Sam Fender has given the complete sum of his £25,000 award winnings to the MVT, which works to preserve the Britain's small concert spaces.
The star was given the prize on 16 October as his latest record his work was named the top album of the last 12 months.
Fender has chosen to hand the money over to the Music Venues Trust, in appreciation of the essential function grassroots venues fulfilled in his initial steps.
"I couldn't be pursuing what I am doing today if it weren't for all the performances I played around the area, and elsewhere, when I was starting out," said Sam Fender. "These spaces are renowned, but they are struggling."
Beginning in 2023, at least 150 of these venues have shut down – approximately 16 percent of the whole industry in the UK.
In the last year, top acts like Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the trust in its attempts to keep the scene afloat, by adding a small levy to their ticket prices, which supports independent venues.
He also participated, collecting more than £100,000 on his recent tour to help 38 local spots across Britain.
The donation helped spaces that were facing imminent closure due to issues stemming from floods, fires and bereavements, as well as regulatory hurdles, legal disputes and noise complaints.
Some locations were granted financial assistance in upgrading amenities and technical equipment that helped musicians and audiences.
"The notion that revenue from performances in large arenas helps the local stages, where it all starts for artists like me, is just common sense," Sam Fender has stated.
Fender is far from the only musician to give his award prize money to worthy causes.
When they won the trophy in the year 1996 for their release Different Class, vocalist Jarvis Cocker declared that the group would give their prize money to the charity the charity.
That year, rapper and singer the artist split her bounty among a few charities, including the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"And I contributed a £1,000 to my local community centre, to their gymnastics program, because I trained in gymnastics when I was younger and they required new equipment," she shared with the media.
In recent years, the band gave their prize money to the local youth club that developed their act, alongside other independent music bodies.
Additionally 1994 winners M People donated their prize to a multiple sclerosis charity after a friend was identified with the condition.
"Winning was sufficient," said singer Heather Small. "The cash was the bonus but we didn't require the extra, because we had the honor. So our winning impacted somebody else's life."
Recently, the trust shared it had saved a couple of local spots in the South East, by bringing them into community ownership.
One venue in the city and the second in the city were purchased under the community ownership scheme, which is supported by the arts council and supporters who acquire "shares" in the properties.
