Sam Fender has donated the full amount of his £25k honor cash to the trust for venues, which works to save the UK's small concert spaces.
Fender was awarded the award on October 16 as his latest record his work was named the top album of the previous year.
Fender has opted to donate the funds to the Music Venues Trust, in acknowledgment of the vital role grassroots venues had in his initial steps.
"I couldn't be pursuing my current career if it wasn't for all the shows I played around the region, and further afield, when I was beginning," said the artist. "These locations are legendary, but they are struggling."
Since the start of 2023, at least 150 of these spaces have ceased operations – roughly 16 percent of the entire UK sector.
In the last year, top acts such as Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the trust in its efforts to help venues survive, by including a minor surcharge to their admission fees, which benefits independent venues.
Fender also took part, generating in excess of £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to support 38 small stages across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The donation supported venues that were confronting possible closure due to difficulties arising from flooding, fires and personal losses, as well as regulatory hurdles, legal disputes and sound issues.
Other venues were granted monetary aid in improving amenities and sound and lighting systems that helped performers and audiences.
"The idea that funds from shows in big venues helps the independent spots, where it all starts for musicians like me, is just logical," the star has stated.
Fender is among several artists to donate his Mercury Prize funds to worthy causes.
In the band received the award in 1996 for their album Different Class, lead singer Jarvis Cocker declared that the act would donate their cash to the organization the charity.
That year, musician Ms Dynamite split her prize between multiple good causes, like the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"I also contributed a £1,000 to the center, to their classes, because I trained in gymnastics when I was younger and they lacked updated gear," she told outlets.
Previously, the band gave their prize money to the community center that supported their act, as well as other independent music bodies.
Additionally the 1994 recipients they gave their winnings to a multiple sclerosis charity after a friend was found to have the condition.
"Receiving the award was quite enough," stated singer the singer. "The cash was the cherry on top but we didn't need the extra, because we had the cake. So our winning impacted the lives of others."
Recently, the trust announced it had saved several local spots in that region, by transferring them to community ownership.
The first in the city and The Croft in Bristol were bought under the community ownership scheme, which is backed by a national body and enthusiasts who buy "stakes" in the buildings.
