The artist has given the full amount of his twenty-five thousand pound award winnings to the trust for venues, which functions to save the Britain's grassroots live music spots.
The star was given the award on mid-October as his new release the album was declared the best record of the past year.
He has decided to donate the funds to the trust, in recognition of the crucial part small stages played in his beginning days.
"I personally wouldn't be doing what I am doing today if it wasn't for all the shows I performed around the area, and elsewhere, when I was starting out," remarked Fender. "These venues are iconic, but they are facing challenges."
From early 2023 onward, over 150 of these spaces have ceased operations – about 16% of the whole industry in the UK.
Over the past year, major artists such as Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Sheeran have all supported the MVT in its attempts to help venues survive, by including a modest fee to their admission fees, which benefits independent venues.
Sam Fender also joined in, generating more than £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to support thirty-eight local spots across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The money supported spaces that were dealing with potential shutdown due to challenges arising from floods, fires and bereavements, as well as permit problems, court cases and neighbor objections.
Additional spaces were granted monetary aid in modernizing facilities and gear that directly benefitted artists and audiences.
"The idea that money from shows in large arenas supports the independent spots, where it begins for musicians like me, is just logical," Fender has said.
He is among several artists to give his award prize money to good deeds.
In the band received the award in 1996 for their record their work, lead singer Jarvis Cocker stated that the band would donate their cash to the charity War Child.
During 2002, artist Ms Dynamite shared her prize among a few good causes, like the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"Additionally, I donated a £1,000 to the center, to their gymnastics class, because I practiced gymnastics when I was younger and they needed updated gear," Ms Dynamite shared with outlets.
Previously, Ezra Collective gave their prize money to the community center that developed their band, as well as other grassroots music organisations.
Also winners that year they contributed their award to a multiple sclerosis charity after a friend was found to have the disease.
"Receiving the award was ample," said vocalist the singer. "The money was the extra but we could do without the bonus, because we had the main prize. So our success touched another person's life."
Recently, the Music Venues Trust revealed it had rescued several local spots in that region, by placing them under community ownership.
One venue in that area and the second in the city were purchased under the public acquisition scheme, which is backed by Arts Council England and music fans who purchase "stakes" in the buildings.
