The artist has handed over the complete sum of his twenty-five thousand pound award winnings to the trust for venues, which functions to preserve the Britain's small concert spaces.
Fender was awarded the award on 16 October as his new release his work was declared the top album of the previous year.
The musician has decided to give the cash to the Music Venues Trust, in recognition of the essential function local spots fulfilled in his initial steps.
"I wouldn't be doing this success if it weren't for all the performances I performed around the North East, and elsewhere, when I was beginning," stated Sam Fender. "These spaces are legendary, but they are in difficulty."
Beginning in 2023, over 150 of these venues have shut down – about 16% of the total UK scene.
Over the past year, top acts like Pulp, the group Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Sheeran have all backed the MVT in its attempts to help venues survive, by including a modest fee to their ticket prices, which supports local stages.
Sam Fender also joined in, raising more than £100,000 on his live tour to support numerous small stages across Britain.
These funds helped spaces that were facing imminent closure due to difficulties stemming from flooding, fires and personal losses, as well as licensing issues, legal disputes and neighbor objections.
Some locations received financial assistance in improving facilities and sound and lighting systems that directly benefitted artists and audiences.
"The notion that revenue from concerts in large arenas helps the independent spots, where it all starts for musicians like me, is just sensible," the star has said.
The musician is far from the only musician to donate his honor winnings to worthy causes.
In the band received the trophy in the mid-90s for their album their work, vocalist Jarvis Cocker announced that the band would give their winnings to the organization War Child.
In 2002, artist Ms Dynamite shared her prize between several organizations, such as the children's charity and a Sickle Cell charity.
"And I donated a £1,000 to the center, to their gymnastics class, because I trained in gymnastics when I was growing up and they lacked new equipment," the artist explained to a publication.
Previously, they gave their prize money to the local youth club that nurtured their act, in addition to other independent music bodies.
And 1994 winners the group donated their prize to a multiple sclerosis charity after a acquaintance was identified with the disease.
"Receiving the award was quite enough," remarked artist Heather Small. "The money was the bonus but we didn't require the cherry, because we had the main prize. So our winning impacted another person's life."
In the past week, the Music Venues Trust shared it had rescued two local spots in south-east England, by placing them under community ownership.
The first in the city and the second in the city were acquired under the public acquisition initiative, which is backed by a national body and supporters who acquire "ownership units" in the buildings.
