Sam Fender has donated the full amount of his twenty-five thousand pound honor cash to the Music Venues Trust, which operates to protect the United Kingdom's independent concert spaces.
The star was awarded the cheque on mid-October as his latest record People Watching was named the outstanding release of the past year.
He has decided to donate the funds to the trust, in acknowledgment of the vital role local spots played in his beginning days.
"I couldn't be pursuing what I am doing today if it weren't for all the shows I performed around the North East, and beyond, when I was just getting going," remarked Fender. "These venues are renowned, but they are in difficulty."
Beginning in 2023, at least 150 of these locations have ceased operations – approximately one-sixth of the entire UK sector.
Over the past year, well-known musicians such as Pulp, the group Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Sheeran have all aided the MVT in its attempts to keep the scene afloat, by applying a small levy to their admission fees, which benefits independent venues.
He also took part, generating in excess of £100,000 on his live tour to assist numerous grassroots venues across Britain.
These funds helped locations that were dealing with imminent closure due to challenges arising from water damage, blazes and personal losses, as well as regulatory hurdles, conflicts and sound issues.
Additional spaces obtained funding support in upgrading amenities and gear that directly benefitted performers and audiences.
"The concept that money from performances in big venues backs the smaller venues, where it all starts for artists like me, is just sensible," the star has stated.
He is among several artists to contribute his Mercury Prize prize money to charitable organizations.
Back when they won the award in 1996 for their release Different Class, vocalist Jarvis Cocker declared that the act would contribute their cash to the charity War Child.
That year, rapper and singer she split her award among several charities, including the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"Additionally, I gave a grand to my local community centre, to their classes, because I practiced gymnastics when I was a child and they lacked updated gear," she told outlets.
In recent years, they contributed their prize money to the local youth club that developed their act, as well as other independent music bodies.
Also the 1994 recipients M People gave their award to a MS organization after a acquaintance was diagnosed the condition.
"Winning was quite enough," stated vocalist Small. "The money was the cherry on top but we could do without the cherry, because we had the honor. So our success affected somebody else's life."
Last week, the Music Venues Trust revealed it had saved two grassroots venues in south-east England, by placing them under public stewardship.
One venue in the city and the second in that location were purchased under the Own Our Venues scheme, which is backed by a national body and music fans who purchase "stakes" in the venues.