The artist has donated the complete sum of his £25,000 honor prize money to the MVT, which operates to preserve the United Kingdom's grassroots live music spots.
He was awarded the prize on October 16 as his third album his work was declared the top album of the past year.
He has decided to donate the funds to the trust, in acknowledgment of the vital role grassroots venues had in his early career.
"As an artist wouldn't be doing this success if it wasn't for all the performances I did around the region, and elsewhere, when I was beginning," remarked Sam Fender. "These spaces are iconic, but they are struggling."
Beginning in 2023, at least 150 of these spaces have shut down – about 16% of the entire UK sector.
Recently, major artists like Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all aided the MVT in its efforts to help venues survive, by adding a minor surcharge to their ticket prices, which goes to help local stages.
Fender also joined in, generating over £100k on his 2024 arena tour to support 38 grassroots venues across Britain.
The donation supported venues that were confronting imminent closure due to difficulties stemming from water damage, fire incidents and personal losses, as well as permit problems, conflicts and neighbor objections.
Some locations were granted funding support in improving infrastructure and gear that positively impacted performers and fans.
"The idea that revenue from shows in big venues supports the smaller venues, where it begins for performers like me, is just common sense," Fender has commented.
Fender is not the first artist to contribute his honor winnings to charitable organizations.
In they won the award in 1996 for their record their work, lead singer Jarvis Cocker announced that the band would contribute their prize money to the charity the charity.
That year, musician the artist shared her award among a few good causes, including the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"I also contributed a £1,000 to my local community centre, to their gymnastics program, because I practiced gymnastics when I was a child and they needed better apparatus," Ms Dynamite explained to outlets.
In recent years, they contributed their winnings to the local youth club that nurtured their act, as well as other independent music bodies.
Additionally winners that year they gave their winnings to a MS organization after a close contact was diagnosed the disease.
"Winning was quite enough," remarked singer the singer. "The cash was the bonus but we didn't require the extra, because we had the main prize. So our victory touched another person's life."
Recently, the Music Venues Trust announced it had rescued several local spots in south-east England, by placing them under public stewardship.
One venue in that area and the second in the city were bought under the public acquisition initiative, which is backed by the arts council and enthusiasts who buy "stakes" in the buildings.
