The artist has donated the entirety of his twenty-five thousand pound honor prize money to the MVT, which works to save the United Kingdom's small live music spots.
He was presented with the cheque on 16 October as his third album his work was named the outstanding release of the past year.
Fender has opted to give the cash to the MVT, in recognition of the vital role grassroots venues played in his early career.
"I personally wouldn't be doing my current career if it wasn't for all the performances I played around the North East, and elsewhere, when I was beginning," remarked Sam Fender. "These venues are iconic, but they are in difficulty."
From early 2023 onward, more than 150 of these locations have ceased operations – roughly 16% of the total UK scene.
In the last year, top acts such as Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all aided the MVT in its efforts to help venues survive, by applying a minor surcharge to their admission fees, which goes to help local stages.
He also took part, raising more than £100,000 on his live tour to assist numerous small stages across England, Scotland, and Wales.
These funds supported locations that were facing potential shutdown due to issues arising from floods, fire incidents and personal losses, as well as licensing issues, court cases and neighbor objections.
Additional spaces received monetary aid in improving infrastructure and sound and lighting systems that helped musicians and fans.
"The concept that funds from shows in major spaces helps the local stages, where it kicks off for artists like me, is just logical," Sam Fender has stated.
The musician is far from the only musician to contribute his award funds to good deeds.
In they won the trophy in the mid-90s for their release their work, lead singer Jarvis Cocker declared that the act would give their winnings to the non-profit War Child.
During 2002, artist she shared her award between multiple organizations, including the children's charity and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"Additionally, I gave a grand to the center, to their classes, because I did gymnastics when I was growing up and they required new equipment," she told a publication.
In recent years, Ezra Collective contributed their funds to the youth organization that supported their band, alongside other grassroots music organisations.
Additionally 1994 winners the group gave their winnings to a charity for MS after a close contact was diagnosed the disease.
"The victory was ample," stated artist Small. "The prize was the bonus but we didn't need the cherry, because we had the honor. So our success touched somebody else's life."
In the past week, the MVT announced it had saved two local spots in south-east England, by bringing them into community ownership.
The first in that area and the other in the city were acquired under the Own Our Venues program, which is supported by a national body and supporters who purchase "stakes" in the properties.
