Sam Fender has given the entirety of his twenty-five thousand pound honor winnings to the MVT, which operates to preserve the Britain's independent concert spaces.
The star was awarded the cheque on 16 October as his third album People Watching was chosen as the best record of the previous year.
The musician has decided to give the cash to the Music Venues Trust, in recognition of the crucial part local spots had in his initial steps.
"I personally would not have achieved what I am doing today if it hadn't been for all the performances I performed around the North East, and further afield, when I was just getting going," said Fender. "These spaces are legendary, but they are struggling."
From early 2023 onward, at least 150 of these spaces have shut down – approximately one-sixth of the whole industry in the UK.
Over the past year, major artists such as Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all aided the Music Venues Trust in its initiatives to help venues survive, by adding a small levy to their admission fees, which benefits local stages.
Fender also participated, generating in excess of £100,000 on his live tour to support thirty-eight small stages across the UK.
The donation helped spaces that were dealing with possible closure due to issues caused by floods, fire incidents and family tragedies, as well as permit problems, legal disputes and sound issues.
Additional spaces received funding support in modernizing facilities and technical equipment that helped artists and concertgoers.
"The idea that money from shows in large arenas helps the independent spots, where it begins for artists like me, is just common sense," Sam Fender has stated.
He is among several artists to donate his award prize money to charitable organizations.
In Pulp received the prize in the mid-90s for their release the album, lead singer the singer stated that the group would donate their prize money to the non-profit War Child.
During 2002, rapper and singer Ms Dynamite shared her prize across several organizations, such as the children's charity and a Sickle Cell charity.
"Additionally, I gave a £1,000 to the center, to their gymnastics program, because I did gymnastics when I was growing up and they needed updated gear," Ms Dynamite told the media.
Previously, they donated their winnings to the youth organization that nurtured their act, in addition to other independent music bodies.
And 1994 winners the group gave their winnings to a charity for MS after a acquaintance was found to have the disease.
"Winning was sufficient," stated vocalist Heather Small. "The prize was the extra but we didn't require the cherry, because we had the honor. So our winning touched the lives of others."
In the past week, the trust shared it had saved two small stages in the South East, by placing them under public stewardship.
The Joiners in the city and the other in that location were purchased under the community ownership program, which is backed by a national body and music fans who purchase "stakes" in the properties.
