The artist has donated the entirety of his £25k award cash to the trust for venues, which works to save the Britain's independent live music spots.
Fender was given the award on October 16 as his new release People Watching was chosen as the best record of the previous year.
He has chosen to hand the money over to the trust, in acknowledgment of the crucial part grassroots venues had in his early career.
"As an artist would not have achieved my current career if it hadn't been for all the performances I did around the region, and further afield, when I was just getting going," remarked Fender. "These venues are iconic, but they are in difficulty."
Since the start of 2023, more than 150 of these spaces have shut down – about 16% of the entire UK sector.
In the last year, top acts like Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all aided the MVT in its efforts to support the industry, by including a small levy to their ticket prices, which benefits smaller concert halls.
He also took part, generating in excess of £100,000 on his live tour to assist thirty-eight local spots across England, Scotland, and Wales.
These funds assisted spaces that were confronting potential shutdown due to issues caused by water damage, fire incidents and bereavements, as well as regulatory hurdles, legal disputes and sound issues.
Other venues obtained financial assistance in modernizing facilities and technical equipment that helped artists and concertgoers.
"The notion that money from shows in big venues backs the smaller venues, where it all starts for artists like me, is just logical," Sam Fender has said.
Fender is far from the only musician to donate his honor winnings to good deeds.
Back when Pulp received the award in 1996 for their release Different Class, lead singer Jarvis Cocker stated that the group would contribute their cash to the non-profit the charity.
In 2002, artist the artist split her prize across multiple organizations, including the children's charity and a Sickle Cell organization.
"I also donated a thousand pounds to the center, to their gymnastics class, because I trained in gymnastics when I was younger and they needed new equipment," she told outlets.
In recent years, they gave their prize money to the community center that nurtured their group, alongside other grassroots music organisations.
And 1994 winners M People donated their prize to a charity for MS after a acquaintance was found to have the illness.
"Receiving the award was ample," remarked vocalist Heather Small. "The cash was the bonus but we didn't need the bonus, because we had the honor. So our success impacted somebody else's life."
Last week, the Music Venues Trust announced it had rescued two grassroots venues in the South East, by transferring them to community ownership.
One venue in the city and the other in that location were acquired under the community ownership scheme, which is funded by Arts Council England and music fans who purchase "stakes" in the venues.
