The artist has given the full amount of his £25,000 honor cash to the trust for venues, which functions to protect the UK's independent concert spaces.
Fender was given the award on October 16 as his new release the album was named the top album of the last 12 months.
The musician has chosen to donate the funds to the MVT, in acknowledgment of the crucial part local spots had in his beginning days.
"I personally couldn't be pursuing this success if it wasn't for all the gigs I performed around the area, and further afield, when I was starting out," remarked Fender. "These spaces are legendary, but they are facing challenges."
Since the start of 2023, more than 150 of these venues have permanently closed – approximately 16 percent of the total UK scene.
Recently, top acts such as the band Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all aided the Music Venues Trust in its efforts to keep the scene afloat, by applying a minor surcharge to their admission fees, which goes to help independent venues.
He also participated, collecting more than £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to help numerous small stages across Britain.
These funds helped venues that were facing possible closure due to difficulties stemming from water damage, blazes and bereavements, as well as licensing issues, court cases and noise complaints.
Some locations obtained monetary aid in upgrading amenities and technical equipment that helped performers and fans.
"The notion that revenue from shows in major spaces helps the local stages, where it all starts for musicians like me, is just sensible," Sam Fender has commented.
The musician is not the first artist to contribute his honor funds to good deeds.
In they earned the trophy in 1996 for their album Different Class, vocalist Jarvis Cocker declared that the act would donate their cash to the organization War Child.
During 2002, musician she shared her award across multiple charities, like the children's charity and a Sickle Cell charity.
"Additionally, I gave a thousand pounds to my local community centre, to their gymnastics program, because I practiced gymnastics when I was younger and they lacked new equipment," she shared with a publication.
Previously, the band contributed their funds to the community center that supported their band, in addition to other local music groups.
And 1994 winners they gave their winnings to a multiple sclerosis charity after a close contact was found to have the condition.
"Winning was ample," stated artist the singer. "The prize was the bonus but we could do without the cherry, because we had the honor. So our success touched somebody else's life."
In the past week, the trust revealed it had protected several grassroots venues in the South East, by transferring them to public stewardship.
The Joiners in the city and the other in that location were bought under the community ownership scheme, which is funded by a national body and enthusiasts who purchase "shares" in the buildings.
