Sam Fender has handed over the complete sum of his twenty-five thousand pound award cash to the Music Venues Trust, which functions to protect the UK's grassroots concert spaces.
He was awarded the cheque on mid-October as his third album the album was declared the top album of the last 12 months.
He has chosen to donate the funds to the trust, in recognition of the crucial part local spots played in his initial steps.
"I personally couldn't be pursuing my current career if it hadn't been for all the shows I played around the region, and beyond, when I was starting out," said the artist. "These spaces are iconic, but they are in difficulty."
Since the start of 2023, at least 150 of these venues have ceased operations – approximately 16 percent of the whole industry in the UK.
Over the past year, well-known musicians including the band Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all backed the trust in its efforts to keep the scene afloat, by adding a minor surcharge to their ticket costs, which supports independent venues.
Fender also took part, generating in excess of £100,000 on his recent tour to assist thirty-eight small stages across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The donation helped spaces that were confronting imminent closure due to difficulties arising from flooding, fires and family tragedies, as well as permit problems, conflicts and neighbor objections.
Other venues obtained financial assistance in improving facilities and gear that positively impacted artists and audiences.
"The notion that revenue from shows in big venues supports the smaller venues, where it kicks off for artists like me, is just sensible," Sam Fender has said.
Fender is among several artists to contribute his honor prize money to charitable organizations.
When they earned the award in the mid-90s for their release their work, vocalist the singer announced that the group would contribute their cash to the organization the charity.
That year, musician Ms Dynamite split her prize across several good causes, including the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"Additionally, I gave a £1,000 to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics class, because I did gymnastics when I was younger and they lacked better apparatus," Ms Dynamite told the media.
In recent years, Ezra Collective contributed their prize money to the local youth club that supported their act, in addition to other independent music bodies.
And winners that year they contributed their winnings to a charity for MS after a friend was found to have the illness.
"Winning was quite enough," said artist Small. "The money was the cherry on top but we could do without the bonus, because we had the honor. So our success affected another person's life."
Last week, the Music Venues Trust revealed it had protected two grassroots venues in south-east England, by bringing them into public stewardship.
One venue in Southampton and The Croft in Bristol were purchased under the public acquisition program, which is backed by a national body and enthusiasts who purchase "ownership units" in the buildings.
