The star has donated the complete sum of his £25,000 honor winnings to the trust for venues, which functions to protect the Britain's small concert spaces.
The star was given the prize on mid-October as his latest record his work was chosen as the outstanding release of the past year.
He has opted to donate the funds to the MVT, in appreciation of the crucial part small stages fulfilled in his beginning days.
"I couldn't be pursuing my current career if it weren't for all the shows I performed around the North East, and further afield, when I was just getting going," said the artist. "These locations are iconic, but they are facing challenges."
Since the start of 2023, at least 150 of these venues have permanently closed – roughly one-sixth of the total UK scene.
Over the past year, well-known musicians such as Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Sheeran have all supported the trust in its initiatives to help venues survive, by applying a minor surcharge to their ticket costs, which benefits smaller concert halls.
Sam Fender also took part, collecting in excess of £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to support thirty-eight local spots across England, Scotland, and Wales.
These funds assisted locations that were confronting potential shutdown due to difficulties stemming from flooding, blazes and bereavements, as well as permit problems, conflicts and noise complaints.
Other venues obtained funding support in upgrading amenities and gear that helped musicians and fans.
"The idea that money from shows in major spaces helps the independent spots, where it kicks off for performers like me, is just common sense," Sam Fender has stated.
Fender is among several artists to give his honor funds to worthy causes.
Back when the band won the prize in 1996 for their album their work, vocalist Cocker stated that the band would donate their cash to the non-profit the charity.
During 2002, rapper and singer Ms Dynamite split her award among several organizations, including the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"And I contributed a grand to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics class, because I trained in gymnastics when I was growing up and they needed better apparatus," she told outlets.
Previously, Ezra Collective gave their winnings to the community center that supported their group, in addition to other grassroots music organisations.
Also 1994 winners they contributed their award to a charity for MS after a friend was identified with the illness.
"The victory was sufficient," said vocalist the singer. "The money was the bonus but we didn't require the extra, because we had the cake. So our victory impacted somebody else's life."
In the past week, the Music Venues Trust announced it had protected a couple of grassroots venues in that region, by transferring them to community ownership.
The first in Southampton and the second in the city were bought under the community ownership scheme, which is funded by a national body and supporters who purchase "shares" in the venues.
