Sam Fender has given the complete sum of his £25,000 award cash to the trust for venues, which functions to preserve the UK's grassroots concert spaces.
He was given the prize on mid-October as his new release his work was declared the best record of the previous year.
He has chosen to hand the money over to the MVT, in acknowledgment of the essential function small stages played in his beginning days.
"As an artist couldn't be pursuing what I am doing today if it wasn't for all the gigs I performed around the North East, and further afield, when I was starting out," remarked Fender. "These locations are renowned, but they are facing challenges."
From early 2023 onward, at least 150 of these locations have ceased operations – roughly 16% of the total UK scene.
Over the past year, top acts such as Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all supported the MVT in its initiatives to support the industry, by applying a minor surcharge to their ticket prices, which benefits independent venues.
He also took part, generating over £100k on his live tour to help numerous local spots across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The money assisted spaces that were dealing with possible closure due to difficulties arising from floods, fires and personal losses, as well as permit problems, legal disputes and noise complaints.
Other venues were granted monetary aid in modernizing amenities and gear that positively impacted artists and fans.
"The concept that funds from performances in large arenas supports the independent spots, where it kicks off for musicians like me, is just logical," Sam Fender has said.
He is among several artists to contribute his Mercury Prize prize money to worthy causes.
When Pulp earned the award in the year 1996 for their release Different Class, vocalist Cocker declared that the band would contribute their winnings to the organization War Child.
During 2002, musician Ms Dynamite shared her award across a few charities, including the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"And I gave a £1,000 to Highgate Newtown, to their classes, because I practiced gymnastics when I was younger and they required better apparatus," Ms Dynamite shared with outlets.
In recent years, Ezra Collective donated their prize money to the youth organization that supported their band, in addition to other local music groups.
Also winners that year they donated their award to a multiple sclerosis charity after a acquaintance was found to have the illness.
"The victory was quite enough," said vocalist Small. "The prize was the extra but we didn't need the bonus, because we had the honor. So our success affected the lives of others."
Recently, the trust shared it had protected two local spots in that region, by transferring them to local control.
The Joiners in that area and the second in Bristol were purchased under the public acquisition scheme, which is backed by a national body and supporters who buy "ownership units" in the properties.
