The star has donated the full amount of his £25,000 honor cash to the trust for venues, which functions to save the United Kingdom's grassroots music venues.
He was awarded the cheque on 16 October as his new release People Watching was declared the best record of the last 12 months.
The musician has decided to hand the money over to the MVT, in acknowledgment of the essential function grassroots venues played in his initial steps.
"I couldn't be pursuing what I am doing today if it wasn't for all the shows I did around the North East, and elsewhere, when I was beginning," said the artist. "These locations are renowned, but they are in difficulty."
From early 2023 onward, over 150 of these venues have shut down – about one-sixth of the entire UK sector.
Over the past year, well-known musicians like Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the MVT in its attempts to keep the scene afloat, by adding a small levy to their ticket costs, which supports independent venues.
He also joined in, generating over £100k on his live tour to help thirty-eight small stages across Britain.
The donation assisted venues that were dealing with possible closure due to issues caused by flooding, blazes and family tragedies, as well as permit problems, court cases and neighbor objections.
Some locations obtained financial assistance in upgrading facilities and sound and lighting systems that positively impacted performers and concertgoers.
"The concept that funds from performances in large arenas backs the local stages, where it kicks off for artists like me, is just common sense," Sam Fender has stated.
He is among several artists to donate his award winnings to charitable organizations.
In Pulp won the trophy in 1996 for their release their work, lead singer Jarvis Cocker announced that the group would donate their winnings to the non-profit War Child.
During 2002, rapper and singer the artist shared her award between several good causes, like the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"I also gave a £1,000 to the center, to their classes, because I trained in gymnastics when I was younger and they needed better apparatus," the artist explained to outlets.
In recent years, Ezra Collective donated their prize money to the community center that nurtured their group, in addition to other local music groups.
Also winners that year M People contributed their prize to a multiple sclerosis charity after a acquaintance was diagnosed the illness.
"Winning was quite enough," stated artist Small. "The cash was the cherry on top but we didn't need the bonus, because we had the cake. So our victory impacted somebody else's life."
Last week, the trust shared it had saved a couple of grassroots venues in the South East, by transferring them to community ownership.
One venue in that area and the other in Bristol were acquired under the Own Our Venues initiative, which is funded by Arts Council England and enthusiasts who acquire "shares" in the buildings.
