The star has donated the entirety of his £25,000 award prize money to the trust for venues, which works to preserve the UK's independent concert spaces.
He was given the prize on mid-October as his latest record People Watching was chosen as the outstanding release of the previous year.
The musician has opted to donate the funds to the MVT, in appreciation of the essential function local spots fulfilled in his beginning days.
"As an artist wouldn't be doing this success if it weren't for all the gigs I did around the area, and beyond, when I was beginning," said the artist. "These spaces are legendary, but they are in difficulty."
Since the start of 2023, more than 150 of these spaces have shut down – approximately 16% of the whole industry in the UK.
In the last year, major artists including Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the Music Venues Trust in its attempts to keep the scene afloat, by including a modest fee to their admission fees, which supports local stages.
Sam Fender also took part, raising over £100k on his recent tour to support thirty-eight small stages across the UK.
The donation helped spaces that were facing possible closure due to difficulties caused by flooding, fire incidents and personal losses, as well as regulatory hurdles, conflicts and sound issues.
Other venues received funding support in upgrading infrastructure and technical equipment that helped musicians and audiences.
"The notion that revenue from performances in large arenas supports the local stages, where it begins for performers like me, is just common sense," Fender has commented.
Fender is far from the only musician to give his award funds to good deeds.
Back when Pulp won the trophy in the year 1996 for their album their work, frontman the singer announced that the group would contribute their prize money to the charity War Child.
During 2002, artist she split her prize across multiple charities, such as the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"Additionally, I donated a thousand pounds to the center, to their classes, because I practiced gymnastics when I was a child and they needed updated gear," she shared with a publication.
In recent years, they gave their prize money to the local youth club that supported their band, alongside other local music groups.
Additionally winners that year they gave their award to a charity for MS after a friend was identified with the disease.
"The victory was sufficient," remarked vocalist the singer. "The money was the bonus but we didn't need the cherry, because we had the main prize. So our victory impacted the lives of others."
Last week, the Music Venues Trust revealed it had rescued two local spots in the South East, by transferring them to community ownership.
The Joiners in Southampton and The Croft in the city were acquired under the public acquisition scheme, which is backed by Arts Council England and enthusiasts who acquire "stakes" in the properties.
