Sam Fender has handed over the entirety of his £25,000 honor cash to the trust for venues, which works to save the Britain's small live music spots.
Fender was presented with the award on 16 October as his third album the album was chosen as the best record of the previous year.
Fender has opted to give the cash to the Music Venues Trust, in appreciation of the essential function grassroots venues played in his beginning days.
"I personally would not have achieved my current career if it wasn't for all the performances I played around the North East, and elsewhere, when I was beginning," said Sam Fender. "These venues are iconic, but they are facing challenges."
Since the start of 2023, more than 150 of these venues have shut down – about 16% of the total UK scene.
In the last year, major artists such as Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the MVT in its attempts to support the industry, by adding a minor surcharge to their ticket costs, which benefits independent venues.
He also joined in, generating over £100k on his live tour to help thirty-eight local spots across the UK.
The donation assisted locations that were dealing with possible closure due to challenges caused by water damage, blazes and personal losses, as well as regulatory hurdles, conflicts and noise complaints.
Some locations obtained monetary aid in modernizing infrastructure and technical equipment that helped performers and audiences.
"The concept that funds from performances in large arenas helps the independent spots, where it begins for artists like me, is just sensible," the star has said.
Fender is not the first artist to contribute his honor winnings to charitable organizations.
Back when the band received the award in 1996 for their album the album, lead singer the singer declared that the band would donate their winnings to the non-profit War Child.
In 2002, rapper and singer the artist split her bounty across several organizations, such as the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"I also donated a £1,000 to my local community centre, to their gymnastics program, because I did gymnastics when I was a child and they lacked updated gear," she explained to the media.
Two years ago, they donated their prize money to the youth organization that nurtured their group, as well as other independent music bodies.
And the 1994 recipients M People donated their prize to a multiple sclerosis charity after a close contact was found to have the disease.
"Winning was quite enough," remarked singer Heather Small. "The cash was the bonus but we didn't require the extra, because we had the main prize. So our winning impacted somebody else's life."
Recently, the trust announced it had saved two local spots in that region, by placing them under local control.
The first in that area and the other in the city were bought under the Own Our Venues scheme, which is backed by the arts council and music fans who purchase "stakes" in the venues.
