Sam Fender has given the full amount of his £25k Mercury Prize prize money to the Music Venues Trust, which operates to preserve the UK's small live music spots.
The star was given the award on mid-October as his new release the album was chosen as the best record of the past year.
He has opted to hand the money over to the MVT, in recognition of the vital role local spots fulfilled in his initial steps.
"As an artist would not have achieved my current career if it wasn't for all the gigs I performed around the North East, and elsewhere, when I was beginning," said Sam Fender. "These spaces are renowned, but they are struggling."
Beginning in 2023, over 150 of these venues have shut down – approximately one-sixth of the whole industry in the UK.
Over the past year, well-known musicians including Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all supported the MVT in its efforts to support the industry, by adding a minor surcharge to their ticket prices, which benefits smaller concert halls.
He also joined in, generating more than £100,000 on his recent tour to assist thirty-eight local spots across England, Scotland, and Wales.
These funds supported spaces that were facing imminent closure due to issues caused by floods, blazes and family tragedies, as well as permit problems, conflicts and noise complaints.
Additional spaces received funding support in improving infrastructure and gear that directly benefitted artists and concertgoers.
"The notion that funds from performances in large arenas backs the independent spots, where it kicks off for artists like me, is just sensible," the star has stated.
Fender is far from the only musician to contribute his Mercury Prize prize money to worthy causes.
In they earned the award in 1996 for their record their work, lead singer the singer declared that the group would contribute their prize money to the organization War Child.
In 2002, rapper and singer the artist split her bounty between multiple charities, including the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"Additionally, I contributed a thousand pounds to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics program, because I did gymnastics when I was younger and they lacked better apparatus," the artist told the media.
Previously, Ezra Collective donated their winnings to the community center that nurtured their band, in addition to other grassroots music organisations.
Also the 1994 recipients M People donated their winnings to a charity for MS after a acquaintance was found to have the disease.
"The victory was quite enough," said artist the singer. "The cash was the cherry on top but we didn't require the bonus, because we had the main prize. So our victory affected another person's life."
Recently, the Music Venues Trust shared it had saved two local spots in the South East, by placing them under local control.
The Joiners in Southampton and The Croft in Bristol were purchased under the community ownership scheme, which is backed by a national body and music fans who acquire "ownership units" in the properties.
