Sam Fender has handed over the entirety of his £25k honor cash to the trust for venues, which functions to save the Britain's independent concert spaces.
The star was awarded the award on October 16 as his new release his work was named the top album of the last 12 months.
The musician has opted to hand the money over to the Music Venues Trust, in appreciation of the vital role small stages played in his initial steps.
"I couldn't be pursuing what I am doing today if it hadn't been for all the shows I played around the North East, and elsewhere, when I was just getting going," said Sam Fender. "These venues are legendary, but they are facing challenges."
Beginning in 2023, more than 150 of these spaces have permanently closed – approximately 16% of the whole industry in the UK.
Over the past year, top acts such as Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all aided the trust in its efforts to keep the scene afloat, by including a small levy to their ticket prices, which benefits smaller concert halls.
Fender also joined in, generating more than £100,000 on his live tour to support 38 grassroots venues across the UK.
These funds supported spaces that were facing possible closure due to challenges arising from water damage, fires and family tragedies, as well as permit problems, court cases and noise complaints.
Other venues were granted funding support in improving facilities and sound and lighting systems that directly benefitted performers and concertgoers.
"The concept that money from shows in big venues backs the smaller venues, where it begins for musicians like me, is just logical," the star has commented.
The musician is among several artists to donate his honor funds to charitable organizations.
When they received the prize in the mid-90s for their release Different Class, vocalist the singer announced that the band would give their cash to the organization War Child.
That year, artist the artist shared her prize across a few organizations, like the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"And I gave a grand to Highgate Newtown, to their classes, because I did gymnastics when I was a child and they needed better apparatus," the artist told a publication.
Previously, Ezra Collective gave their prize money to the community center that developed their band, alongside other independent music bodies.
And winners that year M People contributed their winnings to a multiple sclerosis charity after a close contact was diagnosed the illness.
"The victory was sufficient," remarked vocalist the singer. "The cash was the cherry on top but we didn't need the cherry, because we had the honor. So our victory affected the lives of others."
In the past week, the MVT revealed it had saved a couple of local spots in that region, by placing them under public stewardship.
The first in Southampton and the second in that location were bought under the public acquisition initiative, which is backed by a national body and supporters who acquire "shares" in the properties.
