Sam Fender has handed over the entirety of his £25k award cash to the trust for venues, which functions to save the Britain's small music venues.
The star was given the award on 16 October as his new release People Watching was named the outstanding release of the last 12 months.
Fender has opted to donate the funds to the MVT, in appreciation of the vital role small stages had in his beginning days.
"I personally couldn't be pursuing this success if it wasn't for all the performances I played around the area, and further afield, when I was just getting going," said the artist. "These spaces are legendary, but they are struggling."
From early 2023 onward, at least 150 of these locations have shut down – approximately one-sixth of the entire UK sector.
In the last year, major artists including the band Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Sheeran have all aided the trust in its initiatives to keep the scene afloat, by adding a small levy to their ticket costs, which benefits independent venues.
Sam Fender also joined in, generating more than £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to assist thirty-eight small stages across Britain.
The donation assisted spaces that were facing potential shutdown due to difficulties caused by water damage, blazes and family tragedies, as well as licensing issues, conflicts and sound issues.
Some locations were granted financial assistance in upgrading infrastructure and technical equipment that directly benefitted artists and concertgoers.
"The idea that money from concerts in large arenas backs the local stages, where it kicks off for musicians like me, is just logical," Sam Fender has said.
Fender is not the first artist to give his honor winnings to charitable organizations.
When the band received the prize in the mid-90s for their album Different Class, vocalist Cocker announced that the group would contribute their winnings to the non-profit War Child.
In 2002, rapper and singer she shared her award among multiple good causes, like the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"And I donated a grand to the center, to their gymnastics class, because I trained in gymnastics when I was younger and they lacked new equipment," Ms Dynamite told a publication.
Two years ago, the band donated their winnings to the local youth club that nurtured their act, in addition to other grassroots music organisations.
And winners that year M People contributed their award to a MS organization after a friend was identified with the condition.
"The victory was sufficient," said vocalist Heather Small. "The cash was the extra but we didn't need the bonus, because we had the main prize. So our winning impacted another person's life."
In the past week, the trust announced it had rescued a couple of grassroots venues in that region, by bringing them into community ownership.
The first in Southampton and the second in Bristol were acquired under the Own Our Venues initiative, which is supported by a national body and music fans who acquire "ownership units" in the buildings.
