The artist has donated the full amount of his £25k honor prize money to the Music Venues Trust, which functions to save the UK's independent live music spots.
Fender was presented with the prize on 16 October as his latest record People Watching was named the best record of the last 12 months.
He has decided to give the cash to the Music Venues Trust, in appreciation of the vital role local spots had in his initial steps.
"As an artist would not have achieved my current career if it wasn't for all the gigs I performed around the region, and beyond, when I was starting out," said the artist. "These spaces are legendary, but they are in difficulty."
Beginning in 2023, over 150 of these spaces have shut down – approximately 16 percent of the total UK scene.
Over the past year, top acts like Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Sheeran have all supported the trust in its initiatives to keep the scene afloat, by adding a small levy to their ticket costs, which supports local stages.
Sam Fender also took part, generating more than £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to support 38 local spots across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The donation assisted spaces that were facing possible closure due to difficulties arising from flooding, fires and personal losses, as well as permit problems, conflicts and noise complaints.
Additional spaces obtained monetary aid in modernizing infrastructure and sound and lighting systems that directly benefitted artists and concertgoers.
"The notion that money from performances in large arenas helps the local stages, where it begins for artists like me, is just logical," the star has said.
He is far from the only musician to donate his honor funds to charitable organizations.
When Pulp received the prize in 1996 for their album Different Class, lead singer Jarvis Cocker announced that the act would contribute their winnings to the charity the charity.
During 2002, artist she divided her prize between a few good causes, including the children's charity and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"And I gave a grand to the center, to their gymnastics class, because I trained in gymnastics when I was younger and they required updated gear," the artist shared with a publication.
In recent years, the band donated their funds to the local youth club that developed their group, alongside other independent music bodies.
And 1994 winners the group contributed their prize to a charity for MS after a friend was found to have the condition.
"Winning was sufficient," said vocalist Heather Small. "The money was the cherry on top but we could do without the bonus, because we had the main prize. So our success touched the lives of others."
Last week, the Music Venues Trust revealed it had saved a couple of small stages in that region, by placing them under public stewardship.
The first in the city and the other in that location were acquired under the public acquisition initiative, which is funded by the arts council and supporters who acquire "shares" in the venues.
