The star has handed over the complete sum of his £25k award winnings to the trust for venues, which functions to protect the UK's grassroots concert spaces.
He was awarded the prize on October 16 as his third album People Watching was chosen as the top album of the past year.
He has chosen to hand the money over to the MVT, in acknowledgment of the essential function small stages had in his early career.
"I wouldn't be doing what I am doing today if it wasn't for all the performances I did around the North East, and beyond, when I was just getting going," stated Sam Fender. "These venues are renowned, but they are in difficulty."
Since the start of 2023, over 150 of these spaces have permanently closed – approximately 16 percent of the entire UK sector.
In the last year, major artists including Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all aided the Music Venues Trust in its attempts to support the industry, by applying a small levy to their admission fees, which benefits local stages.
Sam Fender also took part, generating over £100k on his live tour to help numerous grassroots venues across the UK.
These funds assisted locations that were confronting possible closure due to issues stemming from flooding, blazes and family tragedies, as well as licensing issues, conflicts and sound issues.
Some locations obtained funding support in modernizing infrastructure and gear that positively impacted artists and fans.
"The notion that funds from shows in major spaces supports the smaller venues, where it all starts for artists like me, is just logical," Fender has commented.
He is not the first artist to give his honor prize money to charitable organizations.
Back when Pulp received the award in the year 1996 for their album the album, frontman the singer announced that the band would give their winnings to the non-profit War Child.
In 2002, artist Ms Dynamite split her prize between multiple charities, such as the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"Additionally, I gave a £1,000 to Highgate Newtown, to their classes, because I practiced gymnastics when I was growing up and they needed better apparatus," the artist explained to a publication.
Two years ago, Ezra Collective gave their winnings to the local youth club that developed their band, as well as other local music groups.
Also 1994 winners they donated their award to a MS organization after a close contact was identified with the illness.
"The victory was ample," remarked vocalist the singer. "The cash was the extra but we didn't need the bonus, because we had the honor. So our success affected the lives of others."
Recently, the trust announced it had saved several small stages in that region, by transferring them to local control.
The Joiners in that area and The Croft in Bristol were acquired under the public acquisition scheme, which is supported by Arts Council England and supporters who buy "ownership units" in the venues.
