The star has donated the complete sum of his £25k award prize money to the trust for venues, which works to save the UK's grassroots concert spaces.
He was presented with the prize on October 16 as his third album the album was named the best record of the previous year.
The musician has decided to donate the funds to the MVT, in appreciation of the vital role small stages had in his beginning days.
"I would not have achieved what I am doing today if it weren't for all the performances I did around the region, and further afield, when I was beginning," said the artist. "These venues are legendary, but they are facing challenges."
Beginning in 2023, over 150 of these venues have shut down – roughly 16% of the whole industry in the UK.
Recently, well-known musicians including Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the MVT in its efforts to support the industry, by including a small levy to their ticket prices, which supports smaller concert halls.
Sam Fender also participated, generating over £100k on his 2024 arena tour to assist 38 small stages across Britain.
These funds helped venues that were dealing with potential shutdown due to challenges arising from floods, fire incidents and personal losses, as well as licensing issues, court cases and neighbor objections.
Some locations received funding support in modernizing amenities and gear that helped performers and fans.
"The concept that funds from concerts in big venues supports the local stages, where it all starts for musicians like me, is just sensible," Sam Fender has stated.
Fender is not the first artist to give his honor funds to good deeds.
Back when Pulp won the award in the year 1996 for their album their work, lead singer Cocker announced that the group would contribute their winnings to the charity the charity.
In 2002, musician Ms Dynamite split her prize between multiple good causes, including the children's charity and a Sickle Cell organization.
"And I contributed a £1,000 to my local community centre, to their classes, because I did gymnastics when I was younger and they lacked better apparatus," Ms Dynamite shared with the media.
In recent years, the band gave their prize money to the youth organization that developed their band, alongside other independent music bodies.
And the 1994 recipients M People gave their prize to a MS organization after a close contact was diagnosed the illness.
"Receiving the award was sufficient," remarked singer Heather Small. "The money was the cherry on top but we didn't require the cherry, because we had the main prize. So our victory impacted another person's life."
Recently, the Music Venues Trust announced it had rescued two grassroots venues in that region, by transferring them to local control.
The Joiners in the city and The Croft in that location were acquired under the community ownership initiative, which is backed by Arts Council England and music fans who buy "stakes" in the venues.
