The star has handed over the entirety of his twenty-five thousand pound honor prize money to the trust for venues, which operates to preserve the Britain's independent live music spots.
He was presented with the cheque on October 16 as his new release the album was declared the best record of the last 12 months.
The musician has decided to hand the money over to the MVT, in acknowledgment of the essential function local spots had in his early career.
"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 starting out," said Fender. "These venues are renowned, but they are in difficulty."
From early 2023 onward, more than 150 of these venues have permanently closed – about 16 percent of the total UK scene.
In the last year, major artists such as the band Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all supported the trust in its initiatives to help venues survive, by adding a modest fee to their ticket costs, which goes to help independent venues.
Fender also participated, generating over £100k on his 2024 arena tour to support 38 small stages across the UK.
These funds supported locations that were facing imminent closure due to challenges arising from water damage, blazes and personal losses, as well as licensing issues, legal disputes and neighbor objections.
Some locations obtained funding support in upgrading facilities and gear that positively impacted musicians and fans.
"The notion that funds from concerts in large arenas supports the smaller venues, where it kicks off for artists like me, is just logical," Sam Fender has commented.
The musician is not the first artist to donate his award prize money to good deeds.
When Pulp earned the award in the mid-90s for their record their work, vocalist the singer declared that the band would give their prize money to the non-profit the charity.
That year, musician she shared her prize among a few good causes, like the children's charity and a Sickle Cell charity.
"I also donated a thousand pounds to my local community centre, to their gymnastics program, because I practiced gymnastics when I was younger and they lacked better apparatus," Ms Dynamite shared with outlets.
Previously, the band donated their funds to the youth organization that developed their act, in addition to other independent music bodies.
Also 1994 winners M People contributed their award to a MS organization after a acquaintance was found to have the illness.
"Receiving the award was quite enough," stated vocalist Small. "The cash was the cherry on top but we didn't need the bonus, because we had the cake. So our success affected another person's life."
In the past week, the Music Venues Trust announced it had rescued several small stages in the South East, by transferring them to public stewardship.
The Joiners in that area and The Croft in the city were bought under the public acquisition program, which is supported by the arts council and music fans who acquire "stakes" in the properties.
