Sam Fender has given the full amount of his £25,000 award cash to the trust for venues, which operates to preserve the UK's small music venues.
The star was awarded the prize on October 16 as his third album the album was declared the outstanding release of the past year.
The musician has chosen to donate the funds to the trust, in recognition of the vital role grassroots venues played in his beginning days.
"I personally wouldn't be doing my current career if it hadn't been for all the shows I played around the region, and beyond, when I was beginning," stated Sam Fender. "These venues are iconic, but they are in difficulty."
Beginning in 2023, more than 150 of these locations have permanently closed – roughly 16 percent of the total UK scene.
Recently, major artists like the band Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all aided the Music Venues Trust in its attempts to help venues survive, by including a small levy to their ticket prices, which supports local stages.
Fender also joined in, collecting over £100k on his recent tour to assist numerous grassroots venues across the UK.
The donation assisted locations that were confronting imminent closure due to issues stemming from floods, fire incidents and family tragedies, as well as regulatory hurdles, legal disputes and neighbor objections.
Other venues obtained monetary aid in upgrading facilities and sound and lighting systems that positively impacted artists and fans.
"The concept that funds from shows in large arenas backs the local stages, where it begins for performers like me, is just common sense," the star has said.
The musician is among several artists to contribute his award funds to charitable organizations.
In Pulp won the award in the year 1996 for their record Different Class, vocalist Jarvis Cocker announced that the act would give their winnings to the charity the charity.
That year, rapper and singer she divided her bounty between a few organizations, such as the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"I also gave a £1,000 to the center, to their classes, because I trained in gymnastics when I was growing up and they lacked updated gear," she explained to a publication.
Two years ago, the band gave their winnings to the youth organization that supported their group, in addition to other local music groups.
Also the 1994 recipients the group contributed their prize to a multiple sclerosis charity after a close contact was found to have the illness.
"Receiving the award was ample," stated artist Small. "The cash was the bonus but we didn't need the cherry, because we had the cake. So our success touched somebody else's life."
Recently, the MVT shared it had saved two small stages in that region, by placing them under community ownership.
One venue in Southampton and the other in Bristol were purchased under the Own Our Venues initiative, which is supported by a national body and supporters who acquire "ownership units" in the venues.
