The star has given the complete sum of his £25k award winnings to the Music Venues Trust, which functions to preserve the Britain's small concert spaces.
He was given the cheque on 16 October as his new release the album was declared the outstanding release of the previous year.
The musician has opted to hand the money over to the trust, in acknowledgment of the vital role small stages played in his initial steps.
"As an artist would not have achieved my current career if it hadn't been for all the shows I played around the North East, and further afield, when I was just getting going," said Fender. "These venues are legendary, but they are in difficulty."
Beginning in 2023, over 150 of these spaces have permanently closed – approximately 16% of the total UK scene.
Recently, well-known musicians such as Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all supported the trust in its efforts to help venues survive, by adding a minor surcharge to their ticket prices, which goes to help local stages.
Fender also took part, raising more than £100,000 on his live tour to assist 38 local spots across Britain.
The money helped locations that were confronting possible closure due to challenges stemming from flooding, fire incidents and personal losses, as well as licensing issues, conflicts and noise complaints.
Some locations were granted monetary aid in modernizing facilities and sound and lighting systems that helped artists and audiences.
"The idea that funds from concerts in big venues backs the independent spots, where it kicks off for performers like me, is just logical," Sam Fender has commented.
He is not the first artist to give his award winnings to charitable organizations.
In they earned the trophy in the year 1996 for their release the album, frontman Cocker stated that the band would contribute their cash to the charity the charity.
During 2002, musician Ms Dynamite split her bounty among a few organizations, such as the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"And I donated a £1,000 to my local community centre, to their classes, because I practiced gymnastics when I was growing up and they required better apparatus," Ms Dynamite told a publication.
Two years ago, Ezra Collective gave their prize money to the local youth club that developed their band, as well as other independent music bodies.
Additionally the 1994 recipients the group contributed their winnings to a MS organization after a close contact was diagnosed the disease.
"The victory was ample," said artist Small. "The prize was the cherry on top but we didn't require the bonus, because we had the honor. So our victory touched somebody else's life."
Last week, the Music Venues Trust shared it had protected several local spots in that region, by bringing them into public stewardship.
The first in Southampton and The Croft in Bristol were bought under the community ownership scheme, which is funded by Arts Council England and supporters who purchase "shares" in the venues.
