The star has donated the complete sum of his twenty-five thousand pound honor prize money to the trust for venues, which functions to protect the UK's independent live music spots.
Fender was presented with the cheque on October 16 as his latest record the album was chosen as the top album of the last 12 months.
The musician has decided to give the cash to the MVT, in acknowledgment of the vital role grassroots venues had in his beginning days.
"As an artist wouldn't be doing my current career if it hadn't been for all the performances I played around the North East, and beyond, when I was beginning," said Sam Fender. "These locations are iconic, but they are struggling."
From early 2023 onward, more than 150 of these locations have shut down – approximately one-sixth of the total UK scene.
Recently, top acts such as the band Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all aided the Music Venues Trust in its initiatives to help venues survive, by applying a minor surcharge to their ticket prices, which supports independent venues.
Fender also joined in, collecting in excess of £100,000 on his recent tour to assist 38 small stages across England, Scotland, and Wales.
These funds helped locations that were confronting possible closure due to issues caused by flooding, blazes and bereavements, as well as regulatory hurdles, court cases and neighbor objections.
Some locations obtained financial assistance in modernizing infrastructure and gear that directly benefitted musicians and fans.
"The idea that money from concerts in big venues helps the smaller venues, where it all starts for performers like me, is just sensible," the star has commented.
Fender is not the first artist to donate his honor prize money to worthy causes.
In they won the trophy in the mid-90s for their album the album, frontman the singer stated that the band would contribute their prize money to the organization the charity.
During 2002, rapper and singer she split her prize among several organizations, such as the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"And I gave a thousand pounds to my local community centre, to their gymnastics program, because I practiced gymnastics when I was growing up and they lacked updated gear," she explained to the media.
Two years ago, they donated their winnings to the local youth club that nurtured their band, as well as other grassroots music organisations.
Additionally winners that year M People contributed their winnings to a MS organization after a friend was found to have the condition.
"The victory was quite enough," remarked vocalist Small. "The prize was the cherry on top but we didn't require the bonus, because we had the main prize. So our winning impacted the lives of others."
Recently, the MVT shared it had protected two local spots in the South East, by placing them under community ownership.
The Joiners in that area and The Croft in Bristol were purchased under the community ownership scheme, which is backed by Arts Council England and music fans who acquire "shares" in the buildings.
