Sam Fender has donated the full amount of his twenty-five thousand pound honor cash to the MVT, which works to protect the UK's independent concert spaces.
He was awarded the cheque on 16 October as his new release his work was named the top album of the past year.
The musician has decided to give the cash to the MVT, in recognition of the vital role grassroots venues played in his early career.
"As an artist wouldn't be doing my current career if it wasn't for all the gigs I did around the region, and further afield, when I was starting out," remarked the artist. "These locations are renowned, but they are facing challenges."
Beginning in 2023, over 150 of these locations have permanently closed – approximately 16 percent of the entire UK sector.
Over the past year, top acts such as the band Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all aided the trust in its efforts to support the industry, by including a modest fee to their ticket prices, which benefits smaller concert halls.
Sam Fender also took part, collecting over £100k on his recent tour to support numerous local spots across England, Scotland, and Wales.
These funds supported spaces that were confronting possible closure due to issues arising from floods, fires and personal losses, as well as permit problems, conflicts and noise complaints.
Additional spaces received financial assistance in modernizing amenities and sound and lighting systems that directly benefitted artists and fans.
"The notion that funds from shows in big venues backs the independent spots, where it begins for musicians like me, is just logical," Sam Fender has commented.
The musician is not the first artist to give his Mercury Prize prize money to good deeds.
In the band received the prize in the mid-90s for their record their work, lead singer Jarvis Cocker stated that the band would give their prize money to the non-profit War Child.
In 2002, artist she divided her prize among several good causes, including the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"Additionally, I donated a grand to Highgate Newtown, to their classes, because I practiced gymnastics when I was younger and they lacked new equipment," the artist explained to a publication.
In recent years, the band donated their winnings to the local youth club that supported their act, alongside other grassroots music organisations.
Also the 1994 recipients M People donated their award to a multiple sclerosis charity after a friend was found to have the disease.
"The victory was sufficient," remarked singer Small. "The cash was the bonus but we could do without the cherry, because we had the main prize. So our winning impacted another person's life."
Recently, the trust revealed it had protected a couple of small stages in that region, by placing them under public stewardship.
The Joiners in Southampton and the other in the city were purchased under the public acquisition initiative, which is backed by a national body and supporters who purchase "shares" in the venues.
