The star has given the complete sum of his £25k award prize money to the Music Venues Trust, which works to protect the United Kingdom's small concert spaces.
He was given the cheque on 16 October as his new release People Watching was named the best record of the previous year.
Fender has chosen to hand the money over to the trust, in recognition of the vital role grassroots venues fulfilled in his early career.
"I wouldn't be doing this success if it hadn't been for all the performances I did around the North East, and further afield, when I was beginning," stated Sam Fender. "These locations are iconic, but they are struggling."
Beginning in 2023, at least 150 of these venues have ceased operations – about 16% of the total UK scene.
Over the past year, top acts such as the band Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the trust in its efforts to keep the scene afloat, by including a small levy to their ticket costs, which benefits independent venues.
He also joined in, collecting in excess of £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to help 38 small stages across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The donation supported spaces that were dealing with imminent closure due to challenges arising from flooding, fires and family tragedies, as well as licensing issues, conflicts and noise complaints.
Some locations were granted monetary aid in modernizing facilities and gear that positively impacted musicians and concertgoers.
"The idea that revenue from concerts in big venues backs the independent spots, where it kicks off for artists like me, is just logical," Fender has said.
He is among several artists to donate his award prize money to charitable organizations.
Back when the band received the trophy in the year 1996 for their album the album, lead singer Cocker declared that the band would contribute their cash to the non-profit the charity.
That year, rapper and singer the artist divided her bounty between multiple organizations, like the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"Additionally, I gave a grand to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics class, because I practiced gymnastics when I was younger and they lacked better apparatus," Ms Dynamite told a publication.
In recent years, the band contributed their winnings to the community center that supported their group, in addition to other independent music bodies.
Additionally winners that year M People gave their prize to a MS organization after a friend was found to have the condition.
"The victory was ample," said artist Small. "The cash was the extra but we didn't need the extra, because we had the main prize. So our winning affected another person's life."
In the past week, the MVT shared it had saved two small stages in that region, by placing them under local control.
The Joiners in that area and The Croft in that location were acquired under the community ownership program, which is funded by the arts council and supporters who acquire "stakes" in the venues.
