The star has given the complete sum of his £25k honor winnings to the trust for venues, which works to protect the Britain's independent concert spaces.
Fender was awarded the award on mid-October as his latest record his work was named the top album of the past year.
The musician has opted to give the cash to the MVT, in appreciation of the essential function grassroots venues fulfilled in his initial steps.
"As an artist couldn't be pursuing my current career if it wasn't for all the shows I did around the North East, and further afield, when I was starting out," remarked Sam Fender. "These locations are renowned, but they are facing challenges."
From early 2023 onward, more than 150 of these spaces have permanently closed – about 16% of the entire UK sector.
In the last year, major artists including Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the Music Venues Trust in its efforts to help venues survive, by applying a minor surcharge to their ticket prices, which supports smaller concert halls.
Sam Fender also participated, generating over £100k on his recent tour to help numerous small stages across the UK.
The donation assisted spaces that were facing potential shutdown due to challenges arising from flooding, fire incidents and bereavements, as well as licensing issues, conflicts and noise complaints.
Other venues were granted financial assistance in improving infrastructure and gear that positively impacted artists and fans.
"The concept that funds from shows in big venues supports the smaller venues, where it all starts for performers like me, is just sensible," the star has said.
The musician is not the first artist to give his award prize money to worthy causes.
In they won the trophy in the year 1996 for their album Different Class, lead singer the singer announced that the group would donate their winnings to the organization War Child.
In 2002, rapper and singer the artist divided her award among multiple charities, including the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"And I donated a £1,000 to my local community centre, to their classes, because I did gymnastics when I was younger and they lacked better apparatus," the artist told a publication.
Two years ago, Ezra Collective donated their prize money to the community center that nurtured their group, alongside other local music groups.
And 1994 winners they donated their winnings to a MS organization after a friend was diagnosed the condition.
"Receiving the award was quite enough," stated artist the singer. "The money was the extra but we didn't need the cherry, because we had the main prize. So our winning touched somebody else's life."
Recently, the Music Venues Trust shared it had saved two local spots in that region, by bringing them into public stewardship.
The first in the city and the other in Bristol were purchased under the public acquisition scheme, which is funded by Arts Council England and supporters who buy "shares" in the buildings.
