Sam Fender has donated the full amount of his £25k award cash to the trust for venues, which operates to protect the UK's grassroots concert spaces.
Fender was awarded the award on October 16 as his latest record People Watching was named the outstanding release of the past year.
He has opted to hand the money over to the trust, in appreciation of the essential function local spots fulfilled in his early career.
"I would not have achieved this success if it wasn't for all the performances I played around the region, and further afield, when I was beginning," stated the artist. "These venues are iconic, but they are in difficulty."
Beginning in 2023, more than 150 of these venues have shut down – about one-sixth of the whole industry in the UK.
Over the past year, well-known musicians including Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all aided the trust in its efforts to help venues survive, by adding a modest fee to their ticket prices, which benefits independent venues.
Fender also took part, raising in excess of £100,000 on his recent tour to support 38 small stages across the UK.
The money supported locations that were confronting possible closure due to difficulties caused by flooding, blazes and bereavements, as well as licensing issues, legal disputes and sound issues.
Some locations were granted financial assistance in improving facilities and technical equipment that helped performers and fans.
"The idea that funds from performances in large arenas helps the local stages, where it all starts for artists like me, is just logical," the star has stated.
The musician is among several artists to donate his award funds to good deeds.
Back when they won the trophy in the mid-90s for their record Different Class, lead singer the singer declared that the act would give their winnings to the organization War Child.
During 2002, artist she split her award among multiple charities, such as the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"I also contributed a £1,000 to my local community centre, to their classes, because I trained in gymnastics when I was growing up and they needed better apparatus," she told the media.
Two years ago, Ezra Collective contributed their winnings to the community center that nurtured their band, in addition to other local music groups.
And winners that year the group gave their prize to a MS organization after a acquaintance was identified with the disease.
"Winning was sufficient," said artist the singer. "The prize was the bonus but we could do without the bonus, because we had the honor. So our success affected another person's life."
Recently, the MVT shared it had protected a couple of small stages in that region, by bringing them into public stewardship.
One venue in Southampton and the second in Bristol were acquired under the community ownership scheme, which is funded by Arts Council England and supporters who purchase "shares" in the properties.
