Sam Fender has given the full amount of his twenty-five thousand pound honor winnings to the trust for venues, which works to protect the UK's small concert spaces.
The star was given the prize on October 16 as his latest record his work was chosen as the outstanding release of the last 12 months.
The musician has opted to hand the money over to the trust, in acknowledgment of the essential function small stages played in his initial steps.
"I wouldn't be doing this success if it wasn't for all the gigs I performed around the area, and beyond, when I was starting out," said Fender. "These locations are renowned, but they are in difficulty."
Since the start of 2023, over 150 of these venues have permanently closed – about 16% of the whole industry in the UK.
Recently, major artists including the band Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the MVT in its initiatives to support the industry, by adding a modest fee to their ticket costs, which supports smaller concert halls.
Fender also joined in, collecting more than £100,000 on his live tour to assist 38 grassroots venues across England, Scotland, and Wales.
These funds helped spaces that were facing imminent closure due to difficulties caused by water damage, fires and personal losses, as well as permit problems, court cases and sound issues.
Other venues received funding support in improving facilities and sound and lighting systems that helped musicians and audiences.
"The notion that funds from concerts in major spaces supports the local stages, where it all starts for musicians like me, is just sensible," the star has said.
He is among several artists to contribute his award funds to worthy causes.
In the band won the trophy in the mid-90s for their release Different Class, vocalist Cocker declared that the group would contribute their cash to the non-profit War Child.
That year, musician Ms Dynamite divided her award across several charities, including the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"And I gave a £1,000 to my local community centre, to their gymnastics class, because I practiced gymnastics when I was younger and they lacked updated gear," the artist explained to the media.
In recent years, the band gave their funds to the community center that supported their act, alongside other grassroots music organisations.
Additionally winners that year M People contributed their prize to a MS organization after a close contact was diagnosed the condition.
"Winning was quite enough," said artist Heather Small. "The cash was the extra but we didn't need the cherry, because we had the cake. So our victory affected another person's life."
Recently, the Music Venues Trust announced it had protected several small stages in the South East, by placing them under community ownership.
The first in that area and the other in the city were purchased under the public acquisition initiative, which is backed by a national body and supporters who buy "ownership units" in the buildings.
