Sam Fender has given the full amount of his £25k honor cash to the MVT, which operates to save the Britain's independent concert spaces.
The star was given the cheque on 16 October as his third album the album was declared the outstanding release of the last 12 months.
The musician has opted to donate the funds to the trust, in recognition of the crucial part grassroots venues had in his beginning days.
"As an artist would not have achieved my current career if it wasn't for all the shows I played around the area, and elsewhere, when I was just getting going," said Fender. "These locations are iconic, but they are in difficulty."
From early 2023 onward, more than 150 of these venues have ceased operations – about 16% of the whole industry in the UK.
In the last year, well-known musicians including Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all aided the trust in its efforts to keep the scene afloat, by adding a minor surcharge to their ticket prices, which supports independent venues.
Fender also took part, generating in excess of £100,000 on his recent tour to help numerous grassroots venues across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The donation supported locations that were dealing with possible closure due to issues arising from water damage, blazes and family tragedies, as well as permit problems, conflicts and noise complaints.
Other venues obtained funding support in upgrading facilities and technical equipment that directly benefitted artists and audiences.
"The concept that revenue from shows in large arenas supports the local stages, where it begins for performers like me, is just logical," Sam Fender has stated.
The musician is not the first artist to give his honor winnings to good deeds.
In Pulp received the award in the mid-90s for their release their work, vocalist Jarvis Cocker declared that the act would donate their winnings to the organization the charity.
In 2002, rapper and singer Ms Dynamite shared her award between multiple good causes, like the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"I also gave a thousand pounds to Highgate Newtown, to their classes, because I did gymnastics when I was growing up and they needed better apparatus," she shared with outlets.
Two years ago, Ezra Collective gave their funds to the community center that developed their act, as well as other independent music bodies.
Additionally the 1994 recipients M People contributed their award to a MS organization after a friend was identified with the condition.
"Winning was quite enough," stated singer the singer. "The money was the bonus but we didn't need the extra, because we had the main prize. So our winning affected the lives of others."
In the past week, the MVT announced it had protected several small stages in that region, by bringing them into community ownership.
The first in the city and the other in Bristol were bought under the community ownership program, which is backed by Arts Council England and supporters who purchase "shares" in the buildings.
