The star has given the entirety of his £25,000 honor prize money to the Music Venues Trust, which functions to save the Britain's small music venues.
He was given the award on mid-October as his third album the album was chosen as the outstanding release of the past year.
The musician has opted to donate the funds to the trust, in acknowledgment of the vital role local spots played in his initial steps.
"As an artist wouldn't be doing this success if it hadn't been for all the performances I played around the area, and further afield, when I was beginning," said the artist. "These venues are renowned, but they are in difficulty."
Beginning in 2023, more than 150 of these venues have shut down – roughly one-sixth of the whole industry in the UK.
Recently, major artists including the band Pulp, the group Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the MVT in its efforts to keep the scene afloat, by applying a minor surcharge to their ticket prices, which benefits local stages.
Sam Fender also joined in, generating more than £100,000 on his recent tour to support thirty-eight local spots across England, Scotland, and Wales.
These funds supported spaces that were facing imminent closure due to issues arising from flooding, fires and bereavements, as well as licensing issues, legal disputes and sound issues.
Additional spaces received funding support in improving facilities and gear that directly benefitted artists and audiences.
"The idea that money from shows in big venues backs the independent spots, where it kicks off for musicians like me, is just common sense," the star has said.
The musician is not the first artist to give his award winnings to good deeds.
When they won the prize in the year 1996 for their album Different Class, vocalist Jarvis Cocker declared that the group would give their cash to the non-profit the charity.
That year, musician she divided her prize between several good causes, including the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"I also donated a grand to the center, to their classes, because I practiced gymnastics when I was growing up and they lacked new equipment," she explained to the media.
Previously, Ezra Collective donated their funds to the local youth club that nurtured their group, in addition to other local music groups.
Additionally the 1994 recipients M People contributed their prize to a MS organization after a acquaintance was identified with the condition.
"Winning was quite enough," stated vocalist Small. "The money was the cherry on top but we could do without the cherry, because we had the cake. So our victory impacted the lives of others."
Last week, the Music Venues Trust revealed it had saved several small stages in that region, by bringing them into community ownership.
The first in Southampton and the other in that location were bought under the community ownership scheme, which is backed by the arts council and supporters who acquire "shares" in the venues.
