The artist has given the complete sum of his £25k award prize money to the trust for venues, which functions to protect the Britain's small live music spots.
He was presented with the prize on 16 October as his new release the album was chosen as the outstanding release of the last 12 months.
He has decided to hand the money over to the MVT, in acknowledgment of the vital role local spots had in his beginning days.
"As an artist would not have achieved what I am doing today if it wasn't for all the gigs I performed around the region, and beyond, when I was starting out," stated Fender. "These venues are iconic, but they are struggling."
Since the start of 2023, over 150 of these venues have permanently closed – about one-sixth of the entire UK sector.
In the last year, major artists such as Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all aided the Music Venues Trust in its attempts to keep the scene afloat, by including a minor surcharge to their ticket prices, which benefits independent venues.
Sam Fender also joined in, generating in excess of £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to assist 38 local spots across Britain.
The money supported spaces that were confronting imminent closure due to difficulties stemming from flooding, blazes and bereavements, as well as regulatory hurdles, court cases and sound issues.
Some locations obtained monetary aid in modernizing facilities and sound and lighting systems that helped artists and audiences.
"The concept that revenue from performances in big venues helps the local stages, where it all starts for artists like me, is just common sense," Fender has said.
He is not the first artist to donate his honor winnings to good deeds.
Back when they received the prize in the mid-90s for their record the album, frontman Jarvis Cocker stated that the act would donate their winnings to the organization War Child.
In 2002, artist the artist split her bounty across several organizations, including the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"And I contributed a thousand pounds to my local community centre, to their gymnastics program, because I trained in gymnastics when I was a child and they lacked updated gear," Ms Dynamite told the media.
Two years ago, they donated their funds to the community center that nurtured their band, as well as other grassroots music organisations.
Also winners that year M People contributed their winnings to a MS organization after a friend was identified with the illness.
"The victory was ample," remarked artist Small. "The cash was the extra but we didn't require the cherry, because we had the honor. So our success affected the lives of others."
Recently, the trust shared it had protected several grassroots venues in that region, by transferring them to community ownership.
The first in the city and the second in that location were acquired under the community ownership initiative, which is backed by the arts council and music fans who purchase "shares" in the venues.
