The star has given the entirety of his twenty-five thousand pound award prize money to the Music Venues Trust, which functions to preserve the UK's grassroots concert spaces.
The star was presented with the cheque on mid-October as his latest record People Watching was declared the best record of the past year.
He has opted to give the cash to the trust, in recognition of the vital role small stages had in his initial steps.
"I wouldn't be doing this success if it wasn't for all the shows I played around the North East, and further afield, when I was just getting going," remarked the artist. "These venues are renowned, but they are struggling."
Since the start of 2023, at least 150 of these venues have shut down – about 16 percent of the entire UK sector.
Recently, well-known musicians such as the band Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all aided the MVT in its initiatives to support the industry, by adding a modest fee to their ticket costs, which benefits independent venues.
Sam Fender also joined in, raising more than £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to assist numerous grassroots venues across the UK.
These funds assisted locations that were dealing with potential shutdown due to issues caused by flooding, fires and bereavements, as well as permit problems, conflicts and neighbor objections.
Additional spaces obtained monetary aid in modernizing infrastructure and technical equipment that helped performers and audiences.
"The idea that funds from concerts in large arenas supports the independent spots, where it begins for musicians like me, is just common sense," the star has commented.
Fender is far from the only musician to donate his award prize money to charitable organizations.
Back when they earned the prize in 1996 for their record the album, lead singer Cocker announced that the band would give their winnings to the charity War Child.
During 2002, musician she split her prize between several organizations, like the children's charity and a Sickle Cell charity.
"I also contributed a thousand pounds to my local community centre, to their classes, because I trained in gymnastics when I was a child and they lacked better apparatus," the artist explained to a publication.
In recent years, they contributed their funds to the youth organization that nurtured their act, alongside other independent music bodies.
Also the 1994 recipients M People contributed their award to a multiple sclerosis charity after a friend was identified with the disease.
"The victory was quite enough," said singer Heather Small. "The money was the bonus but we didn't need the extra, because we had the main prize. So our success impacted somebody else's life."
Last week, the trust revealed it had protected a couple of grassroots venues in south-east England, by transferring them to public stewardship.
One venue in the city and the second in that location were bought under the Own Our Venues initiative, which is backed by a national body and enthusiasts who acquire "stakes" in the properties.
