Sam Fender has given the complete sum of his £25,000 honor cash to the trust for venues, which operates to save the UK's grassroots live music spots.
Fender was presented with the award on 16 October as his latest record his work was named the best record of the last 12 months.
The musician has decided to donate the funds to the MVT, in recognition of the essential function local spots had in his beginning days.
"I couldn't be pursuing this success if it hadn't been for all the gigs I did around the North East, and further afield, when I was beginning," stated Fender. "These spaces are iconic, but they are facing challenges."
Beginning in 2023, at least 150 of these spaces have ceased operations – roughly 16 percent of the entire UK sector.
Over the past year, top acts like Pulp, the group Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the trust in its efforts to support the industry, by adding a minor surcharge to their ticket prices, which benefits smaller concert halls.
Fender also participated, collecting more than £100,000 on his recent tour to help thirty-eight local spots across Britain.
These funds supported venues that were dealing with imminent closure due to issues caused by floods, fires and personal losses, as well as permit problems, court cases and sound issues.
Some locations obtained financial assistance in modernizing infrastructure and gear that helped musicians and fans.
"The idea that money from concerts in big venues supports the smaller venues, where it kicks off for musicians like me, is just logical," Sam Fender has stated.
The musician is among several artists to contribute his honor winnings to charitable organizations.
In they received the prize in 1996 for their record the album, frontman Jarvis Cocker declared that the band would give their cash to the charity War Child.
During 2002, rapper and singer the artist divided her bounty across several organizations, like the children's charity and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"I also gave a grand to Highgate Newtown, to their classes, because I did gymnastics when I was younger and they needed better apparatus," the artist shared with the media.
Previously, the band contributed their prize money to the youth organization that supported their act, alongside other independent music bodies.
And 1994 winners M People gave their prize to a multiple sclerosis charity after a close contact was diagnosed the disease.
"Winning was quite enough," said singer Heather Small. "The cash was the cherry on top but we didn't require the extra, because we had the cake. So our success touched the lives of others."
Recently, the MVT shared it had rescued a couple of small stages in south-east England, by transferring them to community ownership.
The first in Southampton and The Croft in the city were acquired under the public acquisition program, which is funded by a national body and music fans who acquire "shares" in the properties.
