Sam Fender has given the entirety of his £25k honor winnings to the MVT, which operates to preserve the Britain's grassroots music venues.
He was presented with the award on mid-October as his third album his work was named the top album of the previous year.
The musician has opted to donate the funds to the MVT, in appreciation of the crucial part grassroots venues played in his initial steps.
"I couldn't be pursuing what I am doing today if it hadn't been for all the gigs I did around the area, and elsewhere, when I was beginning," said the artist. "These venues are renowned, but they are struggling."
From early 2023 onward, over 150 of these venues have ceased operations – about 16 percent of the entire UK sector.
Over the past year, top acts such as Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Sheeran have all backed the Music Venues Trust in its attempts to support the industry, by adding a minor surcharge to their ticket costs, which benefits smaller concert halls.
He also participated, raising more than £100,000 on his live tour to assist 38 local spots across Britain.
The donation assisted venues that were facing potential shutdown due to issues stemming from floods, fire incidents and bereavements, as well as licensing issues, conflicts and neighbor objections.
Other venues were granted financial assistance in improving infrastructure and technical equipment that positively impacted performers and audiences.
"The notion that revenue from performances in big venues backs the independent spots, where it kicks off for performers like me, is just logical," Fender has said.
The musician is far from the only musician to give his Mercury Prize prize money to worthy causes.
When they earned the prize in the mid-90s for their album their work, frontman Jarvis Cocker announced that the group would donate their cash to the charity the charity.
That year, rapper and singer Ms Dynamite split her award between a few charities, such as the children's charity and a Sickle Cell organization.
"Additionally, I contributed a £1,000 to my local community centre, to their gymnastics program, because I practiced gymnastics when I was growing up and they lacked new equipment," she explained to a publication.
Two years ago, the band gave their winnings to the local youth club that nurtured their group, as well as other independent music bodies.
Also winners that year the group gave their award to a multiple sclerosis charity after a acquaintance was diagnosed the condition.
"Receiving the award was sufficient," said vocalist Heather Small. "The cash was the cherry on top but we didn't need the bonus, because we had the cake. So our success affected somebody else's life."
Recently, the trust announced it had rescued two local spots in the South East, by transferring them to community ownership.
The Joiners in that area and the other in the city were acquired under the public acquisition initiative, which is funded by Arts Council England and music fans who purchase "ownership units" in the venues.
