The star has handed over the entirety of his £25,000 award winnings to the trust for venues, which operates to protect the Britain's small concert spaces.
He was presented with the prize on mid-October as his latest record the album was chosen as the outstanding release of the past year.
The musician has chosen to give the cash to the trust, in appreciation of the vital role grassroots venues played in his initial steps.
"As an artist wouldn't be doing what I am doing today if it hadn't been for all the gigs I performed around the North East, and elsewhere, when I was just getting going," remarked Sam Fender. "These venues are renowned, but they are facing challenges."
Beginning in 2023, over 150 of these spaces have permanently closed – roughly 16% of the total UK scene.
In the last year, major artists like the band Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the MVT in its initiatives to keep the scene afloat, by adding a small levy to their admission fees, which supports smaller concert halls.
Fender also participated, generating more than £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to support 38 grassroots venues across the UK.
The money supported venues that were confronting imminent closure due to issues caused by water damage, fires and personal losses, as well as regulatory hurdles, court cases and neighbor objections.
Some locations obtained monetary aid in modernizing infrastructure and sound and lighting systems that helped artists and fans.
"The notion that funds from concerts in big venues backs the independent spots, where it kicks off for artists like me, is just common sense," Sam Fender has stated.
He is far from the only musician to give his honor prize money to good deeds.
Back when Pulp won the prize in the mid-90s for their record Different Class, lead singer Jarvis Cocker stated that the band would give their prize money to the non-profit War Child.
During 2002, rapper and singer she shared her award among multiple good causes, such as the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"Additionally, I donated a £1,000 to my local community centre, to their gymnastics program, because I practiced gymnastics when I was a child and they lacked updated gear," she explained to a publication.
Previously, they donated their prize money to the local youth club that nurtured their group, in addition to other local music groups.
Additionally 1994 winners they donated their award to a MS organization after a acquaintance was diagnosed the illness.
"Winning was quite enough," remarked vocalist the singer. "The cash was the extra but we didn't require the bonus, because we had the main prize. So our success impacted somebody else's life."
In the past week, the Music Venues Trust revealed it had rescued a couple of small stages in the South East, by transferring them to public stewardship.
The Joiners in Southampton and the second in that location were purchased under the public acquisition program, which is backed by Arts Council England and music fans who acquire "stakes" in the properties.
