Sam Fender has handed over the full amount of his £25,000 award cash to the trust for venues, which operates to preserve the Britain's grassroots concert spaces.
Fender was presented with the cheque on mid-October as his new release the album was named the best record of the previous year.
Fender has opted to donate the funds to the trust, in appreciation of the crucial part small stages had in his initial steps.
"I personally would not have achieved my current career if it wasn't for all the performances I did around the area, and further afield, when I was starting out," remarked Fender. "These locations are legendary, but they are facing challenges."
Beginning in 2023, over 150 of these locations have shut down – roughly 16 percent of the entire UK sector.
In the last year, top acts including Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the Music Venues Trust in its initiatives to support the industry, by including a small levy to their ticket prices, which goes to help local stages.
Fender also took part, raising in excess of £100,000 on his live tour to support numerous local spots across Britain.
The money assisted spaces that were confronting imminent closure due to issues stemming from floods, fires and personal losses, as well as permit problems, legal disputes and noise complaints.
Additional spaces obtained funding support in modernizing amenities and sound and lighting systems that directly benefitted performers and concertgoers.
"The concept that funds from performances in large arenas supports the smaller venues, where it begins for artists like me, is just sensible," the star has stated.
He is far from the only musician to donate his Mercury Prize funds to worthy causes.
In they received the prize in 1996 for their album their work, lead singer Jarvis Cocker stated that the group would give their cash to the organization the charity.
That year, musician Ms Dynamite split her prize between several good causes, like the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"I also donated a thousand pounds to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics program, because I practiced gymnastics when I was growing up and they lacked updated gear," Ms Dynamite explained to the media.
Previously, they contributed their funds to the youth organization that nurtured their act, as well as other independent music bodies.
Additionally winners that year M People contributed their winnings to a MS organization after a friend was identified with the disease.
"Receiving the award was sufficient," said singer Small. "The money was the extra but we could do without the bonus, because we had the cake. So our winning affected somebody else's life."
In the past week, the trust announced it had rescued several local spots in south-east England, by bringing them into public stewardship.
The first in the city and the other in the city were bought under the community ownership program, which is backed by Arts Council England and music fans who purchase "stakes" in the venues.
