The star has donated the complete sum of his £25,000 award prize money to the MVT, which works to save the United Kingdom's grassroots music venues.
Fender was awarded the cheque on October 16 as his third album his work was named the outstanding release of the past year.
Fender has chosen to donate the funds to the trust, in appreciation of the essential function grassroots venues played in his early career.
"I would not have achieved this success if it hadn't been for all the gigs I did around the region, and beyond, when I was just getting going," stated Fender. "These spaces are iconic, but they are in difficulty."
Beginning in 2023, over 150 of these locations have ceased operations – about 16% of the entire UK sector.
In the last year, top acts like the band Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the Music Venues Trust in its initiatives to keep the scene afloat, by adding a minor surcharge to their ticket prices, which goes to help local stages.
Sam Fender also joined in, collecting over £100k on his live tour to support 38 local spots across England, Scotland, and Wales.
These funds assisted locations that were confronting potential shutdown due to difficulties arising from water damage, fire incidents and personal losses, as well as permit problems, legal disputes and noise complaints.
Other venues obtained monetary aid in upgrading amenities and gear that positively impacted musicians and fans.
"The notion that funds from concerts in large arenas helps the independent spots, where it all starts for performers like me, is just common sense," Sam Fender has commented.
He is not the first artist to give his honor winnings to good deeds.
Back when the band earned the prize in the year 1996 for their album Different Class, lead singer the singer declared that the act would give their cash to the non-profit War Child.
In 2002, artist she divided her prize across multiple organizations, including the children's charity and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"Additionally, I donated a grand to the center, to their gymnastics class, because I practiced gymnastics when I was a child and they needed new equipment," the artist explained to a publication.
Previously, Ezra Collective contributed their funds to the youth organization that developed their act, alongside other grassroots music organisations.
Also winners that year they gave their prize to a MS organization after a close contact was found to have the illness.
"Receiving the award was ample," stated artist Small. "The prize was the bonus but we didn't require the extra, because we had the cake. So our victory affected the lives of others."
Recently, the trust shared it had saved two small stages in that region, by bringing them into local control.
One venue in the city and The Croft in that location were acquired under the Own Our Venues program, which is funded by the arts council and supporters who acquire "ownership units" in the properties.
