Sam Fender has given the entirety of his £25,000 award winnings to the trust for venues, which operates to save the United Kingdom's small live music spots.
The star was given the cheque on 16 October as his third album the album was named the best record of the past year.
He has opted to hand the money over to the trust, in acknowledgment of the vital role local spots had in his early career.
"As an artist wouldn't be doing this success if it weren't for all the performances I performed around the North East, and beyond, when I was just getting going," remarked the artist. "These locations are legendary, but they are facing challenges."
Beginning in 2023, more than 150 of these locations have ceased operations – about one-sixth of the entire UK sector.
In the last year, well-known musicians such as Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Sheeran have all backed the trust in its attempts to support the industry, by applying a small levy to their ticket prices, which benefits local stages.
Fender also participated, raising over £100k on his live tour to assist thirty-eight grassroots venues across Britain.
The donation supported spaces that were dealing with possible closure due to difficulties caused by floods, blazes and personal losses, as well as regulatory hurdles, court cases and noise complaints.
Some locations obtained funding support in improving infrastructure and sound and lighting systems that helped artists and audiences.
"The idea that revenue from shows in big venues helps the independent spots, where it begins for musicians like me, is just sensible," Sam Fender has said.
He is not the first artist to give his award winnings to good deeds.
Back when Pulp won the award in the mid-90s for their record Different Class, lead singer Cocker announced that the band would contribute their cash to the organization War Child.
That year, artist she shared her bounty between a few good causes, including the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"And I donated a £1,000 to the center, to their gymnastics class, because I did gymnastics when I was a child and they lacked updated gear," she shared with outlets.
Previously, the band contributed their prize money to the local youth club that developed their band, as well as other independent music bodies.
Additionally 1994 winners M People donated their award to a multiple sclerosis charity after a friend was diagnosed the condition.
"Winning was ample," stated artist the singer. "The money was the extra but we could do without the extra, because we had the honor. So our success affected somebody else's life."
In the past week, the trust shared it had saved several grassroots venues in south-east England, by bringing them into local control.
The first in the city and the second in that location were bought under the community ownership program, which is backed by a national body and supporters who purchase "shares" in the venues.
