Sam Fender has handed over the entirety of his £25k award cash to the trust for venues, which works to save the United Kingdom's independent live music spots.
He was presented with the prize on mid-October as his third album the album was named the top album of the previous year.
He has opted to donate the funds to the trust, in acknowledgment of the crucial part small stages played in his beginning days.
"I wouldn't be doing this success if it weren't for all the shows I did around the region, and beyond, when I was just getting going," remarked Sam Fender. "These locations are legendary, but they are struggling."
Beginning in 2023, over 150 of these venues have shut down – about 16% of the whole industry in the UK.
Over the past year, well-known musicians such as Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the trust in its initiatives to support the industry, by applying a small levy to their admission fees, which supports local stages.
Sam Fender also participated, generating in excess of £100,000 on his live tour to support numerous small stages across the UK.
The donation helped spaces that were dealing with possible closure due to issues arising from flooding, blazes and personal losses, as well as regulatory hurdles, court cases and noise complaints.
Other venues obtained monetary aid in modernizing facilities and sound and lighting systems that directly benefitted artists and concertgoers.
"The concept that funds from shows in large arenas helps the local stages, where it all starts for artists like me, is just logical," the star has said.
Fender is among several artists to give his Mercury Prize funds to good deeds.
Back when the band earned the award in 1996 for their record the album, lead singer Cocker stated that the group would give their cash to the charity the charity.
In 2002, artist the artist shared her award among a few organizations, including the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"And I contributed a thousand pounds to my local community centre, to their classes, because I trained in gymnastics when I was a child and they needed updated gear," she explained to a publication.
Two years ago, Ezra Collective gave their winnings to the youth organization that developed their band, in addition to other grassroots music organisations.
Additionally the 1994 recipients they donated their award to a MS organization after a close contact was found to have the condition.
"Winning was ample," stated artist the singer. "The money was the cherry on top but we could do without the bonus, because we had the cake. So our success touched the lives of others."
In the past week, the Music Venues Trust announced it had saved a couple of local spots in south-east England, by bringing them into local control.
The first in that area and the second in the city were purchased under the community ownership program, which is supported by Arts Council England and supporters who buy "shares" in the buildings.
