The star has donated the entirety of his £25,000 honor winnings to the MVT, which operates to save the Britain's small live music spots.
The star was given the award on 16 October as his latest record the album was chosen as the outstanding release of the last 12 months.
The musician has decided to give the cash to the Music Venues Trust, in appreciation of the crucial part grassroots venues had in his early career.
"I personally couldn't be pursuing my current career if it wasn't for all the shows I did around the area, and elsewhere, when I was beginning," remarked the artist. "These venues are legendary, but they are facing challenges."
Since the start of 2023, at least 150 of these spaces have ceased operations – about 16 percent of the whole industry in the UK.
Over the past year, major artists like the band Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all aided the Music Venues Trust in its attempts to help venues survive, by adding a modest fee to their ticket costs, which supports smaller concert halls.
Sam Fender also participated, generating more than £100,000 on his live tour to support numerous local spots across Britain.
These funds assisted spaces that were dealing with potential shutdown due to difficulties arising from floods, fire incidents and personal losses, as well as permit problems, conflicts and neighbor objections.
Some locations obtained financial assistance in improving facilities and sound and lighting systems that directly benefitted artists and audiences.
"The idea that revenue from performances in big venues helps the independent spots, where it begins for musicians like me, is just logical," the star has commented.
The musician is not the first artist to contribute his award winnings to charitable organizations.
Back when Pulp received the trophy in 1996 for their release their work, lead singer the singer announced that the act would contribute their cash to the charity the charity.
In 2002, artist she split her award among a few organizations, like the children's charity and a Sickle Cell charity.
"And I donated a £1,000 to the center, to their gymnastics class, because I trained in gymnastics when I was younger and they needed updated gear," she explained to a publication.
Previously, Ezra Collective gave their prize money to the local youth club that nurtured their band, as well as other local music groups.
Also 1994 winners the group donated their winnings to a MS organization after a friend was identified with the disease.
"Receiving the award was sufficient," remarked artist Heather Small. "The prize was the extra but we didn't require the extra, because we had the cake. So our success impacted another person's life."
Recently, the MVT revealed it had rescued two small stages in the South East, by transferring them to community ownership.
One venue in that area and the second in Bristol were bought under the public acquisition initiative, which is supported by a national body and enthusiasts who buy "ownership units" in the venues.
