The artist has donated the full amount of his £25k honor winnings to the trust for venues, which operates to preserve the United Kingdom's small concert spaces.
The star was presented with the award on mid-October as his new release the album was declared the top album of the previous year.
The musician has chosen to give the cash to the Music Venues Trust, in acknowledgment of the vital role local spots had in his beginning days.
"As an artist couldn't be pursuing my current career if it wasn't for all the performances I performed around the North East, and beyond, when I was starting out," stated Fender. "These locations are renowned, but they are struggling."
From early 2023 onward, more than 150 of these spaces have permanently closed – roughly 16 percent of the entire UK sector.
In the last year, major artists including Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the MVT in its attempts to keep the scene afloat, by applying a modest fee to their ticket costs, which supports smaller concert halls.
Fender also joined in, raising in excess of £100,000 on his recent tour to support numerous small stages across the UK.
The donation assisted venues that were facing imminent closure due to difficulties stemming from floods, fire incidents and family tragedies, as well as permit problems, court cases and noise complaints.
Other venues obtained monetary aid in upgrading amenities and sound and lighting systems that positively impacted artists and fans.
"The idea that revenue from performances in major spaces backs the smaller venues, where it kicks off for performers like me, is just logical," Sam Fender has said.
Fender is far from the only musician to donate his award prize money to good deeds.
Back when the band won the trophy in the mid-90s for their album Different Class, lead singer Cocker declared that the group would give their cash to the organization War Child.
During 2002, rapper and singer Ms Dynamite divided her bounty between several good causes, including the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"I also contributed a thousand pounds to the center, to their classes, because I did gymnastics when I was younger and they required better apparatus," Ms Dynamite told a publication.
Two years ago, they gave their prize money to the local youth club that nurtured their group, as well as other local music groups.
Also the 1994 recipients M People gave their award to a charity for MS after a friend was diagnosed the condition.
"The victory was ample," remarked singer the singer. "The money was the extra but we could do without the cherry, because we had the honor. So our winning impacted somebody else's life."
Recently, the trust revealed it had protected a couple of local spots in south-east England, by bringing them into local control.
The first in Southampton and The Croft in Bristol were acquired under the Own Our Venues program, which is backed by the arts council and supporters who purchase "shares" in the properties.
