Sam Fender has given the full amount of his twenty-five thousand pound Mercury Prize winnings to the MVT, which functions to save the Britain's grassroots live music spots.
He was presented with the prize on 16 October as his third album the album was named the outstanding release of the previous year.
Fender has opted to donate the funds to the MVT, in recognition of the crucial part grassroots venues had in his beginning days.
"I personally would not have achieved this success if it wasn't for all the gigs I played around the area, and further afield, when I was starting out," said Fender. "These venues are renowned, but they are in difficulty."
From early 2023 onward, over 150 of these locations have permanently closed – about 16% of the total UK scene.
Recently, well-known musicians including Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the MVT in its efforts to keep the scene afloat, by adding a modest fee to their ticket prices, which benefits smaller concert halls.
Fender also joined in, collecting over £100k on his recent tour to support thirty-eight grassroots venues across Britain.
These funds assisted spaces that were facing imminent closure due to difficulties arising from water damage, blazes and bereavements, as well as licensing issues, legal disputes and sound issues.
Additional spaces obtained funding support in improving infrastructure and gear that helped performers and fans.
"The concept that money from concerts in big venues supports the local stages, where it all starts for artists like me, is just common sense," the star has said.
Fender is not the first artist to contribute his award prize money to worthy causes.
When Pulp received the award in the year 1996 for their album their work, frontman the singer announced that the band would give their winnings to the charity the charity.
That year, rapper and singer Ms Dynamite divided her prize across a few good causes, like the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"Additionally, I gave a thousand pounds to my local community centre, to their gymnastics program, because I practiced gymnastics when I was a child and they needed updated gear," Ms Dynamite explained to outlets.
Previously, the band contributed their winnings to the youth organization that supported their group, in addition to other independent music bodies.
Also 1994 winners they donated their prize to a charity for MS after a friend was diagnosed the illness.
"The victory was ample," said vocalist Small. "The money was the bonus but we didn't need the cherry, because we had the cake. So our success touched another person's life."
Last week, the Music Venues Trust shared it had protected two local spots in south-east England, by bringing them into community ownership.
The first in the city and The Croft in that location were purchased under the public acquisition initiative, which is funded by Arts Council England and supporters who acquire "shares" in the properties.
