Sam Fender has handed over the full amount of his £25k award cash to the trust for venues, which operates to preserve the UK's independent concert spaces.
He was given the award on mid-October as his third album his work was declared the best record of the previous year.
Fender has opted to give the cash to the Music Venues Trust, in recognition of the crucial part grassroots venues had in his beginning days.
"I personally couldn't be pursuing what I am doing today if it weren't for all the performances I played around the area, and beyond, when I was just getting going," stated Fender. "These spaces are iconic, but they are in difficulty."
Since the start of 2023, more than 150 of these spaces have permanently closed – roughly one-sixth of the whole industry in the UK.
In the last year, major artists such as the band Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all aided the Music Venues Trust in its attempts to support the industry, by applying a minor surcharge to their ticket costs, which benefits smaller concert halls.
He also took part, generating in excess of £100,000 on his recent tour to help 38 local spots across Britain.
The money helped spaces that were confronting imminent closure due to challenges caused by flooding, fires and bereavements, as well as licensing issues, legal disputes and neighbor objections.
Other venues received monetary aid in upgrading facilities and gear that directly benefitted performers and audiences.
"The concept that revenue from performances in major spaces backs the independent spots, where it all starts for performers like me, is just logical," Sam Fender has said.
The musician is not the first artist to donate his honor prize money to charitable organizations.
In they won the prize in 1996 for their album Different Class, lead singer Jarvis Cocker announced that the band would contribute their cash to the charity War Child.
In 2002, artist the artist divided her bounty among several organizations, such as the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"Additionally, I donated a thousand pounds to my local community centre, to their classes, because I trained in gymnastics when I was growing up and they required updated gear," the artist shared with outlets.
Previously, Ezra Collective gave their winnings to the local youth club that supported their group, as well as other grassroots music organisations.
Also 1994 winners M People gave their winnings to a multiple sclerosis charity after a close contact was found to have the condition.
"Winning was quite enough," stated vocalist Small. "The cash was the cherry on top but we didn't need the extra, because we had the cake. So our success touched the lives of others."
In the past week, the MVT shared it had saved a couple of small stages in south-east England, by transferring them to community ownership.
The Joiners in Southampton and The Croft in the city were bought under the community ownership program, which is backed by Arts Council England and music fans who acquire "stakes" in the properties.
