The artist has given the entirety of his £25,000 honor prize money to the trust for venues, which operates to protect the UK's grassroots live music spots.
Fender was awarded the award on mid-October as his third album his work was declared the best record of the past year.
Fender has opted to give the cash to the MVT, in appreciation of the essential function grassroots venues had in his initial steps.
"I wouldn't be doing this success if it weren't for all the shows I played around the area, and further afield, when I was starting out," remarked the artist. "These spaces are iconic, but they are facing challenges."
Beginning in 2023, more than 150 of these spaces have ceased operations – about 16% of the total UK scene.
In the last year, major artists like Pulp, the group Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Sheeran have all supported the trust in its efforts to keep the scene afloat, by applying a small levy to their admission fees, which benefits local stages.
Sam Fender also took part, generating in excess of £100,000 on his recent tour to support thirty-eight local spots across the UK.
These funds supported venues that were facing imminent closure due to challenges stemming from flooding, fire incidents and family tragedies, as well as regulatory hurdles, legal disputes and sound issues.
Other venues obtained funding support in improving amenities and sound and lighting systems that helped performers and audiences.
"The notion that revenue from shows in large arenas backs the smaller venues, where it all starts for artists like me, is just logical," Sam Fender has said.
He is not the first artist to donate his honor funds to charitable organizations.
Back when Pulp received the trophy in 1996 for their album Different Class, vocalist Jarvis Cocker announced that the band would contribute their winnings to the non-profit War Child.
In 2002, artist she shared her prize among a few charities, like the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"I also gave a grand to my local community centre, to their gymnastics class, because I trained in gymnastics when I was a child and they required updated gear," she explained to the media.
In recent years, the band contributed their prize money to the youth organization that nurtured their band, alongside other independent music bodies.
Additionally the 1994 recipients M People gave their winnings to a MS organization after a acquaintance was identified with the illness.
"The victory was quite enough," said singer Heather Small. "The money was the cherry on top but we didn't require the extra, because we had the honor. So our success impacted another person's life."
Recently, the trust shared it had rescued a couple of grassroots venues in that region, by bringing them into local control.
The first in the city and The Croft in Bristol were acquired under the public acquisition scheme, which is supported by Arts Council England and music fans who buy "ownership units" in the venues.
