Sam Fender has donated the full amount of his £25,000 honor cash to the trust for venues, which works to preserve the Britain's grassroots concert spaces.
The star was awarded the award on 16 October as his latest record People Watching was declared the top album of the last 12 months.
The musician has chosen to hand the money over to the MVT, in recognition of the vital role small stages had in his initial steps.
"I personally would not have achieved my current career if it hadn't been for all the performances I did around the area, and elsewhere, when I was beginning," said the artist. "These locations are legendary, but they are facing challenges."
Since the start of 2023, at least 150 of these locations have shut down – about one-sixth of the whole industry in the UK.
Recently, major artists including the band Pulp, the group Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all aided the MVT in its attempts to help venues survive, by including a small levy to their ticket prices, which supports local stages.
He also participated, generating more than £100,000 on his live tour to support thirty-eight local spots across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The donation supported spaces that were confronting imminent closure due to difficulties caused by water damage, fire incidents and family tragedies, as well as permit problems, court cases and neighbor objections.
Some locations obtained monetary aid in upgrading infrastructure and gear that positively impacted artists and concertgoers.
"The notion that revenue from shows in large arenas backs the independent spots, where it kicks off for artists like me, is just common sense," the star has stated.
Fender is not the first artist to donate his award funds to charitable organizations.
In the band received the prize in 1996 for their release their work, lead singer Jarvis Cocker announced that the act would contribute their winnings to the non-profit the charity.
In 2002, artist she split her award across multiple charities, including the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"And I gave a thousand pounds to my local community centre, to their gymnastics program, because I trained in gymnastics when I was younger and they lacked better apparatus," she explained to a publication.
Previously, they gave their funds to the local youth club that supported their act, as well as other independent music bodies.
Also the 1994 recipients they gave their prize to a charity for MS after a friend was identified with the disease.
"The victory was sufficient," remarked singer Heather Small. "The money was the extra but we could do without the bonus, because we had the cake. So our success affected the lives of others."
In the past week, the trust shared it had protected a couple of local spots in south-east England, by placing them under community ownership.
One venue in that area and The Croft in the city were bought under the public acquisition initiative, which is funded by a national body and music fans who acquire "ownership units" in the buildings.
