The artist has given the full amount of his twenty-five thousand pound award cash to the Music Venues Trust, which operates to save the Britain's grassroots live music spots.
The star was awarded the cheque on October 16 as his third album the album was chosen as the best record of the previous year.
The musician has opted to donate the funds to the MVT, in recognition of the crucial part local spots played in his beginning days.
"I would not have achieved what I am doing today if it weren't for all the performances I played around the area, and beyond, when I was beginning," remarked the artist. "These spaces are legendary, but they are facing challenges."
Beginning in 2023, over 150 of these locations have ceased operations – roughly 16% of the total UK scene.
Over the past year, major artists including Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all backed the MVT in its attempts to keep the scene afloat, by adding a small levy to their admission fees, which supports smaller concert halls.
Sam Fender also participated, raising over £100k on his 2024 arena tour to assist numerous small stages across Britain.
The donation helped venues that were dealing with possible closure due to difficulties caused by water damage, fire incidents and family tragedies, as well as regulatory hurdles, legal disputes and noise complaints.
Some locations were granted financial assistance in modernizing facilities and sound and lighting systems that directly benefitted performers and fans.
"The concept that money from shows in big venues helps the smaller venues, where it kicks off for performers like me, is just sensible," Fender has commented.
Fender is far from the only musician to give his award winnings to good deeds.
When they won the trophy in 1996 for their release the album, frontman Cocker stated that the band would donate their prize money to the organization War Child.
In 2002, rapper and singer she divided her award between multiple good causes, like the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"And I donated a grand to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics program, because I practiced gymnastics when I was younger and they lacked better apparatus," she explained to the media.
Previously, the band donated their funds to the local youth club that developed their act, as well as other local music groups.
And 1994 winners M People contributed their prize to a MS organization after a friend was found to have the disease.
"Winning was sufficient," remarked vocalist the singer. "The cash was the extra but we didn't require the cherry, because we had the main prize. So our winning impacted another person's life."
Last week, the MVT shared it had protected a couple of grassroots venues in south-east England, by bringing them into public stewardship.
The first in that area and the other in the city were purchased under the Own Our Venues program, which is funded by Arts Council England and music fans who acquire "shares" in the venues.
