The artist has donated the full amount of his twenty-five thousand pound honor cash to the trust for venues, which works to preserve the UK's independent concert spaces.
The star was presented with the cheque on October 16 as his third album his work was chosen as the best record of the last 12 months.
He has opted to donate the funds to the trust, in acknowledgment of the crucial part small stages played in his initial steps.
"As an artist couldn't be pursuing what I am doing today if it hadn't been for all the shows I did around the region, and elsewhere, when I was beginning," remarked Sam Fender. "These spaces are legendary, but they are in difficulty."
Beginning in 2023, more than 150 of these venues have ceased operations – roughly one-sixth of the entire UK sector.
Over the past year, major artists such as Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the MVT in its attempts to support the industry, by including a minor surcharge to their admission fees, which supports smaller concert halls.
Fender also took part, generating over £100k on his live tour to support numerous small stages across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The money helped venues that were facing potential shutdown due to issues caused by floods, blazes and bereavements, as well as licensing issues, legal disputes and neighbor objections.
Other venues obtained financial assistance in modernizing infrastructure and technical equipment that directly benefitted musicians and concertgoers.
"The concept that money from concerts in big venues backs the local stages, where it all starts for performers like me, is just common sense," Sam Fender has commented.
The musician is not the first artist to donate his award funds to worthy causes.
In the band received the award in the mid-90s for their release Different Class, frontman Cocker stated that the band would give their winnings to the non-profit War Child.
During 2002, musician she shared her prize between multiple good causes, including the children's charity and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"And I gave a £1,000 to Highgate Newtown, to their classes, because I did gymnastics when I was a child and they lacked better apparatus," she told outlets.
In recent years, Ezra Collective gave their funds to the local youth club that supported their band, in addition to other grassroots music organisations.
Additionally the 1994 recipients M People donated their award to a multiple sclerosis charity after a friend was found to have the condition.
"Winning was sufficient," said singer Heather Small. "The prize was the extra but we didn't need the cherry, because we had the honor. So our winning touched another person's life."
Recently, the Music Venues Trust announced it had protected two local spots in south-east England, by transferring them to public stewardship.
The first in the city and the second in that location were purchased under the community ownership initiative, which is backed by a national body and enthusiasts who purchase "shares" in the buildings.
