The artist has given the entirety of his £25k honor winnings to the trust for venues, which works to save the UK's grassroots music venues.
Fender was awarded the award on 16 October as his latest record People Watching was named the best record of the previous year.
The musician has decided to donate the funds to the trust, in recognition of the crucial part grassroots venues played in his initial steps.
"I wouldn't be doing what I am doing today if it wasn't for all the shows I played around the North East, and beyond, when I was beginning," stated the artist. "These venues are legendary, but they are struggling."
Beginning in 2023, over 150 of these venues have shut down – about 16% of the total UK scene.
Recently, top acts including Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the MVT in its initiatives to support the industry, by applying a minor surcharge to their ticket costs, which supports independent venues.
Sam Fender also took part, raising in excess of £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to assist thirty-eight small stages across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The money supported locations that were dealing with imminent closure due to difficulties arising from flooding, fire incidents and personal losses, as well as permit problems, legal disputes and sound issues.
Additional spaces were granted financial assistance in modernizing facilities and gear that positively impacted artists and concertgoers.
"The notion that revenue from concerts in large arenas backs the smaller venues, where it all starts for musicians like me, is just common sense," the star has stated.
He is far from the only musician to donate his award funds to charitable organizations.
When they earned the trophy in the year 1996 for their release the album, lead singer Jarvis Cocker declared that the group would contribute their cash to the organization the charity.
That year, artist the artist shared her prize between multiple good causes, including the children's charity and a Sickle Cell charity.
"I also donated a £1,000 to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics program, because I practiced gymnastics when I was younger and they required updated gear," the artist told a publication.
In recent years, the band contributed their prize money to the community center that nurtured their band, in addition to other independent music bodies.
Additionally the 1994 recipients the group contributed their prize to a charity for MS after a acquaintance was diagnosed the illness.
"Winning was quite enough," said vocalist Heather Small. "The prize was the bonus but we didn't require the bonus, because we had the honor. So our success touched another person's life."
Recently, the trust shared it had protected several grassroots venues in south-east England, by transferring them to community ownership.
The Joiners in the city and the second in Bristol were purchased under the Own Our Venues scheme, which is supported by Arts Council England and supporters who acquire "ownership units" in the venues.
