Sam Fender has donated the full amount of his £25k Mercury Prize cash to the MVT, which works to save the UK's independent music venues.
He was presented with the award on 16 October as his third album the album was named the best record of the previous year.
The musician has chosen to donate the funds to the MVT, in acknowledgment of the vital role grassroots venues fulfilled in his initial steps.
"I would not have achieved my current career if it hadn't been for all the gigs I played around the region, and beyond, when I was starting out," said the artist. "These locations are legendary, but they are struggling."
Beginning in 2023, over 150 of these venues have ceased operations – about 16% of the entire UK sector.
In the last year, top acts like the band Pulp, the group Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Sheeran have all aided the trust in its initiatives to support the industry, by applying a minor surcharge to their admission fees, which goes to help smaller concert halls.
Fender also took part, collecting over £100k on his recent tour to help 38 grassroots venues across Britain.
These funds helped locations that were confronting potential shutdown due to issues caused by flooding, fire incidents and personal losses, as well as permit problems, court cases and sound issues.
Some locations received funding support in improving facilities and technical equipment that directly benefitted musicians and fans.
"The notion that money from performances in major spaces supports the local stages, where it kicks off for musicians like me, is just common sense," Fender has said.
He is far from the only musician to contribute his Mercury Prize funds to charitable organizations.
Back when Pulp won the trophy in the mid-90s for their album their work, vocalist Jarvis Cocker announced that the group would donate their cash to the charity War Child.
That year, artist the artist shared her award among a few organizations, including the children's charity and a Sickle Cell charity.
"And I gave a thousand pounds to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics program, because I practiced gymnastics when I was a child and they required updated gear," Ms Dynamite told the media.
Previously, they gave their funds to the youth organization that developed their act, as well as other independent music bodies.
And winners that year the group contributed their award to a MS organization after a close contact was found to have the disease.
"Winning was ample," stated vocalist Heather Small. "The cash was the bonus but we didn't need the extra, because we had the cake. So our victory impacted somebody else's life."
Recently, the MVT revealed it had protected two grassroots venues in south-east England, by placing them under local control.
One venue in the city and the other in Bristol were acquired under the public acquisition initiative, which is backed by a national body and supporters who acquire "shares" in the buildings.
