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 music venues.
Fender was presented with the cheque on mid-October as his new release the album was declared the outstanding release of the previous year.
He has chosen to give the cash to the MVT, in recognition of the crucial part local spots had in his early career.
"I personally would not have achieved this success if it hadn't been for all the gigs I did around the region, and beyond, when I was starting out," remarked Sam Fender. "These spaces are legendary, but they are facing challenges."
Beginning in 2023, over 150 of these locations have permanently closed – approximately one-sixth of the whole industry in the UK.
In the last year, well-known musicians such as the band Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all aided the trust in its efforts to keep the scene afloat, by applying a small levy to their ticket costs, which supports smaller concert halls.
Fender also joined in, raising over £100k on his recent tour to help numerous local spots across Britain.
The donation supported venues that were confronting possible closure due to difficulties stemming from floods, fire incidents and family tragedies, as well as permit problems, court cases and sound issues.
Other venues obtained monetary aid in modernizing infrastructure and sound and lighting systems that directly benefitted performers and fans.
"The idea that funds from shows in big venues backs the smaller venues, where it all starts for artists like me, is just logical," Sam Fender has said.
He is far from the only musician to contribute his honor winnings to good deeds.
When they won the prize in the mid-90s for their record their work, vocalist the singer stated that the act would donate their prize money to the non-profit the charity.
That year, musician Ms Dynamite shared her award among a few charities, including the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"Additionally, I gave a grand to Highgate Newtown, to their classes, because I trained in gymnastics when I was a child and they needed better apparatus," she shared with outlets.
In recent years, they contributed their winnings to the community center that supported their group, in addition to other grassroots music organisations.
And 1994 winners they donated their prize to a multiple sclerosis charity after a acquaintance was found to have the disease.
"Winning was quite enough," remarked singer Small. "The prize was the extra but we didn't need the extra, because we had the main prize. So our winning affected another person's life."
Recently, the trust revealed it had saved several local spots in that region, by placing them under public stewardship.
The Joiners in Southampton and The Croft in that location were bought under the community ownership program, which is supported by Arts Council England and enthusiasts who purchase "stakes" in the venues.
