Sam Fender has given the entirety of his £25k honor cash to the trust for venues, which operates to protect the Britain's grassroots concert spaces.
He was awarded the cheque on October 16 as his latest record the album was chosen as the best record of the previous year.
He has decided to donate the funds to the trust, in acknowledgment of the crucial part small stages fulfilled in his beginning days.
"I personally would not have achieved this success if it wasn't for all the shows I did around the area, and elsewhere, when I was beginning," remarked the artist. "These spaces are legendary, but they are in difficulty."
Beginning in 2023, more than 150 of these venues have shut down – roughly one-sixth of the total UK scene.
Recently, top acts such as Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all backed the trust in its attempts to keep the scene afloat, by adding a small levy to their admission fees, which supports independent venues.
Fender also joined in, generating more than £100,000 on his live tour to support 38 local spots across Britain.
The donation assisted locations that were facing potential shutdown due to issues arising from flooding, blazes and family tragedies, as well as licensing issues, legal disputes and sound issues.
Some locations received funding support in upgrading amenities and gear that positively impacted artists and concertgoers.
"The concept that money from shows in major spaces supports the local stages, where it begins for performers like me, is just common sense," Fender has stated.
The musician is among several artists to contribute his Mercury Prize funds to charitable organizations.
Back when they won the award in the mid-90s for their release Different Class, vocalist Jarvis Cocker stated that the group would give their cash to the charity War Child.
During 2002, musician the artist divided her prize across multiple good causes, like the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"I also contributed a £1,000 to the center, to their gymnastics program, because I practiced gymnastics when I was a child and they lacked new equipment," she told the media.
In recent years, the band donated their prize money to the local youth club that supported their act, as well as other independent music bodies.
And the 1994 recipients M People gave their award to a multiple sclerosis charity after a close contact was diagnosed the condition.
"Winning was ample," stated artist Small. "The prize was the bonus but we could do without the bonus, because we had the honor. So our success impacted the lives of others."
Recently, the Music Venues Trust revealed it had protected a couple of local spots in the South East, by bringing them into community ownership.
The first in that area and the second in Bristol were acquired under the community ownership scheme, which is supported by Arts Council England and supporters who purchase "shares" in the venues.
