Sam Fender has donated the complete sum of his £25,000 honor cash to the trust for venues, which operates to preserve the Britain's small live music spots.
He was awarded the award on 16 October as his new release his work was named the top album of the last 12 months.
Fender has chosen to hand the money over to the trust, in recognition of the crucial part grassroots venues played in his early career.
"I personally couldn't be pursuing my current career if it hadn't been for all the shows I performed around the region, and further afield, when I was just getting going," stated Sam Fender. "These venues are iconic, but they are facing challenges."
Since the start of 2023, at least 150 of these spaces have shut down – approximately one-sixth of the whole industry in the UK.
Recently, top acts including Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the trust in its efforts to keep the scene afloat, by including a minor surcharge to their ticket prices, which goes to help local stages.
He also participated, collecting in excess of £100,000 on his recent tour to support thirty-eight grassroots venues across the UK.
These funds supported locations that were confronting potential shutdown due to difficulties arising from water damage, fire incidents and family tragedies, as well as permit problems, legal disputes and noise complaints.
Some locations received financial assistance in upgrading infrastructure and technical equipment that positively impacted musicians and concertgoers.
"The idea that money from concerts in major spaces helps the local stages, where it begins for artists like me, is just sensible," Sam Fender has commented.
Fender is far from the only musician to give his honor funds to worthy causes.
Back when they earned the award in 1996 for their record Different Class, lead singer the singer declared that the band would donate their cash to the charity the charity.
That year, musician Ms Dynamite divided her bounty between a few charities, like the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"I also donated a grand to the center, to their gymnastics program, because I practiced gymnastics when I was growing up and they needed new equipment," the artist shared with a publication.
Previously, Ezra Collective contributed their winnings to the youth organization that supported their band, as well as other independent music bodies.
And the 1994 recipients they gave their award to a MS organization after a friend was diagnosed the illness.
"The victory was sufficient," said vocalist Small. "The money was the cherry on top but we didn't require the extra, because we had the honor. So our winning impacted the lives of others."
In the past week, the Music Venues Trust announced it had protected a couple of small stages in south-east England, by placing them under local control.
The first in Southampton and the other in the city were acquired under the Own Our Venues program, which is funded by a national body and music fans who purchase "shares" in the venues.
