Sam Fender has donated the entirety of his £25,000 Mercury Prize cash to the trust for venues, which works to save the Britain's small music venues.
Fender was awarded the prize on 16 October as his new release the album was declared the top album of the past year.
Fender has decided to hand the money over to the trust, in acknowledgment of the essential function grassroots venues 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 area, and beyond, when I was just getting going," said the artist. "These spaces are iconic, but they are in difficulty."
Since the start of 2023, over 150 of these spaces have permanently closed – approximately one-sixth of the entire UK sector.
Recently, well-known musicians including Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Sheeran have all aided the Music Venues Trust in its attempts to help venues survive, by adding a small levy to their ticket costs, which goes to help smaller concert halls.
Fender also joined in, raising in excess of £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to support 38 local spots across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The donation supported venues that were facing potential shutdown due to difficulties arising from flooding, blazes and bereavements, as well as licensing issues, legal disputes and neighbor objections.
Other venues received financial assistance in upgrading amenities and gear that positively impacted performers and audiences.
"The idea that money from concerts in large arenas backs the independent spots, where it begins for musicians like me, is just sensible," Sam Fender has commented.
He is far from the only musician to give his honor funds to worthy causes.
When the band won the prize in 1996 for their record their work, vocalist Cocker announced that the act would donate their winnings to the charity the charity.
During 2002, artist the artist divided her award between a few organizations, like the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"I also gave a thousand pounds to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics program, because I practiced gymnastics when I was a child and they required new equipment," Ms Dynamite shared with outlets.
In recent years, the band contributed their prize money to the youth organization that nurtured their group, as well as other independent music bodies.
Also winners that year the group contributed their award to a charity for MS after a close contact was diagnosed the condition.
"Winning was sufficient," stated vocalist the singer. "The money was the bonus but we didn't need the cherry, because we had the honor. So our victory touched somebody else's life."
In the past week, the trust shared it had rescued a couple of small stages in the South East, by placing them under community ownership.
One venue in that area and The Croft in Bristol were bought under the community ownership scheme, which is backed by a national body and enthusiasts who buy "stakes" in the properties.
