The artist has donated the entirety of his £25,000 award cash to the trust for venues, which functions to protect the UK's independent live music spots.
He was presented with the cheque on 16 October as his third album the album was chosen as the best record of the last 12 months.
He has decided to hand the money over to the MVT, in appreciation of the vital role grassroots venues played in his beginning days.
"I couldn't be pursuing this success if it wasn't for all the shows I played around the North East, and beyond, when I was beginning," stated the artist. "These spaces are iconic, but they are in difficulty."
Since the start of 2023, more than 150 of these locations have shut down – approximately one-sixth of the total UK scene.
In the last year, top acts including the band Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Sheeran have all supported the MVT in its efforts to help venues survive, by including a small levy to their admission fees, which benefits local stages.
Sam Fender also took part, collecting over £100k on his recent tour to help 38 small stages across Britain.
The money assisted locations that were confronting possible closure due to challenges caused by water damage, fires and bereavements, as well as licensing issues, conflicts and neighbor objections.
Additional spaces were granted funding support in upgrading amenities and gear that directly benefitted artists and concertgoers.
"The concept that revenue from concerts in major spaces helps the independent spots, where it kicks off for performers like me, is just sensible," Sam Fender has said.
Fender is among several artists to contribute his award funds to worthy causes.
When Pulp received the trophy in 1996 for their release the album, vocalist Jarvis Cocker announced that the act would contribute their winnings to the non-profit War Child.
During 2002, artist Ms Dynamite divided her bounty across a few charities, such as the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"I also donated a thousand pounds to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics program, because I trained in gymnastics when I was a child and they lacked new equipment," she shared with a publication.
Previously, Ezra Collective gave their funds to the community center that supported their act, in addition to other grassroots music organisations.
Additionally winners that year M People gave their award to a charity for MS after a close contact was found to have the condition.
"The victory was ample," said artist the singer. "The cash was the bonus but we didn't require the cherry, because we had the main prize. So our success touched somebody else's life."
Last week, the MVT shared it had saved two small stages in that region, by placing them under community ownership.
The first in the city and The Croft in Bristol were acquired under the community ownership scheme, which is backed by the arts council and music fans who purchase "shares" in the venues.
