The artist has given the complete sum of his £25k award cash to the trust for venues, which functions to protect the United Kingdom's small music venues.
Fender was awarded the award on mid-October as his third album People Watching was declared the best record of the previous year.
Fender has opted to donate the funds to the MVT, in acknowledgment of the essential function small stages had in his early career.
"I personally wouldn't be doing what I am doing today if it hadn't been for all the performances I played around the area, and further afield, when I was just getting going," remarked the artist. "These locations are renowned, but they are struggling."
From early 2023 onward, over 150 of these venues have permanently closed – approximately 16 percent of the entire UK sector.
Over the past year, well-known musicians like Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the trust in its initiatives to support the industry, by applying a minor surcharge to their ticket costs, which benefits local stages.
Fender also joined in, raising over £100k on his 2024 arena tour to support 38 local spots across the UK.
The donation assisted venues that were dealing with possible closure due to challenges caused by floods, blazes and personal losses, as well as permit problems, conflicts and neighbor objections.
Additional spaces were granted monetary aid in upgrading infrastructure and sound and lighting systems that directly benefitted performers and fans.
"The idea that funds from performances in major spaces backs the independent spots, where it kicks off for performers like me, is just sensible," Sam Fender has commented.
The musician is not the first artist to donate his award funds to charitable organizations.
Back when Pulp received the trophy in the mid-90s for their release their work, vocalist Jarvis Cocker stated that the band would donate their winnings to the charity War Child.
In 2002, rapper and singer she divided her prize among several organizations, such as the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"I also contributed a £1,000 to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics program, because I trained in gymnastics when I was younger and they required updated gear," Ms Dynamite told a publication.
Two years ago, Ezra Collective donated their prize money to the community center that developed their band, in addition to other independent music bodies.
And winners that year M People contributed their winnings to a multiple sclerosis charity after a close contact was found to have the disease.
"Receiving the award was sufficient," said singer Heather Small. "The cash was the extra but we could do without the extra, because we had the main prize. So our winning affected the lives of others."
Recently, the MVT revealed it had saved two local spots in south-east England, by bringing them into community ownership.
One venue in the city and the other in Bristol were bought under the community ownership scheme, which is backed by a national body and enthusiasts who acquire "ownership units" in the buildings.
