The artist has handed over the full amount of his £25,000 honor cash to the MVT, which operates to protect the United Kingdom's independent music venues.
The star was awarded the prize on 16 October as his latest record the album was chosen as the outstanding release of the previous year.
He has chosen to hand the money over to the trust, in acknowledgment of the crucial part small stages had in his beginning days.
"I wouldn't be doing this success if it wasn't for all the gigs I did around the area, and further afield, when I was beginning," stated the artist. "These locations are legendary, but they are facing challenges."
Since the start of 2023, more than 150 of these spaces have ceased operations – roughly 16 percent of the total UK scene.
Over the past year, top acts including Pulp, Coldplay, the singer 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 goes to help independent venues.
Sam Fender also took part, collecting over £100k on his live tour to help 38 small stages across Britain.
These funds supported locations that were confronting imminent closure due to difficulties stemming from flooding, blazes and personal losses, as well as permit problems, conflicts and neighbor objections.
Other venues were granted funding support in modernizing facilities and gear that positively impacted musicians and concertgoers.
"The notion that money from performances in large arenas helps the smaller venues, where it begins for musicians like me, is just logical," the star has stated.
He is far from the only musician to contribute his honor prize money to good deeds.
When they won the award in the mid-90s for their album Different Class, lead singer Jarvis Cocker announced that the group would give their cash to the organization War Child.
That year, artist Ms Dynamite divided her prize across several charities, including the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"I also donated a £1,000 to the center, to their gymnastics program, because I practiced gymnastics when I was growing up and they needed new equipment," the artist told a publication.
Previously, the band contributed their prize money to the community center that developed their act, as well as other local music groups.
Also 1994 winners they gave their prize to a charity for MS after a close contact was diagnosed the disease.
"Winning was quite enough," said vocalist Small. "The prize was the cherry on top but we could do without the extra, because we had the main prize. So our winning affected the lives of others."
Recently, the trust shared it had rescued two local spots in south-east England, by bringing them into local control.
The Joiners in that area and the second in Bristol were purchased under the public acquisition initiative, which is supported by the arts council and enthusiasts who buy "stakes" in the buildings.
