Sam Fender has donated the complete sum of his £25k award cash to the trust for venues, which functions to save the United Kingdom's independent live music spots.
He was presented with the prize on 16 October as his third album the album was chosen as the top album of the previous year.
The musician has chosen to hand the money over to the Music Venues Trust, in recognition of the essential function grassroots venues fulfilled in his beginning days.
"I personally couldn't be pursuing what I am doing today if it hadn't been for all the gigs I did around the area, and further afield, when I was starting out," stated the artist. "These locations are legendary, but they are in difficulty."
Since the start of 2023, at least 150 of these locations have ceased operations – about 16 percent of the total UK scene.
In the last year, major artists like Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all aided the Music Venues Trust in its initiatives to support the industry, by adding a minor surcharge to their ticket prices, which goes to help local stages.
Sam Fender also joined in, generating more than £100,000 on his recent tour to support 38 small stages across the UK.
These funds supported locations that were facing imminent closure due to difficulties caused by water damage, fires and bereavements, as well as licensing issues, conflicts and noise complaints.
Other venues received financial assistance in upgrading amenities and technical equipment that positively impacted artists and fans.
"The concept that funds from shows in large arenas backs the independent spots, where it all starts for artists like me, is just sensible," the star has stated.
Fender is not the first artist to give his Mercury Prize funds to charitable organizations.
When Pulp won the trophy in the year 1996 for their album the album, frontman the singer declared that the band would give their cash to the charity the charity.
In 2002, artist the artist shared her prize across several good causes, such as the children's charity and a Sickle Cell organization.
"Additionally, I contributed a grand to the center, to their classes, because I did gymnastics when I was a child and they required new equipment," Ms Dynamite shared with the media.
In recent years, they contributed their funds to the youth organization that supported their band, in addition to other local music groups.
Also winners that year the group donated their prize to a charity for MS after a acquaintance was diagnosed the condition.
"The victory was ample," said vocalist Small. "The money was the extra but we didn't require the bonus, because we had the main prize. So our victory affected somebody else's life."
In the past week, the trust shared it had saved a couple of grassroots venues in south-east England, by transferring them to community ownership.
The first in Southampton and the other in that location were purchased under the Own Our Venues initiative, which is backed by Arts Council England and supporters who purchase "ownership units" in the properties.
