Sam Fender has given the entirety of his £25k award winnings to the MVT, which operates to preserve the United Kingdom's grassroots music venues.
The star was presented with the award on October 16 as his latest record his work was chosen as the best record of the previous year.
Fender has decided to give the cash to the Music Venues Trust, in appreciation of the crucial part small stages played in his early career.
"I personally wouldn't be doing this success if it wasn't for all the gigs I played around the area, and elsewhere, when I was just getting going," stated the artist. "These locations are renowned, but they are struggling."
From early 2023 onward, over 150 of these locations have shut down – roughly 16 percent of the whole industry in the UK.
In the last year, well-known musicians such as Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all supported the Music Venues Trust in its initiatives to help venues survive, by including a modest fee to their ticket costs, which benefits independent venues.
Sam Fender also participated, raising over £100k on his recent tour to assist numerous grassroots venues across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The donation supported venues that were confronting potential shutdown due to difficulties arising from flooding, fires and bereavements, as well as regulatory hurdles, conflicts and neighbor objections.
Additional spaces were granted financial assistance in upgrading amenities and sound and lighting systems that directly benefitted artists and concertgoers.
"The notion that funds from performances in large arenas supports the smaller venues, where it begins for artists like me, is just logical," the star has stated.
The musician is among several artists to give his Mercury Prize winnings to good deeds.
Back when Pulp earned the award in the mid-90s for their release their work, frontman the singer declared that the act would contribute their prize money to the non-profit War Child.
That year, musician Ms Dynamite shared her bounty among multiple organizations, including the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"I also contributed a grand to the center, to their gymnastics class, because I did gymnastics when I was a child and they required new equipment," Ms Dynamite shared with a publication.
In recent years, Ezra Collective gave their prize money to the local youth club that supported their band, as well as other independent music bodies.
Additionally 1994 winners M People contributed their award to a charity for MS after a friend was found to have the illness.
"The victory was quite enough," remarked artist Small. "The cash was the extra but we didn't require the cherry, because we had the honor. So our winning affected somebody else's life."
Recently, the Music Venues Trust shared it had protected a couple of local spots in the South East, by transferring them to public stewardship.
One venue in the city and The Croft in Bristol were purchased under the community ownership initiative, which is funded by the arts council and supporters who acquire "ownership units" in the buildings.
