Sam Fender has handed over the entirety of his £25,000 Mercury Prize cash to the trust for venues, which functions to protect the United Kingdom's small live music spots.
The star was presented with the prize on 16 October as his new release People Watching was chosen as the top album of the last 12 months.
He has chosen to donate the funds to the MVT, in recognition of the vital role small stages had in his initial steps.
"I personally wouldn't be doing this success if it hadn't been for all the gigs I performed around the North East, and elsewhere, when I was just getting going," remarked Sam Fender. "These locations are renowned, but they are facing challenges."
From early 2023 onward, over 150 of these locations have permanently closed – about 16 percent of the total UK scene.
In the last year, well-known musicians such as Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the trust in its efforts to help venues survive, by including a modest fee to their ticket costs, which goes to help smaller concert halls.
Sam Fender also participated, collecting over £100k on his recent tour to assist thirty-eight local spots across Britain.
The money helped venues that were confronting potential shutdown due to challenges arising from flooding, fires and bereavements, as well as regulatory hurdles, legal disputes and sound issues.
Additional spaces were granted financial assistance in modernizing amenities and gear that positively impacted musicians and fans.
"The idea that money from concerts in large arenas helps the independent spots, where it all starts for performers like me, is just sensible," Sam Fender has said.
The musician is among several artists to give his award prize money to charitable organizations.
When they earned the prize in the year 1996 for their album the album, lead singer the singer stated that the band would give their cash to the organization War Child.
During 2002, artist Ms Dynamite divided her bounty across a few charities, like the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"Additionally, I donated a £1,000 to Highgate Newtown, to their classes, because I trained in gymnastics when I was a child and they lacked new equipment," she shared with the media.
Two years ago, they gave their winnings to the youth organization that supported their group, in addition to other independent music bodies.
Also 1994 winners they gave their winnings to a MS organization after a close contact was identified with the disease.
"Receiving the award was sufficient," said singer the singer. "The money was the extra but we could do without the cherry, because we had the main prize. So our success touched the lives of others."
In the past week, the MVT announced it had saved several small stages in the South East, by transferring them to public stewardship.
One venue in that area and the other in the city were purchased under the community ownership scheme, which is funded by the arts council and music fans who acquire "ownership units" in the properties.
