Sam Fender has given the complete sum of his £25,000 Mercury Prize cash to the MVT, which works to protect the UK's grassroots concert spaces.
The star was given the cheque on mid-October as his third album the album was chosen as the outstanding release of the past year.
He has opted to donate the funds to the trust, in recognition of the vital role local spots fulfilled in his initial steps.
"As an artist wouldn't be doing this success if it wasn't for all the gigs I played around the North East, and further afield, when I was beginning," remarked Sam Fender. "These venues are legendary, but they are struggling."
Since the start of 2023, at least 150 of these locations have shut down – roughly 16 percent of the entire UK sector.
In the last year, well-known musicians such as the band Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all aided the MVT in its attempts to help venues survive, by applying a minor surcharge to their ticket prices, which supports smaller concert halls.
He also participated, collecting in excess of £100,000 on his recent tour to support numerous small stages across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The money helped venues that were facing possible closure due to challenges arising from water damage, blazes and personal losses, as well as permit problems, conflicts and sound issues.
Other venues obtained monetary aid in modernizing facilities and gear that positively impacted performers and concertgoers.
"The notion that revenue from shows in big venues supports the independent spots, where it begins for musicians like me, is just logical," Fender has stated.
The musician is among several artists to donate his award prize money to worthy causes.
In they received the prize in the mid-90s for their album Different Class, vocalist the singer announced that the group would contribute their cash to the charity the charity.
In 2002, musician Ms Dynamite split her bounty across a few organizations, like the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"And I gave a grand to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics program, because I practiced gymnastics when I was a child and they lacked new equipment," Ms Dynamite explained to outlets.
Two years ago, Ezra Collective donated their winnings to the youth organization that supported their group, in addition to other local music groups.
Additionally winners that year the group donated their winnings to a multiple sclerosis charity after a close contact was identified with the illness.
"The victory was ample," said vocalist Small. "The cash was the bonus but we didn't need the extra, because we had the main prize. So our victory impacted somebody else's life."
In the past week, the Music Venues Trust announced it had protected several small stages in that region, by transferring them to community ownership.
The Joiners in Southampton and the other in the city were purchased under the public acquisition initiative, which is funded by a national body and music fans who buy "shares" in the venues.
