The star has donated the complete sum of his twenty-five thousand pound award cash to the MVT, which functions to protect the Britain's small music venues.
The star was presented with the award on mid-October as his latest record People Watching was chosen as the top album of the last 12 months.
The musician has decided to give the cash to the MVT, in appreciation of the essential function grassroots venues had in his initial steps.
"I personally couldn't be pursuing what I am doing today if it wasn't for all the performances I played around the North East, and beyond, when I was beginning," stated Fender. "These venues are legendary, but they are facing challenges."
Beginning in 2023, over 150 of these spaces have shut down – approximately 16% of the entire UK sector.
Recently, major artists such as Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the MVT in its initiatives to keep the scene afloat, by adding a minor surcharge to their ticket prices, which benefits independent venues.
Sam Fender also took part, generating over £100k on his live tour to help numerous grassroots venues across Britain.
The donation helped spaces that were facing possible closure due to issues caused by flooding, fire incidents and personal losses, as well as licensing issues, court cases and noise complaints.
Some locations received monetary aid in modernizing infrastructure and gear that helped musicians and concertgoers.
"The idea that funds from performances in major spaces backs the independent spots, where it kicks off for performers like me, is just sensible," the star has stated.
He is among several artists to donate his award prize money to charitable organizations.
Back when they received the trophy in the year 1996 for their album their work, frontman Jarvis Cocker stated that the band would donate their cash to the charity the charity.
In 2002, artist the artist divided her prize across several organizations, including the children's charity and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"Additionally, I gave a £1,000 to my local community centre, to their gymnastics program, because I practiced gymnastics when I was growing up and they needed new equipment," she told outlets.
In recent years, they contributed their prize money to the community center that supported their group, in addition to other independent music bodies.
Additionally winners that year they gave their winnings to a MS organization after a friend was identified with the disease.
"Receiving the award was quite enough," said singer Heather Small. "The cash was the bonus but we could do without the cherry, because we had the main prize. So our victory impacted somebody else's life."
In the past week, the Music Venues Trust revealed it had protected a couple of grassroots venues in south-east England, by bringing them into local control.
The Joiners in the city and the second in that location were bought under the community ownership scheme, which is supported by the arts council and supporters who acquire "ownership units" in the buildings.
