The star has donated the complete sum of his £25,000 honor cash to the trust for venues, which operates to preserve the Britain's independent live music spots.
Fender was presented with the cheque on 16 October as his latest record his work was named the outstanding release of the previous year.
Fender has decided to give the cash to the trust, in acknowledgment of the crucial part grassroots venues had in his early career.
"I personally couldn't be pursuing this success if it hadn't been for all the performances I played around the region, and elsewhere, when I was just getting going," remarked Sam Fender. "These venues are iconic, but they are struggling."
From early 2023 onward, at least 150 of these venues have shut down – about one-sixth of the whole industry in the UK.
In the last year, top acts like Pulp, the group Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the MVT in its attempts to keep the scene afloat, by adding a modest fee to their admission fees, which benefits local stages.
Fender also participated, raising over £100k on his 2024 arena tour to support thirty-eight grassroots venues across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The donation assisted venues that were confronting possible closure due to challenges stemming from floods, fires and personal losses, as well as licensing issues, court cases and sound issues.
Additional spaces obtained financial assistance in improving facilities and gear that directly benefitted musicians and fans.
"The idea that funds from shows in major spaces supports the smaller venues, where it begins for performers like me, is just logical," Fender has said.
The musician is far from the only musician to donate his award funds to good deeds.
When they received the trophy in the mid-90s for their album Different Class, frontman Jarvis Cocker declared that the band would contribute their cash to the non-profit War Child.
During 2002, artist the artist shared her award between several charities, such as the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"Additionally, I donated a thousand pounds to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics class, because I trained in gymnastics when I was a child and they lacked new equipment," Ms Dynamite told the media.
Previously, the band contributed their funds to the youth organization that supported their group, alongside other grassroots music organisations.
Additionally winners that year M People donated their prize to a charity for MS after a acquaintance was identified with the condition.
"Winning was sufficient," remarked artist the singer. "The money was the bonus but we didn't require the bonus, because we had the cake. So our success impacted the lives of others."
In the past week, the trust revealed it had saved two local spots in south-east England, by placing them under community ownership.
The first in Southampton and the other in Bristol were bought under the public acquisition scheme, which is backed by a national body and supporters who acquire "stakes" in the venues.
