The artist has handed over the full amount of his £25,000 award cash to the trust for venues, which works to save the United Kingdom's grassroots music venues.
He was given the award on mid-October as his third album his work was chosen as the best record of the last 12 months.
He has opted to give the cash to the MVT, in acknowledgment of the essential function local spots played in his beginning days.
"I personally couldn't be pursuing this success if it wasn't for all the shows I performed around the North East, and beyond, when I was just getting going," said the artist. "These venues are iconic, but they are facing challenges."
From early 2023 onward, at least 150 of these spaces have permanently closed – about 16 percent of the whole industry in the UK.
Over the past year, major artists including Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the MVT in its initiatives to help venues survive, by adding a modest fee to their admission fees, which benefits independent venues.
He also took part, raising over £100k on his 2024 arena tour to help 38 grassroots venues across Britain.
These funds supported locations that were facing possible closure due to challenges caused by floods, fire incidents and bereavements, as well as licensing issues, court cases and noise complaints.
Additional spaces received financial assistance in modernizing facilities and technical equipment that helped performers and concertgoers.
"The concept that revenue from performances in large arenas helps the local stages, where it begins for musicians like me, is just common sense," Sam Fender has stated.
Fender is far from the only musician to contribute his honor winnings to good deeds.
Back when the band earned the prize in 1996 for their release the album, vocalist the singer declared that the band would give their winnings to the non-profit War Child.
That year, rapper and singer Ms Dynamite split her award between multiple good causes, such as the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"Additionally, I donated a £1,000 to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics class, because I did gymnastics when I was growing up and they needed updated gear," Ms Dynamite shared with a publication.
Previously, Ezra Collective contributed their winnings to the local youth club that supported their group, alongside other independent music bodies.
Additionally 1994 winners the group donated their winnings to a charity for MS after a friend was found to have the illness.
"Winning was ample," stated artist Heather Small. "The prize was the cherry on top but we didn't need the extra, because we had the cake. So our success affected another person's life."
Recently, the Music Venues Trust shared it had saved a couple of grassroots venues in south-east England, by transferring them to local control.
The first in Southampton and the other in that location were bought under the Own Our Venues initiative, which is funded by Arts Council England and music fans who purchase "ownership units" in the properties.
