Sam Fender has donated the entirety of his £25,000 honor cash to the trust for venues, which works to protect the UK's small music venues.
He was presented with the prize on 16 October as his third album the album was chosen as the best record of the past year.
He has chosen to give the cash to the trust, in acknowledgment of the vital role small stages fulfilled in his initial steps.
"I personally wouldn't be doing this success if it wasn't for all the gigs I played around the region, and further afield, when I was beginning," stated Fender. "These venues are renowned, but they are in difficulty."
Since the start of 2023, over 150 of these locations have permanently closed – approximately 16 percent of the whole industry in the UK.
Over the past year, major artists like the band Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all aided the Music Venues Trust in its initiatives to support the industry, by including a minor surcharge to their ticket costs, which goes to help local stages.
Sam Fender also participated, raising over £100k on his live tour to support thirty-eight local spots across Britain.
The money assisted spaces that were confronting potential shutdown due to challenges caused by floods, blazes and personal losses, as well as licensing issues, conflicts and noise complaints.
Additional spaces obtained monetary aid in improving amenities and gear that positively impacted performers and fans.
"The concept that revenue from performances in major spaces supports the independent spots, where it all starts for performers like me, is just logical," Sam Fender has commented.
He is not the first artist to donate his award funds to charitable organizations.
Back when Pulp received the trophy in the year 1996 for their album their work, frontman Jarvis Cocker announced that the group would give their cash to the organization War Child.
In 2002, rapper and singer she divided her bounty between multiple good causes, like the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"Additionally, I gave a £1,000 to the center, to their gymnastics program, because I trained in gymnastics when I was younger and they lacked new equipment," she told the media.
Previously, the band gave their winnings to the youth organization that supported their act, as well as other independent music bodies.
And the 1994 recipients the group contributed their winnings to a multiple sclerosis charity after a friend was diagnosed the disease.
"Receiving the award was ample," remarked singer Heather Small. "The cash was the extra but we didn't need the cherry, because we had the cake. So our success touched somebody else's life."
Recently, the Music Venues Trust announced it had rescued several grassroots venues in the South East, by transferring them to public stewardship.
One venue in Southampton and the other in Bristol were acquired under the community ownership scheme, which is backed by a national body and enthusiasts who purchase "shares" in the venues.
