Sam Fender has donated the full amount of his £25,000 Mercury Prize cash to the MVT, which functions to save the Britain's small live music spots.
Fender was awarded the cheque on 16 October as his third album the album was declared the best record of the last 12 months.
Fender has chosen to donate the funds to the trust, in acknowledgment of the crucial part grassroots venues fulfilled in his early career.
"As an artist would not have achieved what I am doing today if it hadn't been for all the gigs I performed around the area, and beyond, when I was just getting going," stated Sam Fender. "These venues are iconic, but they are struggling."
Beginning in 2023, over 150 of these locations have permanently closed – approximately one-sixth of the entire UK sector.
Recently, well-known musicians such as Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all backed the MVT in its attempts to support the industry, by applying a minor surcharge to their ticket costs, which benefits local stages.
Sam Fender also took part, raising in excess of £100,000 on his recent tour to support numerous small stages across the UK.
These funds assisted venues that were dealing with imminent closure due to difficulties arising from flooding, blazes and personal losses, as well as regulatory hurdles, legal disputes and sound issues.
Some locations received monetary aid in upgrading amenities and technical equipment that directly benefitted musicians and fans.
"The concept that funds from concerts in major spaces supports the local stages, where it kicks off for artists like me, is just logical," Fender has said.
He is among several artists to donate his Mercury Prize funds to good deeds.
Back when the band won the trophy in 1996 for their album the album, frontman the singer declared that the act would give their cash to the non-profit War Child.
During 2002, rapper and singer Ms Dynamite shared her prize across a few organizations, such as the children's charity and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"Additionally, I contributed a thousand pounds to the center, to their gymnastics program, because I trained in gymnastics when I was a child and they lacked better apparatus," the artist told the media.
Previously, Ezra Collective gave their prize money to the local youth club that developed their group, in addition to other local music groups.
Also 1994 winners M People contributed their award to a multiple sclerosis charity after a acquaintance was identified with the disease.
"Winning was ample," said vocalist the singer. "The money was the extra but we didn't need the bonus, because we had the honor. So our winning impacted another person's life."
In the past week, the trust revealed it had protected two small stages in south-east England, by transferring them to public stewardship.
The first in Southampton and the other in Bristol were purchased under the community ownership scheme, which is backed by the arts council and music fans who purchase "shares" in the properties.
