Sam Fender has handed over the full amount of his £25k Mercury Prize prize money to the trust for venues, which functions to save the Britain's small live music spots.
The star was given the prize on 16 October as his new release his work was named the best record of the past year.
Fender has decided to donate the funds to the trust, in recognition of the essential function small stages fulfilled in his early career.
"I couldn't be pursuing what I am doing today if it weren't for all the shows I did around the North East, and further afield, when I was just getting going," stated Fender. "These locations are renowned, but they are in difficulty."
Beginning in 2023, at least 150 of these venues have ceased operations – roughly 16% of the whole industry in the UK.
Recently, top acts including the band Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the Music Venues Trust in its attempts to help venues survive, by including a small levy to their ticket prices, which supports smaller concert halls.
Sam Fender also joined in, generating more than £100,000 on his recent tour to support thirty-eight small stages across Britain.
The money helped locations that were facing imminent closure due to difficulties caused by flooding, blazes and family tragedies, as well as regulatory hurdles, legal disputes and noise complaints.
Additional spaces obtained monetary aid in modernizing amenities and sound and lighting systems that helped artists and fans.
"The notion that revenue from concerts in big venues supports the local stages, where it kicks off for musicians like me, is just sensible," the star has commented.
The musician is among several artists to give his honor prize money to charitable organizations.
In the band earned the trophy in the mid-90s for their record the album, vocalist the singer announced that the band would give their winnings to the non-profit War Child.
During 2002, artist Ms Dynamite divided her award across multiple good causes, like the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"I also gave a thousand pounds to my local community centre, to their gymnastics program, because I practiced gymnastics when I was growing up and they required updated gear," Ms Dynamite shared with a publication.
In recent years, Ezra Collective donated their funds to the youth organization that supported their group, as well as other independent music bodies.
Also winners that year the group gave their prize to a multiple sclerosis charity after a close contact was found to have the condition.
"The victory was ample," said artist Small. "The cash was the cherry on top but we could do without the extra, because we had the honor. So our success affected another person's life."
Last week, the trust shared it had rescued two small stages in south-east England, by placing them under community ownership.
The first in that area and The Croft in Bristol were purchased under the community ownership scheme, which is supported by a national body and music fans who acquire "shares" in the properties.
