The artist has donated the full amount of his £25,000 award winnings to the trust for venues, which functions to protect the UK's small concert spaces.
He was given the prize on 16 October as his latest record the album was chosen as the top album of the past year.
He has decided to give the cash to the Music Venues Trust, in recognition of the vital role small stages played in his beginning days.
"As an artist couldn't be pursuing this success if it weren't for all the gigs I performed around the area, and elsewhere, when I was just getting going," said the artist. "These spaces are renowned, but they are in difficulty."
From early 2023 onward, at least 150 of these spaces have shut down – roughly one-sixth of the whole industry in the UK.
Over the past year, major artists including Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the trust in its attempts to support the industry, by applying a minor surcharge to their ticket prices, which goes to help smaller concert halls.
Sam Fender also joined in, generating over £100k on his 2024 arena tour to support numerous local spots across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The money supported venues that were facing imminent closure due to difficulties caused by water damage, fire incidents and personal losses, as well as regulatory hurdles, court cases and noise complaints.
Some locations were granted monetary aid in upgrading amenities and technical equipment that positively impacted musicians and concertgoers.
"The concept that money from shows in major spaces backs the smaller venues, where it all starts for performers like me, is just logical," Sam Fender has commented.
Fender is not the first artist to give his honor prize money to good deeds.
When they won the award in the mid-90s for their album the album, vocalist the singer announced that the act would give their winnings to the non-profit War Child.
In 2002, artist the artist divided her bounty among multiple charities, such as the children's charity and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"Additionally, I donated a grand to my local community centre, to their gymnastics class, because I practiced gymnastics when I was a child and they needed better apparatus," the artist explained to outlets.
Previously, they gave their funds to the local youth club that developed their act, in addition to other local music groups.
Also winners that year they contributed their award to a MS organization after a friend was diagnosed the illness.
"Receiving the award was ample," remarked artist Small. "The cash was the bonus but we didn't need the extra, because we had the main prize. So our success impacted the lives of others."
Recently, the MVT announced it had protected a couple of small stages in south-east England, by placing them under community ownership.
The Joiners in the city and The Croft in that location were acquired under the community ownership program, which is supported by the arts council and music fans who purchase "stakes" in the venues.
