The star has handed over the full amount of his twenty-five thousand pound award cash to the MVT, which functions to save the United Kingdom's grassroots concert spaces.
The star was given the cheque on October 16 as his new release People Watching was chosen as the top album of the last 12 months.
The musician has opted to donate the funds to the Music Venues Trust, in acknowledgment of the crucial part small stages had in his beginning days.
"I personally wouldn't be doing my current career if it wasn't for all the gigs I played around the area, and elsewhere, when I was starting out," said the artist. "These spaces are legendary, but they are in difficulty."
Since the start of 2023, at least 150 of these spaces have shut down – approximately one-sixth of the total UK scene.
Recently, major artists like Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the Music Venues Trust in its initiatives to keep the scene afloat, by adding a modest fee to their ticket prices, which supports independent venues.
Sam Fender also participated, collecting over £100k on his 2024 arena tour to support thirty-eight small stages across Britain.
These funds helped locations that were confronting possible closure due to issues arising from flooding, fires and bereavements, as well as licensing issues, conflicts and sound issues.
Other venues were granted financial assistance in upgrading facilities and technical equipment that helped musicians and fans.
"The concept that revenue from concerts in major spaces backs the smaller venues, where it all starts for musicians like me, is just logical," Fender has commented.
Fender is not the first artist to give his award funds to charitable organizations.
Back when Pulp earned the award in the year 1996 for their record Different Class, lead singer the singer announced that the act would give their prize money to the non-profit War Child.
That year, musician the artist divided her prize among multiple charities, including the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"I also contributed a grand to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics program, because I practiced gymnastics when I was younger and they required better apparatus," Ms Dynamite shared with the media.
Previously, they contributed their winnings to the community center that supported their act, as well as other grassroots music organisations.
Additionally 1994 winners M People contributed their winnings to a charity for MS after a close contact was identified with the condition.
"Winning was quite enough," remarked singer Heather Small. "The prize was the extra but we didn't require the cherry, because we had the honor. So our winning affected the lives of others."
Last week, the MVT shared it had protected several small stages in the South East, by bringing them into community ownership.
The Joiners in the city and the second in that location were acquired under the Own Our Venues scheme, which is backed by the arts council and supporters who acquire "shares" in the properties.
