Sam Fender has handed over the full amount of his £25,000 award cash to the trust for venues, which works to preserve the UK's grassroots live music spots.
He was presented with the prize on October 16 as his third album his work was chosen as the best record of the last 12 months.
The musician has decided to give the cash to the Music Venues Trust, in recognition of the essential function grassroots venues had in his early career.
"I wouldn't be doing my current career if it wasn't for all the gigs I played around the area, and beyond, when I was beginning," said Sam Fender. "These spaces are legendary, but they are facing challenges."
Since the start of 2023, more than 150 of these locations have shut down – approximately one-sixth of the total UK scene.
Recently, major artists including Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all aided the Music Venues Trust in its attempts to support the industry, by adding a minor surcharge to their admission fees, which goes to help independent venues.
Fender also participated, collecting in excess of £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to support numerous grassroots venues across Britain.
These funds assisted locations that were confronting imminent closure due to issues stemming from floods, blazes and personal losses, as well as licensing issues, legal disputes and neighbor objections.
Additional spaces obtained monetary aid in modernizing facilities and technical equipment that positively impacted musicians and audiences.
"The notion that funds from shows in large arenas helps the local stages, where it begins for musicians like me, is just sensible," Fender has said.
The musician is among several artists to contribute his award prize money to worthy causes.
When the band won the prize in 1996 for their album Different Class, vocalist Jarvis Cocker announced that the band would give their prize money to the non-profit War Child.
In 2002, musician she shared her bounty between a few good causes, including the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"I also contributed a £1,000 to Highgate Newtown, to their classes, because I trained in gymnastics when I was growing up and they required better apparatus," the artist shared with the media.
Two years ago, Ezra Collective gave their funds to the community center that developed their band, in addition to other independent music bodies.
Additionally the 1994 recipients the group gave their prize to a MS organization after a acquaintance was found to have the illness.
"The victory was quite enough," said singer Heather Small. "The prize was the bonus but we didn't need the bonus, because we had the honor. So our success touched another person's life."
Last week, the Music Venues Trust announced it had saved a couple of small stages in south-east England, by transferring them to public stewardship.
The first in the city and The Croft in that location were bought under the public acquisition initiative, which is backed by a national body and music fans who acquire "ownership units" in the buildings.
