Sam Fender has handed over the full amount of his £25,000 award prize money to the trust for venues, which operates to protect the United Kingdom's independent music venues.
Fender was given the prize on mid-October as his new release People Watching was named the best record of the previous year.
He has opted to donate the funds to the MVT, in recognition of the crucial part grassroots venues played in his initial steps.
"I personally couldn't be pursuing what I am doing today if it hadn't been for all the gigs I performed around the region, and beyond, when I was beginning," said the artist. "These venues are renowned, but they are in difficulty."
Beginning in 2023, at least 150 of these venues have permanently closed – roughly one-sixth of the whole industry in the UK.
Recently, well-known musicians such as the band Pulp, the group Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all aided the MVT in its attempts to keep the scene afloat, by including a minor surcharge to their admission fees, which benefits local stages.
He also took part, raising more than £100,000 on his recent tour to assist thirty-eight local spots across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The donation assisted locations that were confronting possible closure due to issues stemming from floods, fires and family tragedies, as well as permit problems, conflicts and noise complaints.
Some locations were granted monetary aid in improving amenities and gear that positively impacted musicians and concertgoers.
"The idea that revenue from performances in major spaces helps the smaller venues, where it begins for musicians like me, is just common sense," Fender has said.
Fender is among several artists to give his honor prize money to worthy causes.
In the band won the prize in 1996 for their record their work, lead singer the singer declared that the group would donate their winnings to the charity the charity.
During 2002, musician the artist shared her bounty among a few charities, including the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"And I gave a £1,000 to Highgate Newtown, to their classes, because I did gymnastics when I was younger and they lacked updated gear," the artist told the media.
In recent years, Ezra Collective contributed their prize money to the local youth club that supported their group, in addition to other grassroots music organisations.
Also 1994 winners they gave their prize to a MS organization after a friend was found to have the disease.
"Winning was ample," remarked singer Heather Small. "The money was the cherry on top but we didn't need the extra, because we had the main prize. So our victory affected the lives of others."
Last week, the trust shared it had saved several grassroots venues in south-east England, by bringing them into public stewardship.
The first in the city and the other in Bristol were bought under the Own Our Venues scheme, which is backed by the arts council and supporters who purchase "shares" in the buildings.
