The star has handed over the full amount of his £25,000 honor cash to the trust for venues, which operates to protect the United Kingdom's grassroots live music spots.
He was presented with the cheque on mid-October as his latest record his work was chosen as the top album of the previous year.
The musician has chosen to give the cash to the MVT, in recognition of the crucial part small stages fulfilled in his beginning days.
"I couldn't be pursuing my current career if it hadn't been for all the performances I did around the region, and beyond, when I was starting out," said Fender. "These spaces are legendary, but they are in difficulty."
From early 2023 onward, more than 150 of these locations have permanently closed – about 16% of the whole industry in the UK.
In the last year, major artists including Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all aided the trust in its attempts to support the industry, by applying a minor surcharge to their ticket costs, which goes to help independent venues.
Sam Fender also joined in, generating over £100k on his 2024 arena tour to help numerous grassroots venues across England, Scotland, and Wales.
These funds supported locations that were facing possible closure due to difficulties arising from water damage, blazes and bereavements, as well as licensing issues, legal disputes and sound issues.
Some locations were granted monetary aid in improving facilities and gear that helped performers and audiences.
"The idea that money from concerts in large arenas backs the local stages, where it all starts for performers like me, is just logical," Fender has commented.
Fender is among several artists to give his award winnings to charitable organizations.
When they won the prize in the mid-90s for their album their work, frontman Jarvis Cocker declared that the band would contribute their prize money to the non-profit War Child.
During 2002, rapper and singer Ms Dynamite split her award across a few good causes, including the children's charity and a Sickle Cell organization.
"Additionally, I contributed a £1,000 to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics program, because I trained in gymnastics when I was growing up and they lacked updated gear," Ms Dynamite told outlets.
In recent years, the band contributed their funds to the youth organization that nurtured their group, as well as other local music groups.
And the 1994 recipients the group donated their winnings to a MS organization after a friend was diagnosed the disease.
"Winning was quite enough," remarked artist Heather Small. "The cash was the extra but we didn't need the bonus, because we had the honor. So our winning impacted the lives of others."
Last week, the Music Venues Trust announced it had rescued several grassroots venues in that region, by transferring them to public stewardship.
One venue in that area and the second in Bristol were bought under the Own Our Venues initiative, which is backed by the arts council and enthusiasts who purchase "shares" in the buildings.
