The artist has handed over the entirety of his £25k award winnings to the trust for venues, which works to preserve the Britain's independent concert spaces.
Fender was presented with the cheque on 16 October as his third album his work was chosen as the outstanding release of the past year.
The musician has opted to hand the money over to the MVT, in appreciation of the vital role small stages fulfilled in his early career.
"I personally couldn't be pursuing my current career if it weren't for all the performances I did around the region, and elsewhere, when I was starting out," remarked the artist. "These locations are renowned, but they are in difficulty."
From early 2023 onward, over 150 of these spaces have ceased operations – approximately 16% of the whole industry in the UK.
In the last year, top acts such as Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all backed the trust in its initiatives to support the industry, by including a modest fee to their ticket costs, which supports smaller concert halls.
Sam Fender also participated, generating more than £100,000 on his live tour to assist thirty-eight small stages across the UK.
The donation helped spaces that were facing possible closure due to difficulties caused by water damage, fires and bereavements, as well as licensing issues, legal disputes and sound issues.
Other venues obtained monetary aid in upgrading amenities and sound and lighting systems that directly benefitted artists and fans.
"The notion that revenue from concerts in big venues helps the smaller venues, where it kicks off for artists like me, is just common sense," Sam Fender has said.
The musician is not the first artist to donate his award winnings to worthy causes.
Back when they earned the award in 1996 for their album their work, vocalist the singer declared that the group would contribute their prize money to the organization War Child.
In 2002, musician she shared her award among multiple good causes, such as the children's charity and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"Additionally, I gave a £1,000 to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics program, because I practiced gymnastics when I was a child and they required updated gear," the artist shared with a publication.
In recent years, they contributed their prize money to the local youth club that developed their group, alongside other grassroots music organisations.
Also winners that year they contributed their award to a charity for MS after a friend was diagnosed the condition.
"Winning was sufficient," said artist Small. "The cash was the cherry on top but we could do without the bonus, because we had the cake. So our success affected another person's life."
Recently, the Music Venues Trust shared it had rescued a couple of grassroots venues in that region, by transferring them to local control.
The Joiners in that area and the other in that location were purchased under the Own Our Venues initiative, which is backed by Arts Council England and enthusiasts who purchase "shares" in the buildings.
