Sam Fender has donated the entirety of his £25,000 honor cash to the trust for venues, which works to save the Britain's small concert spaces.
Fender was awarded the cheque on 16 October as his third album his work was named the outstanding release of the past year.
He has opted to give the cash to the trust, in recognition of the vital role local spots played in his initial steps.
"As an artist couldn't be pursuing my current career if it wasn't for all the gigs I did around the area, and elsewhere, when I was starting out," remarked the artist. "These venues are renowned, but they are facing challenges."
Beginning in 2023, at least 150 of these spaces have shut down – roughly one-sixth of the entire UK sector.
Over the past year, top acts like Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all backed the Music Venues Trust in its attempts to help venues survive, by including a small levy to their ticket prices, which supports independent venues.
Sam Fender also participated, collecting over £100k on his 2024 arena tour to support numerous local spots across Britain.
The money assisted locations that were dealing with possible closure due to challenges arising from floods, blazes and personal losses, as well as licensing issues, legal disputes and sound issues.
Some locations received financial assistance in modernizing facilities and gear that directly benefitted performers and audiences.
"The idea that revenue from performances in major spaces backs the local stages, where it kicks off for artists like me, is just logical," Fender has said.
Fender is among several artists to donate his Mercury Prize prize money to good deeds.
When they received the award in 1996 for their album Different Class, lead singer Cocker announced that the act would contribute their winnings to the charity War Child.
That year, artist Ms Dynamite divided her bounty between several organizations, including the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"I also contributed a grand to the center, to their classes, because I did gymnastics when I was growing up and they required better apparatus," the artist told the media.
Previously, the band contributed their funds to the community center that developed their act, alongside other independent music bodies.
Additionally the 1994 recipients the group gave their prize to a charity for MS after a acquaintance was found to have the illness.
"Receiving the award was ample," stated vocalist the singer. "The money was the cherry on top but we didn't need the bonus, because we had the honor. So our victory impacted the lives of others."
Recently, the trust revealed it had rescued two small stages in south-east England, by placing them under local control.
The first in Southampton and the other in the city were bought under the public acquisition program, which is backed by a national body and music fans who buy "ownership units" in the buildings.
