said vocalist Heather Small. "The money was the cherry on top but we didn't need the extra, because we had the main prize. So our winning affected somebody else's life."
Recently, the trust announced it had saved several small stages in the South East, by bringing them into local control.
The first in Southampton and the second in the city were acquired under the community ownership program, which is backed by Arts Council England and music fans who buy "stakes" in the buildings.
