Sam Fender has donated the complete sum of his £25k award prize money to the MVT, which works to preserve the UK's grassroots concert spaces.
The star was presented with the cheque on 16 October as his third album his work was declared the top album of the past year.
He has opted to give the cash to the Music Venues Trust, in acknowledgment of the crucial part small stages played in his beginning days.
"I personally wouldn't be doing this success if it hadn't been for all the performances I played around the region, and elsewhere, when I was beginning," stated Sam Fender. "These venues are renowned, but they are in difficulty."
Beginning in 2023, more than 150 of these venues have shut down – approximately one-sixth of the total UK scene.
In the last year, major artists like the band Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all supported the trust in its efforts to support the industry, by adding a modest fee to their ticket prices, which goes to help local stages.
He also took part, collecting more than £100,000 on his recent tour to assist numerous local spots across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The money assisted venues that were confronting possible closure due to challenges stemming from flooding, fires and family tragedies, as well as permit problems, court cases and sound issues.
Some locations were granted funding support in upgrading amenities and gear that helped musicians and audiences.
"The concept that money from concerts in large arenas supports the independent spots, where it all starts for performers like me, is just logical," the star has stated.
The musician is not the first artist to contribute his Mercury Prize winnings to good deeds.
When they won the trophy in 1996 for their release their work, lead singer the singer declared that the act would donate their cash to the organization the charity.
In 2002, musician Ms Dynamite shared her bounty among a few charities, like the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"And I gave a £1,000 to Highgate Newtown, to their classes, because I did gymnastics when I was younger and they lacked updated gear," the artist explained to the media.
In recent years, they donated their prize money to the local youth club that nurtured their band, as well as other independent music bodies.
Also winners that year they contributed their prize to a charity for MS after a acquaintance was diagnosed the disease.
"Winning was quite enough," remarked artist the singer. "The money was the cherry on top but we didn't need the cherry, because we had the cake. So our success affected another person's life."
In the past week, the trust revealed it had saved two grassroots venues in the South East, by transferring them to public stewardship.
One venue in the city and the other in the city were bought under the Own Our Venues program, which is backed by the arts council and enthusiasts who buy "ownership units" in the venues.
