The artist has donated the full amount of his twenty-five thousand pound award cash to the trust for venues, which operates to save the United Kingdom's small concert spaces.
He was presented with the prize on October 16 as his new release his work was declared the top album of the previous year.
He has chosen to hand the money over to the MVT, in appreciation of the vital role local spots played in his initial steps.
"I couldn't be pursuing my current career if it weren't for all the performances I played around the area, and further afield, when I was beginning," said the artist. "These locations are renowned, but they are struggling."
From early 2023 onward, at least 150 of these venues have permanently closed – about 16% of the whole industry in the UK.
In the last year, top acts like Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the Music Venues Trust in its initiatives to help venues survive, by adding a minor surcharge to their admission fees, which goes to help local stages.
Sam Fender also took part, raising in excess of £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to help 38 grassroots venues across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The money assisted locations that were confronting potential shutdown due to challenges arising from water damage, fire incidents and family tragedies, as well as regulatory hurdles, court cases and neighbor objections.
Other venues obtained funding support in modernizing facilities and technical equipment that helped musicians and audiences.
"The notion that revenue from concerts in large arenas backs the smaller venues, where it begins for musicians like me, is just common sense," the star has said.
The musician is among several artists to contribute his award prize money to good deeds.
When Pulp won the trophy in 1996 for their record their work, vocalist Cocker declared that the act would give their winnings to the charity the charity.
During 2002, musician Ms Dynamite split her award among multiple organizations, such as the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"Additionally, I donated a grand to my local community centre, to their classes, because I did gymnastics when I was a child and they lacked updated gear," she shared with the media.
Previously, the band gave their prize money to the community center that supported their band, in addition to other independent music bodies.
Also 1994 winners the group contributed their prize to a charity for MS after a friend was identified with the condition.
"Receiving the award was ample," remarked singer Small. "The money was the extra but we didn't require the bonus, because we had the honor. So our victory touched the lives of others."
Recently, the trust shared it had rescued two grassroots venues in that region, by placing them under public stewardship.
The Joiners in Southampton and The Croft in that location were acquired under the Own Our Venues program, which is supported by the arts council and supporters who acquire "stakes" in the buildings.
