Sam Fender has donated the complete sum of his £25,000 award winnings to the trust for venues, which works to protect the UK's grassroots concert spaces.
He was given the cheque on October 16 as his latest record People Watching was chosen as the top album of the last 12 months.
He has chosen to donate the funds to the MVT, in recognition of the vital role small stages had in his early career.
"I couldn't be pursuing my current career if it hadn't been for all the shows I performed around the region, and beyond, when I was just getting going," said Sam Fender. "These venues are legendary, but they are facing challenges."
Since the start of 2023, more than 150 of these venues have shut down – about 16% of the whole industry in the UK.
Recently, top acts such as the band Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the trust in its initiatives to support the industry, by including a small levy to their ticket costs, which benefits independent venues.
He also joined in, collecting more than £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to support 38 local spots across England, Scotland, and Wales.
These funds assisted spaces that were facing possible closure due to difficulties arising from floods, fires and family tragedies, as well as permit problems, conflicts and neighbor objections.
Some locations obtained funding support in improving infrastructure and gear that helped musicians and fans.
"The idea that revenue from shows in large arenas backs the local stages, where it kicks off for artists like me, is just common sense," Sam Fender has stated.
The musician is far from the only musician to donate his award prize money to charitable organizations.
In Pulp received the prize in the year 1996 for their album their work, lead singer Jarvis Cocker declared that the band would contribute their prize money to the non-profit War Child.
During 2002, musician Ms Dynamite shared her prize among several charities, including the children's charity and a Sickle Cell charity.
"And I donated a grand to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics class, because I practiced gymnastics when I was a child and they lacked updated gear," Ms Dynamite told outlets.
Two years ago, Ezra Collective donated their prize money to the youth organization that developed their act, alongside other grassroots music organisations.
Also the 1994 recipients they contributed their prize to a multiple sclerosis charity after a close contact was diagnosed the disease.
"Receiving the award was quite enough," stated artist Small. "The prize was the bonus but we could do without the extra, because we had the cake. So our winning impacted another person's life."
Recently, the trust announced it had rescued several local spots in the South East, by placing them under community ownership.
The first in Southampton and the second in Bristol were bought under the Own Our Venues scheme, which is funded by a national body and music fans who purchase "shares" in the properties.
