Sam Fender has handed over the entirety of his £25,000 Mercury Prize prize money to the MVT, which functions to save the Britain's small concert spaces.
He was presented with the award on 16 October as his latest record the album was named the outstanding release of the past year.
The musician has decided to hand the money over to the Music Venues Trust, in acknowledgment of the vital role small stages played in his early career.
"I personally wouldn't be doing what I am doing today if it hadn't been for all the performances I played around the area, and further afield, when I was starting out," said the artist. "These venues are legendary, but they are in difficulty."
Since the start of 2023, over 150 of these venues have permanently closed – about 16 percent of the whole industry in the UK.
Recently, well-known musicians including the band Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all aided the trust in its efforts to keep the scene afloat, by applying a small levy to their ticket prices, which benefits independent venues.
Sam Fender also joined in, raising over £100k on his recent tour to support 38 local spots across Britain.
The donation assisted locations that were dealing with potential shutdown due to difficulties arising from flooding, fires and bereavements, as well as licensing issues, legal disputes and noise complaints.
Other venues were granted financial assistance in improving infrastructure and gear that positively impacted performers and audiences.
"The concept that revenue from concerts in large arenas backs the independent spots, where it kicks off for musicians like me, is just logical," the star has commented.
Fender is not the first artist to contribute his Mercury Prize funds to good deeds.
In the band earned the award in 1996 for their album the album, vocalist the singer announced that the band would contribute their cash to the organization War Child.
During 2002, artist the artist shared her bounty among a few charities, including the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"I also gave a thousand pounds to my local community centre, to their gymnastics program, because I trained in gymnastics when I was a child and they lacked updated gear," Ms Dynamite explained to the media.
Two years ago, the band gave their winnings to the local youth club that developed their act, in addition to other independent music bodies.
And 1994 winners M People gave their award to a MS organization after a acquaintance was identified with the condition.
"The victory was ample," stated vocalist Small. "The cash was the extra but we didn't require the cherry, because we had the honor. So our winning impacted another person's life."
Last week, the trust shared it had protected two local spots in south-east England, by bringing them into local control.
The first in the city and the other in the city were acquired under the Own Our Venues initiative, which is backed by a national body and supporters who purchase "ownership units" in the buildings.
