The artist has given the entirety of his twenty-five thousand pound honor winnings to the trust for venues, which works to protect the UK's small concert spaces.
He was given the award on 16 October as his latest record the album was declared the top album of the last 12 months.
He has opted to give the cash to the trust, in appreciation of the vital role small stages fulfilled in his beginning days.
"I personally would not have achieved this success if it wasn't for all the shows I played around the North East, and beyond, when I was beginning," stated the artist. "These spaces are renowned, but they are in difficulty."
From early 2023 onward, over 150 of these venues have ceased operations – roughly 16 percent of the entire UK sector.
Recently, well-known musicians such as the band Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all supported the trust in its attempts to help venues survive, by adding a minor surcharge to their admission fees, which supports independent venues.
He also took part, raising over £100k on his live tour to help thirty-eight grassroots venues across Britain.
The money assisted spaces that were facing potential shutdown due to challenges stemming from water damage, blazes and bereavements, as well as licensing issues, conflicts and sound issues.
Some locations were granted monetary aid in improving infrastructure and gear that helped artists and audiences.
"The notion that funds from performances in big venues backs the smaller venues, where it all starts for artists like me, is just sensible," Sam Fender has said.
Fender is not the first artist to give his honor winnings to worthy causes.
Back when they received the award in the mid-90s for their album Different Class, lead singer the singer announced that the act would give their prize money to the non-profit the charity.
In 2002, musician the artist shared her prize across several organizations, such as the children's charity and a Sickle Cell organization.
"I also contributed a thousand pounds to my local community centre, to their gymnastics program, because I trained in gymnastics when I was younger and they lacked updated gear," she told a publication.
In recent years, the band contributed their funds to the community center that supported their band, in addition to other grassroots music organisations.
And winners that year the group contributed their award to a MS organization after a friend was found to have the condition.
"The victory was quite enough," stated singer the singer. "The money was the extra but we could do without the cherry, because we had the honor. So our success touched somebody else's life."
Last week, the trust shared it had rescued several local spots in the South East, by bringing them into public stewardship.
The Joiners in Southampton and The Croft in Bristol were purchased under the community ownership program, which is backed by the arts council and music fans who buy "ownership units" in the venues.
