Sam Fender has given the full amount of his twenty-five thousand pound honor winnings to the MVT, which works to save the Britain's independent concert spaces.
Fender was awarded the cheque on October 16 as his latest record the album was declared the outstanding release of the past year.
He has decided to give the cash to the trust, in recognition of the crucial part small stages fulfilled in his early career.
"I personally wouldn't be doing this success if it wasn't for all the performances I did around the area, and further afield, when I was beginning," remarked Sam Fender. "These locations are legendary, but they are in difficulty."
From early 2023 onward, more than 150 of these locations have shut down – approximately 16 percent of the entire UK sector.
Over the past year, major artists such as Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all aided the trust in its attempts to help venues survive, by including a small levy to their ticket costs, which supports local stages.
Sam Fender also took part, generating in excess of £100,000 on his recent tour to help thirty-eight small stages across England, Scotland, and Wales.
These funds helped locations that were confronting possible closure due to issues caused by flooding, fires and bereavements, as well as licensing issues, legal disputes and neighbor objections.
Additional spaces received funding support in upgrading amenities and technical equipment that positively impacted performers and concertgoers.
"The idea that funds from concerts in large arenas supports the smaller venues, where it all starts for musicians like me, is just common sense," Sam Fender has commented.
The musician is not the first artist to give his Mercury Prize prize money to charitable organizations.
When the band earned the prize in 1996 for their record the album, frontman the singer stated that the group would donate their prize money to the charity War Child.
That year, artist she shared her award between multiple organizations, including the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"I also contributed a £1,000 to the center, to their gymnastics program, because I did gymnastics when I was a child and they needed updated gear," Ms Dynamite shared with the media.
Previously, they donated their funds to the community center that nurtured their act, alongside other grassroots music organisations.
Additionally the 1994 recipients they donated their award to a MS organization after a friend was found to have the illness.
"Receiving the award was quite enough," stated singer Small. "The money was the cherry on top but we could do without the extra, because we had the main prize. So our winning affected the lives of others."
Last week, the trust announced it had rescued several grassroots venues in the South East, by bringing them into community ownership.
The first in Southampton and the second in Bristol were bought under the public acquisition initiative, which is funded by a national body and music fans who acquire "stakes" in the venues.
