Sam Fender has handed over the entirety of his £25k Mercury Prize winnings to the MVT, which functions to protect the Britain's independent live music spots.
He was given the award on 16 October as his third album the album was declared the best record of the past year.
Fender has decided to hand the money over to the Music Venues Trust, in appreciation of the crucial part local spots had in his early career.
"As an artist wouldn't be doing this success if it hadn't been for all the performances I performed around the region, and beyond, when I was starting out," said Fender. "These venues are renowned, but they are facing challenges."
Beginning in 2023, at least 150 of these locations have permanently closed – approximately one-sixth of the total UK scene.
In the last year, top acts including the band Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all aided the trust in its efforts to keep the scene afloat, by applying a modest fee to their ticket prices, which goes to help smaller concert halls.
Fender also joined in, raising in excess of £100,000 on his live tour to assist numerous small stages across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The donation helped locations that were facing possible closure due to challenges arising from water damage, fires and personal losses, as well as permit problems, legal disputes and noise complaints.
Some locations received financial assistance in improving amenities and technical equipment that directly benefitted artists and audiences.
"The concept that revenue from performances in major spaces supports the independent spots, where it all starts for artists like me, is just logical," Sam Fender has commented.
The musician is among several artists to contribute his honor prize money to charitable organizations.
When the band won the prize in the year 1996 for their record their work, vocalist Cocker stated that the group would contribute their prize money to the organization War Child.
That year, artist Ms Dynamite shared her prize between multiple good causes, including the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"And I gave a grand to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics class, because I practiced gymnastics when I was younger and they needed better apparatus," the artist told outlets.
In recent years, they contributed their prize money to the community center that supported their act, in addition to other local music groups.
And 1994 winners the group donated their award to a MS organization after a friend was diagnosed the disease.
"The victory was quite enough," remarked artist the singer. "The money was the bonus but we didn't need the extra, because we had the honor. So our success touched another person's life."
Last week, the trust shared it had saved several grassroots venues in the South East, by transferring them to public stewardship.
The Joiners in Southampton and the second in the city were purchased under the public acquisition initiative, which is supported by Arts Council England and supporters who buy "shares" in the venues.
