The artist has donated the entirety of his £25k award cash to the MVT, which operates to preserve the United Kingdom's independent concert spaces.
The star was presented with the cheque on 16 October as his third album the album was declared the top album of the last 12 months.
The musician has decided to give the cash to the MVT, in recognition of the essential function small stages fulfilled in his early career.
"As an artist would not have achieved this success if it hadn't been for all the shows I performed around the North East, and elsewhere, when I was starting out," stated the artist. "These spaces are iconic, but they are in difficulty."
Beginning in 2023, at least 150 of these spaces have shut down – approximately 16 percent of the whole industry in the UK.
Recently, well-known musicians including Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the Music Venues Trust in its attempts to help venues survive, by applying a minor surcharge to their ticket prices, which benefits local stages.
Sam Fender also participated, generating over £100k on his live tour to help 38 grassroots venues across the UK.
These funds helped spaces that were facing potential shutdown due to issues caused by flooding, fires and family tragedies, as well as regulatory hurdles, conflicts and neighbor objections.
Other venues received financial assistance in upgrading infrastructure and gear that helped performers and audiences.
"The idea that revenue from concerts in major spaces helps the independent spots, where it kicks off for performers like me, is just common sense," the star has said.
The musician is far from the only musician to donate his award winnings to charitable organizations.
In the band won the trophy in 1996 for their release Different Class, lead singer Jarvis Cocker stated that the act would contribute their winnings to the organization the charity.
That year, musician Ms Dynamite divided her prize among a few good causes, such as the children's charity and a Sickle Cell charity.
"Additionally, I contributed a grand to my local community centre, to their gymnastics program, because I practiced gymnastics when I was growing up and they required updated gear," the artist told a publication.
Two years ago, the band contributed their winnings to the local youth club that nurtured their act, in addition to other grassroots music organisations.
Additionally winners that year M People gave their prize to a MS organization after a acquaintance was identified with the condition.
"The victory was ample," stated artist Small. "The prize was the cherry on top but we didn't need the extra, because we had the cake. So our winning affected somebody else's life."
Recently, the Music Venues Trust shared it had protected two grassroots venues in south-east England, by bringing them into public stewardship.
The Joiners in that area and The Croft in the city were acquired under the community ownership scheme, which is supported by a national body and music fans who purchase "ownership units" in the buildings.
