The artist has donated the entirety of his £25,000 award winnings to the Music Venues Trust, which operates to save the Britain's small concert spaces.
The star was presented with the award on mid-October as his latest record his work was declared the top album of the previous year.
He has decided to donate the funds to the trust, in acknowledgment of the crucial part local spots fulfilled in his early career.
"I would not have achieved my current career if it wasn't for all the gigs I did around the North East, and further afield, when I was beginning," remarked the artist. "These locations are iconic, but they are facing challenges."
From early 2023 onward, over 150 of these venues have shut down – approximately 16% of the whole industry in the UK.
Recently, well-known musicians including Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all supported the trust in its efforts to support the industry, by applying a small levy to their ticket prices, which supports local stages.
Sam Fender also participated, collecting in excess of £100,000 on his live tour to support thirty-eight grassroots venues across the UK.
These funds assisted spaces that were facing potential shutdown due to challenges caused by water damage, fire incidents and bereavements, as well as permit problems, legal disputes and sound issues.
Other venues obtained financial assistance in modernizing infrastructure and technical equipment that directly benefitted performers and fans.
"The idea that money from concerts in large arenas supports the local stages, where it kicks off for musicians like me, is just logical," the star has stated.
The musician is among several artists to donate his honor prize money to worthy causes.
When the band won the award in the mid-90s for their release their work, frontman Cocker announced that the group would give their cash to the charity War Child.
During 2002, artist the artist divided her prize across a few good causes, like the children's charity and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"I also donated a grand to Highgate Newtown, to their classes, because I did gymnastics when I was growing up and they required updated gear," the artist told the media.
In recent years, they donated their prize money to the community center that nurtured their group, as well as other independent music bodies.
Additionally winners that year M People donated their award to a MS organization after a acquaintance was identified with the illness.
"Receiving the award was ample," said vocalist the singer. "The prize was the bonus but we didn't need the bonus, because we had the cake. So our success touched another person's life."
Last week, the trust revealed it had rescued several small stages in south-east England, by transferring them to public stewardship.
The first in Southampton and the other in that location were bought under the public acquisition program, which is funded by a national body and enthusiasts who purchase "shares" in the properties.
