Sam Fender has handed over the full amount of his £25k honor prize money to the trust for venues, which works to preserve the Britain's small concert spaces.
The star was awarded the award on October 16 as his third album his work was named the best record of the past year.
The musician has chosen to hand the money over to the MVT, in recognition of the crucial part local spots fulfilled in his initial steps.
"As an artist wouldn't be doing this success if it hadn't been for all the shows I did around the area, and beyond, when I was just getting going," said Sam Fender. "These locations are iconic, but they are facing challenges."
From early 2023 onward, more than 150 of these venues have ceased operations – roughly 16 percent of the entire UK sector.
Over the past year, top acts such as Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all supported the MVT in its efforts to help venues survive, by adding a modest fee to their admission fees, which goes to help smaller concert halls.
He also took part, generating over £100k on his live tour to assist 38 grassroots venues across the UK.
These funds supported locations that were confronting potential shutdown due to difficulties arising from flooding, fires and bereavements, as well as licensing issues, legal disputes and noise complaints.
Additional spaces obtained financial assistance in modernizing amenities and sound and lighting systems that helped performers and concertgoers.
"The notion that funds from shows in big venues helps the smaller venues, where it kicks off for musicians like me, is just sensible," Fender has said.
Fender is not the first artist to give his award prize money to good deeds.
When the band won the trophy in 1996 for their record their work, lead singer Jarvis Cocker announced that the act would contribute their cash to the non-profit War Child.
During 2002, artist the artist shared her bounty between several charities, including the children's charity and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"And I contributed a grand to my local community centre, to their gymnastics program, because I did gymnastics when I was growing up and they lacked better apparatus," Ms Dynamite explained to outlets.
Two years ago, Ezra Collective donated their prize money to the community center that developed their act, as well as other local music groups.
Additionally winners that year the group contributed their winnings to a charity for MS after a acquaintance was identified with the illness.
"Receiving the award was quite enough," stated vocalist Small. "The money was the bonus but we could do without the extra, because we had the main prize. So our success touched another person's life."
Last week, the trust revealed it had protected several grassroots venues in the South East, by bringing them into public stewardship.
One venue in Southampton and The Croft in Bristol were purchased under the public acquisition scheme, which is backed by Arts Council England and enthusiasts who buy "shares" in the venues.
