Sam Fender has donated the full amount of his £25,000 honor winnings to the trust for venues, which operates to protect the UK's independent live music spots.
He was presented with the award on October 16 as his latest record the album was chosen as the outstanding release of the previous year.
He has chosen to hand the money over to the MVT, in recognition of the crucial part small stages had in his beginning days.
"As an artist would not have achieved my current career if it wasn't for all the performances I performed around the area, and further afield, when I was beginning," said Fender. "These venues are iconic, but they are struggling."
Beginning in 2023, more than 150 of these locations have shut down – about 16 percent of the total UK scene.
In the last year, well-known musicians such as the band Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Sheeran have all aided the trust in its initiatives to help venues survive, by adding a minor surcharge to their ticket prices, which benefits smaller concert halls.
Sam Fender also took part, raising more than £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to support 38 small stages across Britain.
The money helped spaces that were facing potential shutdown due to challenges arising from flooding, fires and bereavements, as well as licensing issues, legal disputes and noise complaints.
Some locations received funding support in modernizing facilities and sound and lighting systems that positively impacted performers and fans.
"The notion that revenue from shows in big venues helps the local stages, where it all starts for artists like me, is just common sense," the star has stated.
He is not the first artist to give his award prize money to worthy causes.
When Pulp won the prize in 1996 for their album Different Class, lead singer the singer announced that the group would contribute their cash to the organization War Child.
That year, artist Ms Dynamite divided her prize between multiple good causes, such as the children's charity and a Sickle Cell charity.
"Additionally, I donated a thousand pounds to the center, to their gymnastics class, because I practiced gymnastics when I was younger and they lacked better apparatus," Ms Dynamite told a publication.
Two years ago, the band contributed their winnings to the local youth club that developed their act, alongside other grassroots music organisations.
And 1994 winners the group gave their winnings to a MS organization after a friend was identified with the illness.
"The victory was sufficient," said singer the singer. "The prize was the cherry on top but we didn't require the bonus, because we had the cake. So our success affected the lives of others."
In the past week, the Music Venues Trust shared it had rescued two small stages in the South East, by placing them under local control.
The Joiners in that area and the second in that location were purchased under the community ownership program, which is supported by the arts council and music fans who purchase "ownership units" in the venues.
